He has played with many famous musicians including João Donato, Marcos Valle, Milton Nascimento, Gilberto Gil, Taiguara, Toninho Horta, Roberto Carlos, Gal Costa, João Bosco, Paulo Moura, Airto Moreira, Moacyr Santos, Ron Carter, Wayne Shorter, Shelly Manne, Peggy Lee, Cal Tjader, Sarah Vaughan, George Duke, Flora Purim, Egberto Gismonti.
Salesians of Don Bosco | João Gilberto | João Pessoa | João Bosco | Maria João | John Bosco | João Roque | Maria Joao | João Goulart | João Cabral de Melo Neto | São João River | São João de Meriti | Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco | João Vieira Pinto | João Sousa | Joao Roque | João Pinto | João Magueijo | João Havelange | João Botelho | Bosco-Caesar | St. John Bosco High School | Philip Bosco | Maria João Rodrigues | João Saldanha | João Reis | João Paulo de Oliveira | João N'Tyamba | João Maria Ferreira do Amaral II | João Gordo |
His unparalleled sense of rhythm and deep subwoofer-like tone stirred the sauce behind the classic recordings of Elis Regina, João Bosco, Tom Jobim, Djavan and Chico Buarque.
Sucessos Inesquecíveis de Elis Regina is a five-disc CD-set of songs performed by Brazilian singer Elis Regina, including compositions by Milton Nascimento, Gilberto Gil, Rita Lee, Tom Jobim, Belchior, João Bosco, Ary Barroso, Ivan Lins, and Carlos Lyra.
In addition to composing and performing his own work, Horta has worked for many years as and arranger or sideman for many important Brazilian artists, such as Elis Regina, Milton Nascimento, Maria Bethania, João Bosco, Airto Moreira, Edu Lobo, Nana Caymmi, Flora Purim, Gal Costa, Sérgio Mendes, Chico Buarque, Flávio Venturini, Joyce, Johnny Alf, Wagner Tiso, Francis Hime and Beto Guedes.