Everaldo Pequeno
A native of Salvador, Bahia, Everaldo do Espírito Santo has been performing as a professional trumpeter since 2002.
In 2011, he entered the School of Music at the Federal University of Bahia (EMUS/UFBA), where he had the privilege of studying under renowned national and international trumpet masters, including Joatan Nascimento, Heinz Karl Schwebel, Charles Schlueter, Adam Rapa, and Nailson Simões. He completed his Bachelor of Music in Trumpet Performance in 2014. In 2016, he returned to UFBA for his Master’s degree, graduating in 2018. He is currently pursuing a degree in Music Education at the same university.
Known artistically as Everaldo Pequeno, his reach as a musician is extensive. He works frequently as a session and freelance artist, with recording credits that include live concert DVDs for Will Carvalho and Gerônimo Santana, as well as studio albums for acclaimed groups and artists such as the Orquestra Afrosinfônica, Adão Negro, Terra Samba, BaianaSystem, Margareth Menezes, and Léo Santana, among others.
Everaldo has participated in major industry events, including the International Trumpet Encounter organized by the ABT (Brazilian Trumpet Association). In 2014, he performed as a guest trumpeter with the Western Illinois University Jazz Band during an international exchange program hosted by UFBA in Salvador.
He is a founding partner, trumpeter, and the principal horn section leader of the Orquestra Afrosinfônica, where he has shared the stage in concert with legendary Brazilian artists and instrumentalists such as Maria Bethânia, Chico César, Mateus Aleluia, Sizão Machado, and Toninho Horta.
Additionally, his deep versatility across both popular and classical music is showcased through his work with numerous orchestras in the Bahian scene, including the Orkestra Rumpilezz, the UFBA Philharmonic Band, UFBand, the Popular Symphonic Orchestra of Camaçari, Orquestra de Todos os Santos, Orquestra Benutti, the UFBA Symphonic Band, and the Sanbone Pagode Orquestra.
Throughout his career, he has worked as a freelance trumpeter, collaborating, recording, and touring with some of the biggest names and bands in the Bahian music scene, including Timbalada, Adão Negro, Jauperi, Pierre Onassis, Adelmário Coelho, Carlinhos Brown, Ivete Sangalo, Adelmo Casé, and Pedro Mariano, among others.