Biography:

André Luiz Geraissati (7 September 1951 – 19 November 2025) was a Brazilian guitarist.[1] He played with Grupo D’Alma, Egberto Gismonti, Bobby McFerrin, and Wynton Marsalis.

Grupo D’Alma

From 1979 to 1985 he was a part of Grupo D’Alma, a guitar trio which also included Rui Saleme and Ulisses Rocha.[2] In 1979 they released A Quem Interessar Possa. In 1982 they played the International Jazz Festival of São Paulo.[3]

Solo

In 1985 Geraissati began a solo career releasing Insight. In 1987, he signed with Warner Bros. released the double album Solo.[4] In 1988 DADGAD was released,[5] and in 1989, the album 7989.[6]

Death

Geraissati died at the age of 74 on 19 November 2025.[7]

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