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Colors of Time, Sergio Pereira

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Sergio Pereira is a Rio de Janeiro–born guitarist, vocalist, composer, and arranger whose music draws from bossa nova, samba, Brazilian jazz, and contemporary jazz improvisation. Shaped by the melodic language of João Gilberto, Tom Jobim, Carlos Lyra, and João Donato, he later expanded his harmonic and improvisational approach through jazz studies in New York. Pereira’s work often centers on original composition, guitar-led ensemble writing, wordless vocals, and rhythm-section interplay, with arrangements that connect Brazilian rhythmic traditions to a broader international jazz setting. Across his recordings, he has developed a musical identity rooted in melody, groove, and collaborative ensemble color.

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Album Overview

On Colors of Time, guitarist, vocalist, composer, and arranger Sergio Pereira brings together a wide-ranging Brazilian jazz ensemble for a recording shaped by samba, bossa nova, jazz improvisation, vocal writing, and expanded instrumental color. Across eight original compositions, the album moves through electric and acoustic guitar textures, flute and keyboard writing, layered horns, vibraphone and marimba, strings, cavaquinho, berimbau, fretless bass, and percussion, allowing Pereira’s melodic approach and Brazilian rhythmic foundation to guide the program’s arc. The recording unfolds with a balance of arranged ensemble detail and open interaction, connecting lyrical song forms, rhythm-section movement, and socially aware themes within a cohesive contemporary Brazilian jazz setting.
 
From the album… the recording’s balance between groove, ensemble color, and conversational improvisation becomes especially clear on “So They Sleep.” The piece opens the album with an electric-bass foundation that is Jaco-informed, while cavaquinho, layered horn writing, flute, guitar, percussion, and wordless vocals create a bright, active texture around the Brazilian pulse. As the arrangement moves between composed passages and trading-eights interplay, the track offers an entry point into the album’s broader design: Brazilian rhythm used as an expressive framework for melody, interaction, and ensemble motion.

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Recommended listening: begin with “So They Sleep,” then let the album unfold.

Album Details

 

Album Details

Artist: Sergio Pereira
Album: Colors of Time
Label: Sergio Pereira Music
Release Date: May 15, 2026
Radio Add Date: May 18, 2026
Artist Website: www.sergiopereira.world
Total Running Time: 38:40

Personnel

Sergio Pereira – electric and acoustic guitars, vocals, percussion
Chipi Chacón – trumpet on “So They Sleep”
Oriente Lopez – flutes, piano, keyboards, arrangements
Kim Nazarian – vocals on “Dreams”
Marcelo Martins – soprano saxophone on “Dreams”
Mark Egan – electric bass on “Keep Shining”
Ariel Ramirez – electric bass; vocals on “The Clock Is Ticking”
Ales Cesarini – acoustic bass
Abel Sanabria – acoustic bass on “Rain Fall”
Mauricio Zottarelli – drums, percussion
Dan Pugach – drums on “Keep Shining”
Carlos Llidó – percussion on “Rain Fall”
Luis Guerra – piano, keyboards on “Keep Shining”
Alberto Palau – piano
Juanito Ruiz – clarinet on “Up the Hill”
Rafael Rocha – trombone on “So They Sleep”
Felipe Lamoglia – alto saxophone on “So They Sleep”
Rafinha Barros – cavaquinho on “So They Sleep”
Sebastian Laverde – marimbas and vibraphone
Yeisy Rojas – violin on “The Clock Is Ticking”
Frederika Krier – violin on “Up the Hill”
Zachary Brown – cello on “Up the Hill”
Monika Ryan – vocals on “The Clock Is Ticking”
Camilla Pereira – vocals on “Up the Hill”
Cristina Banegas – vocals on “The Clock Is Ticking”

 
  Track Listing
  1. “So They Sleep” – Sergio Pereira
  2. “Dreams” – Sergio Pereira
  3. “Colors of Time” – Sergio Pereira
  4. “Brightness of You” – Sergio Pereira
  5. “Up the Hill” – Sergio Pereira
  6. “The Clock Is Ticking” – Sergio Pereira
  7. “Keep Shining” – Sergio Pereira
  8. “Rain Fall” – Sergio Pereira
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