Artist.......: Afonso Pais Trio
Album........: SubsequΩncias
Label........: Enja Records
Genre........: Jazz
Catnr........: ENJ-9518 2
source.......: CDDA
rip.date.....: Feb-26-2009
str.date.....: Oct-20-2008
quality......: VBR/44,1Hz/Joint-Stereo
Url..........: www.myspace.com/afonsopais
track title time
01. Desconcerto 05:08
02. Mestre Bemvaiorna 05:57
03. SubsequΩncias 07:03
04. Inside 04:47
05. Quando for 06:37
06. Considerando 07:44
07. Roda dentada 06:27
Runtime 43:43 min
Size 59,4 MB
Release Notes:
Afonso Pais was born on July 1979, in Lisbon,
Portugal. In 1995 Pais begins his studies at the
ôHot Clube of Portugalö and is chosen to represent
this institution at the 8th ôInternational
Association of Schools of Jazzö that took place in
Sienna, Italy, in 1997. In the summer of 1998 he is
invited by Erik Moseholm to participate as the
first Portuguese representative in a project
entitled ôE.J.Y.O.ö (ôEuropean Jazz Youth
Orchestraö), where the most talented artists are
invited to form a Big Band, chosen from a total of
19 European nations. He travels with this project
throughout Europe, east and west. There are two
available recordings published by the Danish label
ôDacapoö, recorded live in Stockholm and Berlin:
ôThe European Jazz Youth Orchestra 1998ö - Vol. 1 /
2. Both recordings highlight him as a soloist. He
is awarded with a complete scholarship to ôBerklee
College of Musicö, in Boston but instead decides to
go to the US to study at the ôNew School University
/ Mannes College of Musicö, in NY where he
graduates with a degree in the ôPerformanceö
course, belonging to the ôJazz and Contemporary
Musicö program (December 2000). There he has the
opportunity to study with Buster Williams, Joe
Chambers, Charles Tolliver, Andrew Cyrille, Hal
Galper, Joanne Brackeen or the guitar players Peter
Bernstein, Kurt Rosenwinkel and Vic Juris,
performing with Peter Bernstein, George Benson,
Jack McDuff, Ben Waltzer, Chris Higgins, Willie
Jones III and Dr. Lonnie Smith. Between 2001 and
2003 he splits his professional activities between
Lisbon and NY, obtaining a permanent visa there
upon recommendation by some of the most
outstanding, internationally renowned jazz artists.
During this period he works as a sideman with
various musicians. At the same time he develops two
original projects: Experimentßlia (Global Music
Experimental Project û alongside Joana Machado) and
Terranova. Throughout these years Terranova has
established contacts with the following musicians:
Peter Bernstein, Peter Zak, Perico Sambeat, Marc
Miralta, Chris Higgins, Albert Sanz, Alexis
Cuadrado, Carlos Barretto and Alexandre Frazπo.
This music has been performed in trio or quartet
format (including an invited artist) in various
contexts, namely clubs, jazz festivals and
auditoriums in Portugal, Spain or the U.S. A trio
record was released in 2004 by ôTrem Azul / Clean
Feedö, representing a set of his original tunes:
Terranova is Afonso PaisÆs first album, with the
participation of Carlos Barretto (on bass) and
Alexandre Frazπo (on drums), two renowned musicians
in the Portuguese scene and includes an
introductory text by Edu Lobo After returning to
Portugal he has also been teaching at the ôEscola
Superior de M·sica e Artes do Espectßculoö (Music
and Performing Arts School / Oporto), at the
ôConservat≤rio de M·sica da Madeiraö (Music
Conservatory of Madeira), and at the ôEscola Luφs
Villas Boas / Hot Clube de Portugalö, as well as
workshops and masterclasses. Works as guitarist,
composer and musical director with Joana MachadoÆs
quartet (ôCRUdeö, T.O.A.P. records), as well as
other projects, namely ôMatita PerΩ- Tribute to Tom
Jobimö. His latest project, SubsequΩncias, is the
result of a close collaboration between the jazz
trio lead by Portuguese guitar player Afonso Pais
and the renowned Brazilian singer-author Edu Lobo.
It was recorded by the trio and will soon be
released as its forthcoming album, guest-starring
Edu Lobo. From a conceptual point of view,
SubsequΩncias combines the jazz vocabulary and
structure with other musical influences, adapting
the refinement of the sophisticated jazz
composition to a broader purpose.
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