Results for "Diogo Vida"

Diogo Vida

Lisbon, 1977. Completed his degree in Jazz in ESMAE (oPORTO,2005). Completed classical piano studies at the Lisbon Conservatory (2000). Also studied Musical Composition at ESML, attended workshops with portuguese and foreign jazz musicians. Worked with several musical projects and played in clubs and festivals in Portugal, Spain and Angola. Since 2003 he leads his own group, with the main purpose of playing his own compositions. Writes music for dance, theatre and film. His debut album, "ALEGRIA" was considered in the portuguese jazz press one of the best of 2011.

Inner Dance

By Diogo Vida

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2020
Track listing: Part 1; Part 2; Part 3; Part 4; Part 5.

Three Rounds of Solo Piano

by Geno Thackara
June 3, 2020

Diogo Vida Inner Dance Self Produced 2020 The isolation album has sprung up as a new genre practically overnight—an unfortunate if unavoidable development in the season of Covid-19. If Diogo Vida is one among many in that regard, at least where quantity is concerned, he also stands alone in having a ...

The Michael Lauren All Stars: Old School / Fresh Jazz

by Jim Worsley
May 5, 2019

A second outing for drummer and composer Michael Lauren and his All Stars continues and strengthens their fresh path through intelligent modernism. Their brightly-lit road intersects again and again with a variety of classic jazz genres. This energetic sixteen-track outing is presented in a unique style. Interspersed between the songs are six short drum duets with ...

El Duende

By Diogo Vida

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2018
Track listing: Decision; Arpeggione; Duende; Kembee; Farland; Home Again; Wapita!; Vendaval.

Diogo Vida: El Duende

by Chris Mosey
May 22, 2018

El Duende derives from the duende of Spanish mythology, an elf or magic creature. When the term is used in connection with music, especially flamenco, it means “having soul," something that gives you chills, makes you smile, or even cry, in response to an artistic performance. The Spanish poet Federico Garcia Lorca described it thus: “The ...