Roberto Capocchi was born in Brazil, where he studied classical guitar with Henrique Pinto and Brazilian jazz with Conrado Paulino. He later studied with Thomas Patterson at the University of Arizona and privately with Jorge Caballero. Capocchi has recorded three CDs of solo and chamber music, and in Santa Fe, where he lives, he performs with the Santa Fe Opera Orchestra, the Santa Fe Desert Chorale, the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, the New Mexico Performing Arts Society, the National Dance Institute, Guitar New Mexico, Opus OP, and other arts organizations.