Carlos Barretto

You cannot pigeonhole it -- which is a good thing, mostly because you don't know what to expect next. Carlos Barretto writes and arranges with a measured ear, one that enjoys exploring the nuances and crevices just off the beaten path.

Afonso Pais isn’t simply a promising young guitarist of the Portuguese jazz scene; he is above all an outstanding composer and thorough musician. Nevertheless he is part of the young crop that has turned up in the last 10 to 15 years, in this country.

Who would've predicted that the drummer of the punk band Joe Cool, one of the regular groups playing at the legendary CBGB's at the end of the Seventies along with Talking Heads, Television and The Ramones, would become a big name in the progressive jazz scene?

Percurso académico Aos 11 anos, iniciou os seus estudos musicais, em piano, com professores particulares. Após a conclusão do 12º ano de escolaridade iniciou os seus estudos oficiais na área da música em 1991 na Academia de Amadores de Música de Lisboa, no curso de piano.

Bernardo Sassetti, Carlos Barretto e Alexandre Frazão - uma das mais importantes formações do jazz português. Chegou a altura de ouvir o novíssimo "Motion".