In 2016, Sérgio started a series of projects alongside his daughter Clarice. The first of these was the album "Relíquia". In 2019, they released "Archetypes", in collaboration with the American group Third Coast Percussion — a work that received two Grammy nominations. Although Sérgio and Clarice had already performed together on several occasions, whether with family or alongside Odair, it was from 2017 onwards that they began to formally perform as a duo.
When the COVID-19 pandemic spread worldwide and social isolation was imposed, they started the Side by project Side, recorded remotely and featuring guests such as guitarists David Russell, Elodie Bouny and Marc Teicholz.
During the same period, Sérgio led other collaborative projects. In partnership with Virtual Guitar Orchestra, he composed works especially for the collective, starting with "Kaleidokithara", a video that featured 27 soloists and 144 guitarists from different countries. The success was followed by "Scient, Safe and Sane", a production involving 200 participants from more than 40 countries — including 30 renowned guitarists, a bassist, a drummer and 168 guitarists, all sending home recordings.
The third project, carried out in 2021, was even grander and featured the special participation of Yo-Yo Ma. About the work, Sérgio commented: “Music has the power to cross physical, social and cultural barriers. spirit, I composed "The Walls", a piece that laments human divisions and dreams of a future without walls.”
"The Walls" brought together 62 soloists, including Sérgio, Odair, Clarice (on double bass) and Badi, celebrating a great union of musicians from different parts of the world.
It was also at this stage that Odair immersed himself in the preparation and recording of his third solo album, "The Last Song". Node repertoire, he included two works that, in some way, dialogue with his parents' memory: "The Last Song", by Clarice Assad and "The Old Friend", composed by Kevin Callahan and dedicated to Seu Jorge — who left in 2011 and would turn 100 years in 2024, the year in which Dona Ica also passed away.
