Hermeto’s Mothership – A 100% Hermeto Pascoal tribute by his longtime band – Festival de Jazz de Barcelona

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Itiberê Zwarg bass · Fábio Pascoal percussion · André Marques piano · Ajurinã Zwarg drums · Jota P. saxes & flutes Hermeto’s Mothership brings together the musicians who accompanied Hermeto Pascoal on stage and in the studio for decades, now performing tribute concerts with a 100% Hermeto repertoire. They are the core unit that lived daily inside his Música Universal—the Maestro’s (the Campeão’s) practice of precise writing, collective improvisation, and fearless timbre exploration. The programme spans multiple eras—classics, rarities, and recent works—performed in Hermeto ’s own arrangements. The setlist is shaped show by show to celebrate the composer, multi-instrumentalist, and “sorcerer” who released more than 35 albums, wrote over 10,000 pieces, and coined ideas such as Música Universal and Som da Aura. The current line-up features: • Itiberê Zwarg (bass) — in the group since 1977, a reference for the ensemble’s rhythmic and harmonic architecture. • Fábio Pascoal (percussion) — member since the late 1980s and recording director on all Hermeto albums since 1999. • André Marques (