Velez , exists since 1998. The band started  playing covers and their own versions of classical songs of brazilian music, specially bossa nova, jazz clubs, small theatres, etc. In the year 2000 they had the oportunity of recording their first Cd of original songs.

- Teresa Velez - Portuguese Lisbon, voice leading and principal founder of the group.
- Markus Britto - Brazilian (carioca), guitarist, bassist, composer and producer is also one of the albums.
- Henry de Sousa - Luso canadian), drummer.
- Ernesto Leite - Luso-Belgian, pianist, composer and arranger.

The group study and live in, with 2 more employees musicians, super professional, creative, competent and who strive to make sure that the result of the sound of Velez is very cool, swing, making a perfect combination with the velvet voice and charismatic leader of the singer.