Results for "José Soares"

Liquid Identities

By Federico Calcagno

Label: Aut Records
Released: 2020
Track listing: Modernity; Road to Koog; Blame; Melting Nostalgia; Distruptive Innovations; Rhino Milk; Miles Drives; There Was a Rhythm.

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.

European Jazz Conference Lisbon 2018: Portuguese showcases

by Henning Bolte
October 12, 2018

Centro Cultural de Belém (CCB); Livraria Ler Devagar European Jazz Conference Lisbon 2018 Lisbon, Portugal September 13-15, 2018 European Jazz Conference Lisbon 2018: Portuguese showcases This year's annual European Jazz Conference, a convention organized by the European Jazz Network, took place at Centro Cultural de Belém (CCB) in the Portuguese capital ...