Born in Rio de Janeiro, tenor saxophonist and flautist Marcio Resende has performed in numerous Jazz festivals throughout Brazil and Latin America as both a leader and sideman and has recorded and performed with Toninho Horta, Wilson Simonal, Elza Soares, Belchior, Ednardo, Mario Adnet, Claudio Nucci, Alexandre Carvalho, Lula Galvao, Jorge Helder, Joey Calderazzo, Matt Darriau, Ze Menezes, Dominguinhos, among many others. He has recorded two albums as a leader, New Bossa, and Tutys, and will release his third solo album featuring Toninho Horta, Sandro Albert, Jorge Helder, Helio Alves, and Marcos Costa in early 2021.