Jorge Pescara
Pescara in 2005
Background information
Birth name	Jorge Luiz Pescara
Born	(1966-01-14) 14 January 1966 (age 58) Sto André, São Paulo
Genres	Progressive rock jazz fusion experimental Brazilian jazz
Occupation(s)	Bandleader composer
Instrument(s)	Bass guitar fretless bass upright bass Megatar Touchbass Chapman Stick
Years active	1998—present

Jorge Pescara (born 14 January 1966) is a Brazilian bassist and Megatar player specializing in jazz fusion, progressive rock, experimental music, and Brazilian jazz.^[1]

Setup

• Basses: D'Alegria Defender Jorge Pescara signature 5str bass; Condor BC8000JP (prototype) fretless 8str;
• Touchguitars: Megatar Toneweaver 12str; Megatar Dragon 12str (NST tuning); Paschalis touch 12str (Stick tenor tuning)
• Strings: Elixir Nanoweb to Bass (.030, .045, .065, .085, .105, .130); plus super light to Megatar (009, 011, 016, 024, 032, 042)
• Amp: StudioR Z900 power amp
• Effects: Line6 FM4; BassWorks preamp bass modeler; Zoom G2.1U; Boss RC2; GR33 Roland Midi to synth; JP signature Bass Compressor by Rock It!; Triton Envelope Filter (Ed's Mod Shop); Moby Dick Bass Fuzz (Ed's Mod Shp); Danelectro Fab Echo; Behringer Ultra Octaver; Boss Compressor CS3; Boss Compressor CS2
• Miscellaneous: Hot Hands by Source Audio, Hi EBow; Funk Fingers; Dunlop (plectros & picks); violin bow; Roland EV5 pedal

Selected discography

Contributions

• Leila (Correndo Perigo) Mix House / Eldorado 1995
• Geisan Varne (Caldeirao de Arruda) Seven Gates records 1996
• Renato Grinberg (Caetano Sem Palavras) Camerati discos 1996
• Mello Jr. (Plugged) Indie 1997
• Laura Finocchiaro (Eco Glitter) Dabliu / Eldorado 1997
• Jadir de Castro (Ziriguidum... e Deus Criou o Samba!) Jazz Station records 1998
• Flor de Lis (Flordelis) Gospel Music 1998
• Celso Fonseca (Out of the Blues "single") Geleia Geral 1998
• Edu Helou (Ser) H. Music 1999
• Fabio Pestana (Faces) SETO ES 2000
• Street Angels (A Benefit Album...) Mr. Bongo UK / Jazz Station records 2000
• Dom Um Romao (Lake of Perseverance) Jazz Station records / IRMA Italy 2001
• Compilation (Gradation Transition) IRMA Italy 2001
• JSR All Stars (Friends From Brazil 2001) Jazz Station records / IRMA Italy 2001
• Pingarilho (Stories & Dreams) Jazz Station records 2002
• Dom Um Romao (Nu Jazz Meets Brazil) Jazz Station records / IRMA Italy 2002
• Brazil All Stars (Rio Strut) Jazz Station Records / Milestone records 2002
• Compilation (A Day in Rimini) Jazz Station Records / IRMA Italy 2002
• Chill Out Wear (Chill Out Wear) IRMA Italy 2002
• Cool Jazzy cuts with Brazilian flavour (Sister Bossa vol 3) IRMA Italy 2002
• Dom Um Romao (Groovystation EP) IRMA Italy 2003
• Ithamara Koorax (Someday the Ballad album) King records / JSR 2003
• Ithamara Koorax (Love Dance the Ballad album) Milestone records / Fantasy 2003
• Lord K (Com Ropa) K & Rivero Produções 2003
• Cool Jazzy cuts with Brazilian Flavour (Sister Bossa vol 4) IRMA Italy 2003
• Various Artists (Chill Out Cafe vol 9) IRMA Italy 2004
• Luiz Bertoni (Constante Movimento EP) Giraffe Dying records 2005
• Various Artists (Brazilia the Very Best of the New Brazilia Sound) IRMA Italy 2005
• Ithamara Koorax (The Best Of Ithamara Koorax) JSR / EMI 2006
• Ithamara Koorax (O Vento) IRMA Italy 2006
• Zero (Quinto Elemento) C&C Celebration 2007
• Compilation (Bajista) Bajista Magazine 2007
• Ithamara Koorax (Brazilian Butterfly) IRMA Italy 2007
• Mobius Megatar (TouchStyle Cd) Megatar cd 2007
• Elixir strings (Brazilian Great Music vol II) Elixir Brazilian's endorsees cd 2007
• Ithamara Koorax (Brasil Canta com Ithamara Koorax) Cedem 2008
• Sallaberry (Sambatuque) Tum Tum Home Music 2009
• Ithamara Koorax & Mamoru Morishita Singer & Songer records 2011
• Sallaberry (New Bossa) Tum Tum Home Music 2011
• Paulo Moura (Paulo Moura & André Sachs - Fruto Maduro) Biscoito Fino 2012
• Ithamara Koorax (Got \to Be Real) IRMA records 2012
• Sallaberry (Rhythmist) Tum Tum Home Music 2013
• Dialeto (The Last Tribe) Moonjune, 2013
• LinhAmarela (Sol de Refletor) Nowa Music 2014

Solo

• Grooves in the Temple^[2] (2005)
• Knight Without Armour^[3] (2012)
• Grooves in the Eden^[4] (2018)

Books

Pescara is the author of several bass instructional books.

• Arthur Maia Transcriptions (by MPO 1995)
• Curso TKT de Contrabaixo Elétrico (by TKT editora 1999)
• Contrabaixo Completo para Iniciantes (by Irmãos Vitale editora 2004) ISBN 85-7407-183-8
• O Dicionário Brasileiro de Contrabaixo Elétrico (by editora H. Sheldon 2005)
• Coleção Toque de Mestre - Harmônicos (by HMP editora 2006)
• Contrabaixo Completo – Manual do Groove (by Irmãos Vitale editora 2008) ISBN 978-85-7407-235-7

Videos

• O Contrabaixo Completo (by MPO video 1994)