Nelson Faria

Nelson Faria is a Brazilian guitarist.

Career

At the Guitar Institute of Technology in California, his teachers included Joe Diorio, Frank Gambale, Ted Greene, Scott Henderson, and Joe Pass. On television he performed with Paulo Moura on Rhapsody in Bossa, with Baby do Brasil on Acústico, and with Leila Pinheiro on Na Ponta da Língua. His debut album, Ioiô, was released in 1993. He recorded a Brazilian tribute to the Beatles with Bororó, Marcos Suzano, and José Namen. Faria has also recorded with Nana Caymmi, Zélia Duncan, Cris Delanno, Cássia Eller, Edu Lobo, Dan Costa and Milton Nascimento.