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Born in Porto Alegre, in the south of Brazil, Glauco grew up listening to all the music of Brazil, plus music from a wide range of outside sources, from Coltrane to Mahler. He began his professional career in Sao Paulo, Brazil, as a studio musician and composer. In 1985 he won the Gramado Brazilian Film Festival award for best original soundtrack for short animated film, one of the most prestigious awards in Brazil for cinema. He lived in Tokyo Japan in the 90’s, where he performed with Babe Hanna’s band.

“In the vein of Bill Evans and Herbie Hancock…In the manner of the great Evan’s Trios”
Mark Keresman; Jazz Review.com

“This is a great recording I’ll be playing the daylights out of it”
Ray Graff; WAMC, Jazz Tonight

“Fascinating…Fantastic Band”
David Beckett; WWPV, South Burlington, VT

“Brazilian pianist Glauco Sagebin ….Has created a Stone Gorgeous album”
David McElfresh; Goldmine Magazine

“Nothing short of Expert”…Thoughtful, Technical, Bold…When Baden Meets Trane is an Excellent Disc”
E.J. Iannelli; All About Jazz

“Glauco Sagebin is a sensational pianist, more concerned with Modern Jazz, even though he retains his natural feel for Latin Jazz.”
Al Merritt;  Jazznow.com

JazzTimes Magazine
November 2004 - Volume 34/Number 9

When Baden Meets Train is an apt title for this trio effort from Brazilian pianist Glauco Sagebin, who gathers inspiration not just from his homeland's sambas and bossas but also from the swing of jazz.

Using John Coltrane and Brazilian composer Baden Powell as chief influences, Sagebin, bassist Santi Debriano and drummer Paulo Braga play 11 tunes and negotiate a common ground between Baden's bossa nova and Trane's spiritual swing. Five of the tracks are Sagebin originals that stand strong against the songs by prominent composers, with Jobim's 'Luiza,' the Gershwins' 'Fascinating Rhythm' and Johnny Mercer's 'Laura' among them.

The references in the title cut are obvious, but on the rest of the When Baden Meets Trane it's difficult to tell where Trane starts and Baden takes over. Such is the success of Glauco Sagebin's integration of the two cultures. 'Early Departure' bristles with the piano and bass accompanying Paulo Braga's expressive drum bursts. He's not playing pure Brazilian or swing, Sagebin's working both sides against the other and making the rhythm the star of the show. Sagebin's solos on this cut remind us that the piano is in fact a percussion instrument. The only pure bossa nova on the CD, 'Nada Como Ter Amor,' is played traditionally. Sagebin's soloing sets it apart with the kind of harmonic sophistication that leaves spaces to let the beats influence the notes as opposed to the other way around."

- Felix Contreras