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y Moods” is the title of Tatiana Pará’s solo album. Musician and guitarist who throughout her career has been increasingly highlighted, as one of the greatest expressions and one of the best guitarists in the Brazilian Blues. The experience and knowledge acquired as Guitar Player Brazil Magazine’s columnist for 9 years, the academic life and practice as a solo musician in several bands, measure her first album solo.

Tatiana has achieved through her performances a mix of feeling and technique as few, besides the incontestable musical and melodic identity of the her compositions. In “My Moods”, as the title shows, Tatiana works and expresses the “Blues” in it’s many possibilities. Since the happy shuffle “Blues Party”, the subtle and intimate “Sunset”, which brings us to an unprecedented sentimental journey. And, could not miss the mention to the exciting “My Dear Friend,” track in which Tatiana shares the solos with her friend Scott Henderson, one of the best guitar players in the world. The musicians were very well chosen. Fabio Augusto, the producer and keyboard player, Alaor Neves on drums and David Rangel on bass. They gave feeling and groove in Tatiana arrangements. On brass session, Richard Fermino and Sintia Piccin gave the heat of the R&B and Jazz, making “My Moods” one of the top albums of the segment. “...in “My Moods”, I put my emotions, feelings ... pieces of my life that only a melody can express ...” - Tatiana Pará “My Moods” can be purchased at www.tatianapara.com and it’s avaiable in the main channels like iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, Amazon Music and many others.

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Check out some testimonials about Tatiana Pará

“Tati Para is a soulful guitarist who gets great tone and writes songs which really show off her playing style. Women playing blues is rare these days, and it’s nice to see Tati doing it so well. I’m sure she’ll do great things in her career.” Scott Henderson

“Tatiana Pará, the perfect mix: emotion, technique, taste and magic” Luiz Carlos Maluly (Music Producer)

“Music, as a profession, is dangerous territory for professional unenlightened, limited fiction writer in his realism or his view, because it succeed and unforeseen accidents that are not easy explanation and understanding. Tatiana was for me a pleasant revelation of the new generation of musicians. She’s a professional with solid background, who understands more and more what is really the role sense of artist who makes use of music as its way of expression and language. “It’s an encouragement and a hope in the sea of misunderstanding of the musical universe.” Alaor Neves (Musician and Educator)

“During all the time I could follow her path, I realized how dedicated, serious, creative and hardworking she’s, including mixing the various facets of his jazz rock musicality through the progressive rock, pop, fusion, brazilian music and other influences with a lot of talent and expertise. All success and recognition for Tatiana Pará !! “ Pollaco Oliva (Musician and Educator)

“As if being my dear friend wasn’t enough, Tati is a fantastic guitarist who combines technique, musicality and good taste! In other words, nothing is missing! I’m a fan.” Beto Iannicelli (conductor, guitarist and Beatles maniac)

“Tatiana Pará is unparalleled in the domain she has on her instrument, the guitar. It’s always a pleasure to play with her..” Paulo Meyer (Brazilian Bluesman)

‘Let the blues do the talking’ Tatiana Pará

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he name “Tatiana Pará” is one of the highlights of brazilian edition of Guitar Player Magazine. Since 2007, she writes a monthly column in this magazine, which is the most traditional publication for guitarists worldwide. In her approach, she provides Blues and Blues/Rock lessons for the readers, analyzing and translating with a modern language and teaching the phrasing of the big guitarists of the genre. “Writing in Guitar Player Brazil is a dream come true and the recognition of my work.” www.guitarplayer.com.br Through this recognition, Tatiana was chosen to be among the best guitar players in Brazil in three CDs of Guitar Player, released in 2009, 2010 and 2013. Currently, in addition to having released her first solo album “My Moods”, the guitarist works with the bands Crats and Kriptonita, besides her appearances in several projects that she’s invited. Her knowledge, acquired over the years is shared with guitarists from all over the country through private lessons (in person or online) using her own custom method. Still in the didactic part, Tati conducts workshops and master classes in Brazil. In 2015, Tatiana was chosen by popular vote for the first place in the Jam Track Central contest (JTC contest), in the Blues category. The beginning In 1998, she begin the College of Arts Alcântara Machado (FAAM), where she graduated BA in guitar. The academic studies helped her expand the vision and understand music as a whole, without distinction of “theory and practice”. This is the basis for her development as an artist, creator and musician. The guitar has always fascinated Tatiana in different ways. Initially the passion came from Rock, influenced by Ritchie Blackmore, Jimmy Page and Brian May, but over the years and with more knowledge, she fell in love with the various possibilities that the instrument allows. She began teaching at 18 years old and since then never stopped. Guitar lessons, Music Theory and Preparatory Course for College entrance. Presential and online. On stage In 2000, Tati was invited to be Barra da Saia’s guitarist (country style band). She recorded the first CD of the group, released in 2004, and toured all over Brazil. Since the beginning, Tatiana always liked Blues. Her early influences came from Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan. Then she discovered a world of guitarists like Robben Ford, Albert King, Derek Trucks, Johnny Winter, Warren Haynes, Scott Henderson, Michael Landau, Eric Johnson and others. What most delights her in Blues is the feeling, improvisation, creativity and how music can be raised to different climates. For Tatiana, playing blues is a pleasure, thrill and pure feeling. “It’s great when we can join fun and work.”

From this passion, she was invited to join the band Go Go Girls Blues, formed only by women. They participated in the Traditional Blues International Festival at SESC Ribeirão Preto, all circuit SESC, Bourbon Street, Paddy’s Pub, and numerous other shows. Tatiana also attended Youngsters Blues band. “All these works gave me sure that Blues is something I love. It’s and will always be present in my life, in my way of playing and feeling the music.” Tatiana was also invited to Blues brazilian singers shows, she played with Dadá Cyrino, Vasco Faé, Paul Meyer and others. In addition to Blues, Tatiana always had influence of Rock and in 2007, she was ivited to join in the band LACME (Rock), along with Nina Pará and Jô Estrada. This partnership yielded in three CDs: “Reverse” (2008), “Reverse Naked” (2008) and “Mantras and Repetitions of Rock” (2009). Her own compositions No doubt that the great ideal of the musician, like any other artist, is to create your own work that brings feelings and thrill for people. “After 21 years of practice and study the guitar, the instrument has become almost an extension of my body, my soul, my expression. This “gift” provided me a new phase in my musical life, the composition.” Through this expression, she started her own compositions. With Nina Pará (drums) and Claudio Morgado (bass), they formed Crats, an instrumental trio that mixes Blues, Rock, Funk, R&B and other elements, without labels, pure music, with no unprecedented! With Crats, the guitarist has performed at major venues and shows. Their first CD, “Crats Way” came out in October 2013, which was released in Bourbon Street. Currently, she began a solo career with the newly released album “My Moods”, which has the special participation of Scott Henderson in the track “My Dear Friend”. www.tatianapara.com Discography Tatiana Pará – My Moods - 2016 Nina Pará – Heart Beat (música People From The Sea) – 2014 Crats – Crats Way – 2013 Guitar Player – Blues na GP - 2013 Guitar Player – Guitarra 100 Fronteiras - 2010 Lacme – Mantras e Repetições de Rock – 2009 Guitar Player – As Diversas Cores do Brasil - 2009 Lacme – Reverse – 2008 Lacme - Reverse Naked - 2008  Barra da Saia - Barra da Saia 2004