Gustavo Assis-Brasil

Gustavo Assis-Brasil is a Brazilian guitarist and educator with solid academic training and a career as a university jazz professor. His YouTube channel is an extension of his teaching work, offering rigorous lessons on jazz theory and practice with an unusual depth for the online environment.

His videos tackle aspects of jazz that other teachers avoid for their complexity: deep harmonic analysis, advanced bebop vocabulary, building melodic lines over difficult chord changes. Gustavo doesn't simplify because he believes his students deserve the full version.

His pedagogical approach combines academic tradition with an open and enthusiastic attitude that makes even the densest subjects approachable. He is a unique figure who brings academic rigour to the more accessible space of YouTube.