Ric Bass

Ric Bass is a bass player born in São Paulo and raised in Carapicuíba. Self-taught on guitar at a young age, he began electric double bass studies at 16, developing technique and musical sensitivity. Inspired by Nico Assumpção, Arthur Maia, and Jaco Pastorius, he became an eclectic bassist, performing in MPB, rock, forró, samba, reggae, and pop. Ric has performed internationally in Germany, Cyprus, Spain, France, Greece, the Canary Islands, Malta, Morocco, Portugal, the UK, and Turkey. His career includes appearances on TV, SESC circuits, Estúdio Show Livre, and festivals like Festival Nacional de Forró de Itaúnas and Festival da Lua Cheia. He studied at IB&T and the Conservatório de Tatuí, where he was a Jazz Combo scholarship holder in 2022. Ric has played with renowned artists like Joyce Moreno, Léa Freire, Anastácia, Trio Virgulino, Peixelétrico, Janayna Pereira, Duani Martins, Nando Nogueira, Black do Acordeon, Diego Oliveira, and Nikolas Krassik.

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