Drummer / Music Producer / Composer.
Considered one of the most important drummers in Brazil, Igor has played and recorded with important artists of Brazilian and international scene, from Jazz to Pop as; The legendary singer Jimmie Bo Horn (KC & Sunshine Band), Guilherme Arantes, Familia Lima, Sandy & Junior, Cecilia Stalin, Izzy Gordon, Camille Bertault, , Daniela Mercury, Anitta, Frej...
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Drummer / Music Producer / Composer.
Considered one of the most important drummers in Brazil, Igor has played and recorded with important artists of Brazilian and international scene, from Jazz to Pop as; The legendary singer Jimmie Bo Horn (KC & Sunshine Band), Guilherme Arantes, Familia Lima, Sandy & Junior, Cecilia Stalin, Izzy Gordon, Camille Bertault, , Daniela Mercury, Anitta, Frejat, Gary Brown, Kenny Brown, Placa Luminosa, among other artists. In instrumental music, Igor has played and recorded with great names of jazz and Brazilian music such as Bocato, Celso Pixinga, Nelson Farias, Tony Lakatos, and Frank Colon (Weather Report).
- As an independent artist, Igor recorded 5 instrumental (Jazz, Fusion) albums, which received many excellent reviews from the most important jazz sites, such as All About Jazz, World Music Report, etc.
- International Tours: Canada, Germany, Serbia, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Argentina, Uruguai, Paraguai, Bolivia, etc.
His album with the trio "New Samba Jazz", released by the Swiss label Altrisuoni Records, had excellent reviews in Europe, Asia, the USA, and Brazil, becoming Best Seller of the label for 4 years.
Important Festivals / Awards:
- Batuka Festival III (drum festival organized by the Vera Figueiredo’s Institute). Igor won the contest in the category of musicality, in 1998.
-Batuka Festival IV, alongside big names Dave Weckl and Virgil
Donati.
- Igor was nominated as a drummer revelation in 2000, by Batera & Percussão Magazine
- Presented on the 1st edition of Batukinha, where it also played the artists Vera Figueiredo, Sam Aliano, Marco Minnemann, Jim Chapin, and Dom Famularo.
- 2nd Modern Drummer Festival (Brazil).
- Performed workshops in Germany at the University of Music in Frankfurt, Hamburg School of Music, among others.
- IV Modern Drummer Festival IP & T.
- Columnist for the Batera & Percussão Magazine, for 1 year.
- Zildjian Camp Brazil 2015
- Santos Jazz Festival 2017 - Igor Willcox Quartet
- Play Jazz Festival 2017 - Igor Willcox Quartet
- Mb Jazz Festival 2018 - Souza Lima Berklee College of Music - Igor Willcox Quartet
- Blue Note - Igor Willcox Quartet
- North City Jazz Festival 2019 - Serbia (Igor Willcox Quartet)
- Canadian Tour 2019 - Igor Willcox Quartet
- European Tour 2022 - Igor Willcox Quartet
Spotify Profile:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/4hiIpU9aoKV2TcNR5f7FR8?si=6RsAJKoqQFuIIowoW7JINw
Sideman Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/73WZ16hMNPOiKitlUDGfB6?si=crscVUuHQLCvC1lYZ6lRFQ
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