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Instrument: Bass, acoustic
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Nelson Cascais
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Born in Lisbon in 1973. Studied at the Hot Clube Jazz School while keeping his classical studies at the National Conservatory. In 1994, as a graduate of the Hot Club School, he represented Portugal at the annual IASJ meeting, in New York, where he studied with Reggie Workman and Dave Liebman, and performing with other students at the JVC Jazz Festival and at Visiones. Attended Workshops with Bruce Barth, Phil Markowitz, Ron Jackson, Frank Mobus and Barrie Harris. Since then he has been playing in and out of Portugal with musicians such as: Rick Margitza, Jerome Richardson, Al Singer, Rich Perry Quartet, Ivan Paduart, António Faraó, Perico Sambeat, Bernardo Sassetti, Carlo Morena Trio, Victor de Diego Quintet, Isaac Turienzo Trio, Stefano D'Anna, Llibert Fortuny, among others. In 1999 played with a quartet along with John Ellis, Aaron Goldberg and Troy Davis. During this year he plays also with Bart Deffort, Andrzej Olejniczac and the Dave O'Higgins Quartet. Performed at the Serralves Jazz Festival in 1998 and 2002. Played at the Guimarães International Jazz Festival with the festival's Orchestra conducted by Maria Schneider in 2001. In 1999 he begans to work with his own band and two years later recorded his debut Cd as a leader "Ciclope". He has just released his new Cd "Nine Stories" with his new band featuring some of the most inpired musicians of the portuguese jazz scene.
Live From Lisbon: Banha Da Cobra, Mário Laginha, Ricardo Toscano, Huh! & Gileno Santana
by Martin Longley
Banha Da Cobra Cosmos Campolide July 29, 2021 Cosmos Campolide is a new venture housed in an aging building, which used to be an 'old gentlemen's club,' going back around a century. From the street outside, its existence as a moderne venue for electronic adventure isn't evident, it just looks ...
Mankwe Ndosi, Marc Johnson & Damien Kingston
by Maurice Hogue
Mankwe Ndosi is not a singer (more like a true vocal artist!!!) that was familiar to me, but she certainly is now. Her recording Felt/Not Said is strikingly different. She's from Minneapolis, not that far from Chicago, the home of the AACM, and that's where Ndosi set out to incorporate AACM influences to her African roots ...
Nelson Cascais: Nine Stories
by Phil DiPietro
Like the country itself, the jazz scene in Portugal is small, but its exquisite aesthetics are quickly revealed to those with only the willingness to explore. Your faithful musical travel guide points you in the direction of bassist Nelson Cascais and this exquisite slice of elegantly arranged small-group jazz modernity, one devoid of any obvious Latin ...
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