Guida De Palma

Portuguese born, and classically trained Guida de Palma was only sixteen when bass legend and fallen angel Jaco Pastorius hopped on stage to join her during her very first gigs in Paris. Blessed by this almost divine collaboration, Guida went on singing her way onto various stages across Europe. With her crew of Latin Funketeers, she played support to prestigious performers ranging from Cab Calloway, Defunkt and Gilberto Gil. At Juan-les-Pins' Jazz festival, things even got out of hand when the support band joined Hermeto Pascoal's gang in a musical stroll across the small French town. Freshly arrived in the UK, and alongside prestigious names like Tina Turner, Terence Trent d'Arby, Lala Hathaway and Chaka Khan, Guida featured in the BEF's "Music of quality and distinction". She also joined Californian sax player Ronnie Laws for his European tour, culminating in Montreux Jazz Festival's rapturous closing night. Also involved in production, Guida, a certified sound engineer, assisted legendary producer Juni Morrison of P Funk and Ohio Players fame in recording tracks with George Clinton. After working with Dodge City Production, DJ Dorfmeister, Dzihan & Kamien, DJ Disciple and Boyz from Brazil, Guida has evolved from a pure live performance mindset to one of club culture. Besides her commitment to Jazzinho, Guida also sings in other bands like Da Lata. She is also the featured vocalist on numerous other albums e.g: Nathan Haynes, Kyoto Jazz Massive etc... Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.