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About Mário Franco

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Mário Franco
Born in 1965, he started music lessons at the age of 4 in Centro de
Estudos Gregorianos.
He studied music theory with Maria José Godinho and after moved to
Academia de Amadores de Música where he continued his studies in
music theory with Cristina Brito da Cruz, started to study double bass
and chamber music with Fernando Flores and composition with Pedro
Rocha.
In 1986-87 attended double-bass courses given by Ludwig Streicher in
Estoril and in 1988 won 1st prize in the Prémio Jovens Músicos (Young
Musicians Competition); later became a member of Orquestra Sinfónica
Juvenil where he worked on classical repertory with conductor
Christopher Bochmann.
Also worked with conductors Silva Pereira, Miguel Graça Moura, Roberto
Perez, Michel Swierczewski and Cesário Costa.
He subsequently became interested in Jazz. After having bass guitar
lessons with António Ferro he began taking Double bass lessons at Hot
Club Jazz School with David Gausden and playing in jam sessions; also
took part in workshops with Rufus Reid, Niels Henning, Orsted
Pederson, Eberhard Weber, Dave Holland, Gary Burton, Roland Hanna,
David Liebman among others…
In 1990 presented his first project based on original compositions and
was awarded 1st prize for his group and 2nd prize for composition in
the competition “A Juventude e a Música“ (Young People and Music).
His eclectic musical education has enabled him, since the 90’s, to work
in many different projects, within diverse musical contexts, with artists
such as:
Pedro Caldeira Cabral, Miguel Amaral, Ricardo Rocha, António Chaínho,
José Peixoto, Early and Contemporary Music Consort “Sete Lágrimas”,
Vera Morais and Francisco Sassetti, Miguel Azguime, Carminho, Maro,
Camané, Sérgio Godinho, Vitorino, Uxia, Lura, José Manuel Barreto,
Sofia Vitória, Maria Ana Bobone, Filipa Pais, Bernardo Sassetti, Mário
Laginha, Luis Figueiredo, Luis Barrigas, João Paulo Esteves da Silva,
Dan Hewson, António Pinho Vargas, Jarmo Savolainen, Júlio Resende,
Carlo Morena, Carlos Martins, Tomás Pimentel, Maria João, Tommy
Halferty, John Wadham, Luigi Waites, Sérgio Pelágio, André Sousa
Machado, André Fernandes, António Pinto, Desidério Lázaro, Andy
Sheppard, Daniel Erdmann, Zlatko Kaućić, Samuel Rohrer, Ralph Peterson Jr.,
Markku Ounaskari, Myra Melford, Jon Irabagon, Peter Epstein, David Binney,
Paolo Fresu, Ralph Towner, Joel Harrison, Graham Haynes…
Has performed outside Portugal in some of the most important music
festivals in China, Japan, Spain, France, Luxembourg, Belgium, Italy,
Czech Republic, Greece, Norway, Russia, Brazil…
In 2006 Tone of a Pitch Records edited his first CD as a leader, “This
Life”, with Jesse Chandler (piano, hammond organ and melodica),
André Fernandes (guitar), João Lencastre (drums), João
Gomes (rhodes, sinthetizer, laptop) and includes NY based David Binney
(alto saxophone). This recording was well received by the Portuguese
public and critics, and was considered by the American magazine All
About Jazz, to be the second best CDs of 2006.
“Our Door” is Mário Franco’s new album for TOAP Records as a leader
realized in 2013 and includes Sérgio Pelágio (guitar) and André Sousa
Machado (drums).
In 2017 "Rush" is his new album as a leader for Nischo Records, with
Sérgio Pelágio (guitar), Óscar Graça (piano and electronics), Luís
Figueiredo (rhodes, hammond organ, philicorda, other keyboards) and
Alexandre Frazão (drums, percussion).
As a co-leader he recorded in 2013 "Cine Qua Non" for TOAP Records with
Paula Sousa (piano), Afonso Pais (guitar) and João Paulo Esteves da Silva
(accordion).
"Brightbird" in 2017 for Arjuna Records with João Paulo Esteves da Silva
(piano) and Samuel Rohrer (drums).
In 2019 Mario Franco together with Rita Maria (voice) and Luís Figueiredo
(piano) decided to form "Roda Music - Independent Music Label" and in the
same year launched their first album "Círculo" which was also the first album
released with this label.