Rogério Boccato

Rogério Boccato is a Brazilian percussionist based in New York, known for bringing traditional Brazilian rhythms into contemporary jazz settings. He is featured on three Grammy-winning albums: Kurt Elling and Danilo Pérez's "Secrets Are the Best Stories," the Maria Schneider Orchestra's "The Thompson Fields," and Billy Childs' "Rebirth." A longtime member of the Orquestra Jazz Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo, he performed alongside Antônio Carlos Jobim, Hermeto Pascoal, Milton Nascimento, and Egberto Gismonti before settling in New York, where he became a sought-after collaborator with John Patitucci, Fred Hersch, Brian Blade, and Guillermo Klein. He has taught Brazilian music and rhythm at the Manhattan School of Music, New York University, and The Hartt School.