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Paulo Costa
About Me
Is a versatile drummer and percussionist who is involved in several projects of different musical
styles such as Jazz, Improvisation, World Music, Contemporary and Classical Music. In the Jazz area
he is the leader, composer and drummer of pLoo, with which he recorded the albums “PELE DE
PAPEL” (Carimbo Porta-Jazz 2018) and ESTEREOGRAMA (Carimbo Porta-Jazz 2015). He is co-
leader of Glauco where he plays vibraphone and steel drums and with which he recorded the
album Azul Estranho (Author Edition 2011).
In the area of Improvised Music he is co-leader and percussionist of Triedro with which he recorded
the album Triedro (RPM 2016) and that will recently present a new album. He worked with groups
such as Space Ensemble, FMI (Front of Improvised Music) or Pangwe Lingua. In the area of World
Music as a percussionist he recorded with the Brazilians Lilian Raquel & Claudio César Ribeiro,
“Com Todas as Cores” (Numérica 2013), and with the Cape Verdian Bilan, Bilan (Author Edition
2008). Worked with names like Mozambican Matchume Zango, Brazilians Amarelo Manga or the
Portuguese Retimbrar. In contemporary music he has been working with groups like DRUMMING -
Percussion Group, The Heartbreakers and Toy Ensemble.
In the area of Classical Music he worked with several orchestras, among which he emphasizes:
FIMUPA XXIX Symphonic Orchestra (Brazil), Espinho Classical Orchestra, Wellesley College Choir of
Boston (USA), Gaia Orchestra, Norte Orchestra, Póvoa de Varzim Symphonic Orchestra, Portuguese
Saxophone Orchestra and Pedroso Chamber Orchestra. Since 2010 he has been active as a
composer for contemporary dance and accompanist musician. He emphasizes the original
compositions for the pieces Scubi with choreography of Paula Moreno and The sky is only a blue
disguise of hell with choreography of Jonana von Mayer Trindade and Hugo Calhim Cristovão
(Nuisis Zobop).
Paulo Costa was born in Oporto in 1974 and started playing drums in rock groups as a self-taught
in 1995. In 1998 he studied drums at Oporto Jazz School and in 1999 he began his percussion
studies at the Music Conservatory of Maia. In 2000 he decided to abandon his studies in
Engineering and dedicate himself entirely to music. He completed the free percussion course at the
Espinho Music Academy in 2003 and in 2007 he graduated in percussion at the Escola Superior de
Música e das Artes do Espectáculo of the Instituto Politécnico do Porto (ESMAE-IPP), under the
guidance of Miquel Bernat and Manuel Campos. In that same year he attended ESMAE's Free
Vibraphone Jazz Course with Professor Jeffery Davis. Between 2003 and 2006 he maintained private
lessons in Latin and African percussion with the Uruguayan Nico Arnicho. In 2016 he completed his
Master's Degree in Music Teaching at the University of Minho. Paulo Costa teaches percussion at
the Oporto Music Conservatory.
www.ploo.pt
www.drumming.pt
www.glaucoband.com
https://triedro.bandcamp.com/album/triedro
Discography
pLoo - “PELE DE PAPEL” - Porta-Jazz 2018
Triedro - “Triedro” - RPM 2016
pLoo - “ESTEREOGRAMA” - Porta-Jazz 2015
Lilian Raquel & Claudio César Ribeiro - “Com Todas as Cores” - Numérica 2013
Glauco - “Azul Estranho” - Edição de Autor 2011
Bilan - “Bilan” - Edição de Autor 2008