Andre Hemsi

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EDUCATION

Postgraduate Diploma (Lato Sensu)

Creative Processes in Popular Music: Composition, Arrangement and Improvisation

Souza Lima College of Music - São Paulo, Brazil, 2015–2016 

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Graduate Certificate (Lato Sensu)

Popular Music: Creation, Music Production and Performance

Faculdade Santa Marcelina (FASM) -  São Paulo, Brazil, 2015–2016

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Executive MBA

Insper (formerly IBMEC São Paulo) -  São Paulo, Brazil, 2011

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Bachelor of Business Administration

Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) -  São Paulo, Brazil,2003

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Patavinas Jazz Club (2008 – 2015)

Founder and artistic director of Patavinas Jazz Club, a thirteen-piece jazz ensemble dedicated to original Brazilian jazz and contemporary large ensemble music.

Responsibilities include:

Composition

Large ensemble arranging

Musical direction

Recording production

Artistic programming

Ensemble leadership

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Jazz Guitarist

DGK Big Band — Manchester (2025–Present)

Performer under the direction of Andrew Turnbull.

Performance at Matt & Phreds Jazz Club.

Premiere of my original composition Salt and Pepper.

Performances at the Manchester Jazz Festival.

OMJ Big Band — Leighton Buzzard (2021–2023)

Sparkies Jazz Orchestra — Milton Keynes (2019–2021)

SESC Vila Mariana Big Band — São Paulo (2007–2011)

Clube Pinheiros Big Band — São Paulo (2010–2012)

PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS

Founder and Musical Director of Patavinas Jazz Club.

Five albums of original music released.

Performance with Frank London at Klestival, Auditório Ibirapuera, São Paulo.

Television appearances in Brazil.

Rádio USP interviews and live performances.

Performances with major jazz ensembles in Brazil and the United Kingdom.

Manchester Jazz Festival.

Matt & Phreds Jazz Club, Manchester.