Álvaro Kapaz...

...was born in São Paulo, Brazil. After 5 years of piano, Al moved to a more "rocker" instrument and started to take guitar lessons in the neighborhood music school, at the age of 13. At that time, nothing could compete with Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, and other classics, so he devoted himself to Rock and Blues, also having a strong and constant Heavy Metal influence. 

After many high-school bands and jams, in 2000, Álvaro went to school to get a degree in Economics, after which he went into banking, only to find out his real passion was music. He had been constantly playing in several bands and developing his unique style, a blend between his Rock/Blues past with his new-found jazz/funk interests.

It wasn't until 2006 he decided to dedicate his life to it, and went to Boston to study at Berklee College of Music. He is currently a dual Major student, in Music Business and Film Scoring/Performance, and was awarded the Berklee Achievement Scholarship for his outstanding involvement with the school. At Berklee, he has been able to develop his musicianship to a new level, always playing in studio sessions and bands. Today, besides PKP, Álvaro is the guitar player for Tom Howie and Jon Levy. Some of his strong influences are Dimebag Darrell, Slash, SRV, Tuck Andress, John Scofield, Scott Henderson, Joe Satriani, Joe Pass, Jimi Hendrix, and others.

But the calling to make his own music was too strong, and that was the beginning of Project K-Paz, which has a very solid potential to become the best thing he has ever been part of.