This EP was a long time in coming. I composed these tunes years ago but had never recorded them to my satisfaction. The brazilian songs were inspired by the guitar music of Brazil, which I first heard when I was 16. My favorite players were Charlie Byrd, Baden Powell, Oscar Castro-Neves and many others. From then on I knew that eventually the nylon string guitar would be my instrument of choice. The songs were written while I was living in Geneva, Switzerland where there was a small brazilian music community and a great brazilian club that I used to hang out and play at. Living in Geneva was a wonderful (but expensive) experience and I truly loved the appreciation of music & art that was so prevalent there, as well as the spectacular scenery, too! The players on this CD are all first class: Paul Avgerinos - Bass, Producer Bill Harris - Woodwinds Nick Bariluk - Keyboard Barbara Merjan - Percussion