They have passed through the stages of Baiacool Jazz names like Hermeto Pascoal, Leo Gandelman, Marcio Montarroyos, Carlos Malta, Kiko Loreiro, Elephant Foot, Toninho Horta, Mark Lambert, Nika Stuart, Boca Livre, Tom ati, JJ Jackson, Jeff Gardner etc., as well as great names in instrumental music such as Careca Braga, Adelbert Carneiro, Magrus Borges, Delcley Machado, Alcyr Meirelles, Nêgo Nelson, Sebastião Tapajós, Bob Freitas, Trio Manari, MG Caliber, Rafael Lima, Amazon Jazz Band and Minni Paulo Medeiros, the great mentor of the project.

Minni Paulo’s first step towards the Baiacool was in the ’80s, with his band Marginal Society, the first instrumental band from Pará.

I developed the project to revitalize the brand and presented a new visual identity for the festival that took place in May 2015.