For those who can't make it to the Jazz Baroness Room, Monkfish now streams live all of its performances on their Facebook page. Dinner reservations are recommended. Please specify that you want a table in the Jazz Baroness Room.
1st Show: 8:00-9:15pm   and   2nd Show: 9:45-11:00pm

Gilson Schachnik, piano

Oscar Stagnaro, electric bass

Rafael Barata, drums

Gilson Schachnik is a Professor in the Ear Training Department and adjunct faculty in the Ensemble  and CWP Departments at Berklee College of Music. Born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Gilson toured the country with Rosa Maria and Patricia Marx. He also recorded jingles for BASF and TV Cultura.

After receiving a scholarship in 1990, Schachnik moved to Boston, Massachusetts, to attend Berklee and graduated in 1996 with a Bachelor of Music in Jazz Composition. Since then, he has performed with Al Jarreau, Peter Erskine, Harvey Mason, Claudio Roditi, Bill Pierce, Jerry Bergonzi, Bill Pierce, Miguel Zenon, Antonio Sanchez, and many others.

Schachnik joined the faculty in 2002, and wrote Beginning Ear Training. In 2010, he and Brazilian drummer Mauricio Zottarelli formed the group Mozik, releasing their first recording, Mozik. Since then the group has performed extensively in the U.S. In addition to being an active performer in the Boston area, Schachnik has been a member of Berklee's audition team and has performed auditions and given master classes in Canada, Brazil, and Palestine.

http://mozikmusic.com