Čuveni Brazilski kompozitor, pijanista i gitarista Egberto Gismonti u svetu je poznat po neobičnom stilu sviranja na desetožičanoj, dvanaestožičanoj pa čak i na četrnaestožičanoj gitari. Vrat i redo-vi žica na njegovim instrumentima su duplo veći od klasične gitare i gotovo nedostižni za mnoge istaknute gitariste. Već u šestoj godini počinje Gismontijevo petnaestogodišnje školovanje na klaviru, nakon kojeg je u Parizu usavršavao orkestraciju, onda i gitaru. Posle zamene klasične šestožičane za posebno izradjenu desetožičanu gitaru, počinje Žismontijev rad na komponovanju koncerata pod uticajima veoma ekspresivnih gitarista poput Đanga Rajharta i Džimija Hendriksa. Njegov antologijski album „Sanfona” iz 1981. godine svrstao je Žismontija medju autore najboljih džez ploča svih vremena, a njegovo ime ulazi u generaciju najvecih džezera te decenije u kojoj su sa njim najviše isticani i povezivani velikani Kit Džeret, Čik Koria, Vein Šorter ili Pet Metini. Žismonti snima i album „Sol do meio dia”, posvećen Šingu indijancima sa kojima je ovaj Brazilski umetnik živeo jedno vreme u džunglama Amazonije. Opus od 48 samostalnih albuma, 32 izdanja na kojima je radio kao gostujući solista, autor ili producent, uz čak 58 kompozicija za film, televiziju, pozorište i balet, te 17 objavljenih i širom sveta izvođenih koncerata, čine Egberta Žismontija jednim od najistak-nutijih autora današnjice.

The famous Brasilian composer, pianist and guitarist Egberto Gismonti is worldwide known for his anusual style of playing guitar with 10 strings, 12 strings, and even the 14 strings. Neck and rows of wires on his instruments are twice as big as classical guitar and almost unattainable for many famous guitarist. When Gismonti was just six, his 15 years long music education on piano begin. It was fallowed by the orchestration studies in Paris, and than the guitar. After replacing the classical for specially made guitar with the 10 strings, Gismonti begins work on composing concerts under the influence of very expressive guitarists like Django Reinhardt and Jimi Hendrix. His anthology album „Sanfona” in 1981 ranked Gismonti among the authors of the best jazz records of the old time and his name entered in the generation of the grates jazz musicians of the decade in witch the great Keith Jarrett, Chick Corea, Wayne Shorter and Pat Metheny were pointed out and associated with him the most. Gismonti recorded album „Sol Do Meio Dia”, devoted to Singo indians with whom the Brazilian artist lived for a time in the jungle of the Amazon. Opus that brings out 48 solo albums, 32 editions on witch he worked as a guest soloist the author or the producers with as many as 58 compositions for film, television, theater and ballet, and 17 published and performed concerts around the world make Gismonti one of the greatest artist of the time.