Vinicius Cajado

Vinicius Cajado is a musician from São Paulo, Brazil. His music makes use of silence at the same volume and pace that makes the use of harsh noise. He blends storytelling, minimalism, maximalism, spectral music, avant-garde and contemporary Brazilian music concepts into a super fast reactive playing. Using improvisation and deep listening also as a form of empathy, exchanging views, ideas, and reinventing himself from the first till the last note played on stage. Vinicius has received different accolades across the globe such as “debut record of the year” by the New York City Jazz Record for his first solo recording Monu, and also has been prized with additional honors for most unique and creative playing at the international society of bassists in Europe. His recent release Storm Dance (Not Two Records) with the legendary bassist Joëlle Léandre is described as “ a stunning, powerful and meaningful addition to the lineage of improvised duo bass recordings, Léandre and Cajado have given us a vital recording, worthy of repeated listenings,” by the legendary bassist Mark Dresser. Over the years Vinicius had the pleasure to share the stage and with Joelle Leandre (FRA), Barre Phillips (USA), Franz Hautzinger (AT), Tony Buck (AU), Elias Stemeseder (AT), Camila Nebbia (ARG), Dudu Kouate (SE), Audre Chen, Frank Gratkowsky (DE), Maria Portugal (BRA), Jordina Millá (ESP), John Edwards (UK), Lukas Koenig (AT), Kit Downes (UK), Jota P (BRA), Lisa Ullén (SE), Luis Vicente (PT) Biliana Voutchkova (BG), Luke Stewart (USA), Wolfgang Puschnig (AT), Savina Yannatou, Nicole Glover (USA), Mauricio Takara (BRA), Martin Siewert (AT), Lucio Balduini (ARG), Golnar Shahyar (IRA) and to perform at venues and festivals such as The Kitchen (NYC), Porgy and Bess (VIE), Berliner Festspiele/Jazzfest Berlin (DE), Saalfelden Jazz Festival, Vienna’s art week and theater week, Budapest House of Music, Seven Rounds with Warhol/Basquiat exhibition.