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Pedro Molina

Born: March 4, 1989

Pedro Molina is a double bassist from Murcia (Spain), based in Porto (Portugal) since 2017. With A Name I Knew, he presents his second album as a bandleader. This quartet project (guitar, piano, double bass, and drums) brings together Portuguese musicians and explores an original repertoire rooted in jazz, ranging from pop/rock influences to free improvisation.

Initiated in 2022, the project has been presented at festivals such as Murcia Jazz Festival, Loulé Jazz, Criajazz, Out Jazz, Seixal Jazz, Guimarães Jazz, Festival Porta Jazz, Campus Jazz, Estarrejazz, and Qué Jazz é Este?.

A Name I Knew

By Pedro Molina

Label: Carimbo Porta-jazz
Released: 2026
Track listing: Denial, Acceptance, I’m Not the Same, Será que não há mesmo?, Valadas, Familiar as Fog, Vai Ficar Tudo Bem, Who Sings When I Can’t Remember Anything

Who Helps Me When I Can't Remember Anything

September 8, 2026

Album: A Name I Knew
By Pedro Molina
Label: Carimbo Porta-jazz
Released: 2026
Duration: 6:00

Pedro Molina: No Denial of the Power of a Music Video

by Scott Lichtman
July 6, 2026

Bassist / composer / group leader Pedro Molina has released a searing, spontaneous album called A Name I Knew (Carimbo Porta-jazz, 2026).  A Name I Knew received 4 stars from All About Jazz. In addition to the 8-song suite reflecting a struggle with Alzheimer's Disease by someone close to him, Molina created an experimental music video for the ...

Pedro Molina: A Name I Knew

by Scott Lichtman
June 24, 2026

It is a rare occurrence when multiple jazz skills are executed at such high level that the experience transcends music and becomes a moment of exhilaration and reflection. Such a moment exists with acoustic bassist Pedro Molina's quartet album, A Name I Knew. It balances free improvisation with an impression of careful scoring, mesmerizing personal voices ...

Denial

September 1, 2026

Album: A Name I Knew
By Pedro Molina
Label: Carimbo Porta-jazz
Released: 2026
Duration: 06:04

New Releases From Carla Bley, Mike Lorenz, Pedro Molina & More

by Bob Osborne
June 4, 2026

This selection explores the vast spectrum of jazz, journeying from the archival brilliance of Carla Bley's 1984 Hamburg performance to the contemporary avant-garde dialogues of Satoko Fujii and Myra Melford. The tracklist balances intricate ensemble work, such as the Greenhouse Ensemble's modern textures, with the raw, improvisational energy of Joe McPhee and Miles Davis's experimental fusion. ...

Marta Warelis, Marion Brown & Hypomaniac

by Maurice Hogue
June 1, 2026

Polish pianist Marta Warelis assembled a most eclectic group of musicians for a gig at Amsterdam's The Bimhuis in October 2024 (trumpet Ben LaMar Gay from Chicago, Dutch tenor saxophonist and clarinetist Ab Baars, Canadian tenor saxophonist and clarinetist Karen Ng, Norwegian bassist Ingebrigt Håker Flaten and drummer Frank Rosaly who's from Chicago but now making ...

À Procura

By Pedro Molina

Label: Carimbo Porta-jazz
Released: 2024
Track listing: Reflexiones Tardías; F(...)F; Não Há Nada a Fazer?; A Salto de Mata; Calma ; Will I die, Nefertiti?; Under Her Eye.

Pedro Molina: À Procura

by Glenn Astarita
October 20, 2024

Pedro Molina's debut album, À Procura (translated as “In Search Of"), is a captivating odyssey through his refined musical vision. Released in 2024 under the Carimbo Porta-Jazz label, the album not only displays Molina's formidable bass guitar prowess but also his proficient skill as a composer and bandleader. Originally hailing from Murcia, Spain and ...