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José Soares

José Soares is a Portuguese saxophonist and composer based between Lisbon and Amsterdam. His work moves across contemporary jazz, improvised music, and composition, with a strong focus on sound, interaction, and the exploration of different musical languages.

He studied Jazz Performance at ESMAE in Porto before completing a Master’s degree at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam. Since then, he has developed an active career across the European jazz and improvised music scenes, both as a bandleader and as a collaborator in a wide range of projects.

Soares leads SOMA, his own ensemble and compositional project, whose debut album was released in 2024. He is also co-leader of the trio Perselí, which released its debut album in 2022. His work as a sideman and collaborator includes projects with Carlos Bica, Teis Semey, Bruno Pernadas, Franz von Chossy, Mané Fernandes, Ricardo Coelho, Guy Salamon, André Carvalho, and the Orquestra Jazz de Matosinhos, among others. His discography includes Carlos Bica’s 11:11, Teis Semey’s En Masse, Bruno Pernadas’ Unlikely, Maybe, Franz von Chossy’s Mirror 9, Mané Fernandes’ Squigg, and Ricardo Coelho’s Kohelet.

The Achiever

January 5, 2026

Album: Mirror 9
By Franz von Chossy
Label: ZenneZ Records
Released: 2025
Duration: 04:21

Mirror 9

By Franz von Chossy

Label: ZenneZ Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Prologue; The individualist; The Achiever; The Observer, The Loyalist; The Giver; The Boss; The Idealist; The Optimist; The Peacemaker; Epilogue

Matter Antimatter

By Pedro Ivo Ferreira

Label: Trytone
Released: 2025
Track listing: Murphy's 11th Law; Ode; Gravel; Trilemma; Foreword; Pastor; Free Wheel; Overpass; Uncertainty Principle; Provenience; Curious and Inhuman; Matter Antimatter; Nadir

Jazzfestival Saalfelden 2025

by Vincenzo Roggero
August 29, 2025

Jazzfestival SaalfeldenVarious venues Land Salzburg, Austria August 21-24, 2025 One hundred and ninety artists from twenty-six countries, nearly thirty thousand attendees, eight different venues, more than sixty concerts, and a record number of tickets sold. These are just numbers, but they confirm how the Saalfelden Jazz Festival--now in its forty-fifth ...

Jazzfestival Saalfelden 2025

by Vincenzo Roggero
August 29, 2025

Jazzfestival Saalfelden 2025 Varie location 21--24 agosto 2025 Centonovanta artisti, provenienti da ventisei paesi, quasi trentamila presenze, otto location differenti, più di sessanta concerti, record di biglietti venduti. Sono solo numeri ma testimoniano come il Saalfelden Jazz Festival--giunto alla quarantacinquesima edizione--sia una rassegna che richiama spettatori da tutta Europa, sia profondamente ...

11:11

By Carlos Bica

Label: Clean Feed Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Roots; Lucky; Blue in Grey; Pentimenti; Paris; Não estás aqui por acaso; Half Step; A Place You Will Never See; 11:11; Motiv; A Noite; Love Boat.

Mundus Inversus

By Federico Calcagno

Label: Habitable Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Liquid War; Hieronimus; The Other Side of Silence; The Hanged Man: Paralysis; The Hanged Man: Ego Sacrifice; The Hanged Man: A New Trail; Perseverance; Recovery.

Live in Portugal

By Pedro Ivo Ferreira

Label: Ia (independent Artists)
Released: 2024
Track listing: Toada; Baiano; Os Sertões; Zuada de Queijudo; Oh o Toró Oh!; Baião de 3

Carlos Bica: 11:11

by Mark Corroto
October 22, 2024

For Carlos Bica, ugly was never an option for his quartet release 11:11. Much like American guitarist Bill Frisell does in his music, the Portuguese bassist and composer draws on his experience with his country's folk heritage. For Bica, that tradition is contained in the song genre fado. The music is often about fate or longing, ...