Nico Assumpção

One of the most distinguished Brazilian bass players of the '80s and '90s, Nico Assumpção started to learn bass at 16. In 1976, he moved to New York, NY, to further his music studies. In that city, he regularly played with Don Salvador and Charlie Rouse, having performed with Fred Hersch, John Hicks, Steve Slagle, Larry Willis, and Victor Lewis, as well. In 1981, Assumpção returned to Brazil and ...more