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bill kopper: Bio

Here's what I wrote about myself, presented here in the third-person to give a more corporate, legit impression:

Bill Kopper is a Colorado-based guitarist known for his grasp on Jazz and World Music styles.  He currently plays in such diverse formats ranging from Trumpeter Brad Goode's Electric Project, The Brazilian samba group "Ginga Grande", and Spanish Vocalist Sonya Vallet's Group "Los Prolfugos Galacticos".  He is an active studio session player appearing on numerous local recordings, such as saxophonist Nelson Rangell's "Soul to Souls", drummer Henrique de Almeida's "Samba Song", Brad Goode’s “Polytonal Dance Party”, the sound track to jazz singer Rene Marie's recent show "Slut Energy Theory", his own two recordings “Samba de Chueca” and “El Oeste”, among many others.   He has recently performed in New York at the Iridium Jazz Club, in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo, Brazil, and in Europe.


Here's a slightly abridged list of some recordings that I've played on over the past couple of years:
Peter Yellen "Number One in China"
Rehka Ohal "I Miss Everything But You"
Mike Pagan "Pag's Groove"
Henrique de Almeida "Samba Songs"
The Motet "Breathe"
Garner & Geena Pruit "Bop Space"
Nika Garcia "Sueno DIvino" and "Bring It On"
Kutandara "Kutandara"
Heather Davis & Jill Russell "Check the Beans"
Seth Geltman "Pale Boy"
Eric Schneider - Self-Titled
Station ID for the Ovation Channel
Nelson Rangell - "Soul to Souls".
Teresa Ross - "Better than Anything"
Holly DeHouge - "All or Nothing at All"
Selasee Atiase - "Run"
Cristina - "La Aurora - Icaros from the Amazon"
Brad Goode - Polytonal Dance Party
Jennifer Burnette - "One Small Miracle"
Rene Marie - "Slut Energy Theory"



And my own two discs:
"Samba de Chueca"
and
"El Oeste"