DISTOPIA Considered One of the Best Jazz Albums of 2025
The album DISTOPIA ranked 15th among the 20 best Portuguese jazz albums of 2025 according to JAZZ:PT magazine, and was also considered one of the best national albums of 2025 by the radio program “Verdes Anos” on Antena 1.#cordefundo=#a59587 #cordotexto=#f7f6f4
A VIDA DE X
Miguel Ângelo Quartet
"A VIDA DE X" consists of ten compositions inspired by fictional characters or imaginary or real stories that the quartet gave life and hopes that each listener create his own vision and this way, X gets a new life.
Besides music, the CD contains a book with an illustration by theme. The illustrations are by Maria Mónica (5:10), José Rui Coelho (2, 3, 6 and 9) and Inês Coelho (1, 4, 7 and 8).
"A VIDA DE X" is not a simple life is a tangle of them! ...
4o Festival Porta-Jazz
A great party, great quality music, public and a great atmosphere. I attended the concert with my quartet music from the album BRANCO and the world premiere of Super Modern Ensemble and beautiful debut was. See the report of jazz.pt.
Nice December!
December is generally pretty, for those who enjoy the spirit of Christmas, or just party, hugs and kisses. This year will be even better to me.
December will be released a record that I am very proud. A beautiful trio like someone I know says "the best trio of street moreira" ... a trio with the pianist and friend Pedro Neves and Leandro Leonet on drums... it's gonna be beautiful. The 7 release from Carimbo porta-Jazz
KiMiKus
Get ready to embark on a captivating musical journey with KiMiKus, a dynamic jazz duo that blends the resonant sounds of Prof. Mikelius (Miguel Ângelo) mesmerizing double bass with the vocals of the enigmatic Dr. K (Kiko Pereira).
With their musical interactions and innovative approach, KiMiKus is pushing the boundaries of contemporary jazz, drawing inspiration from various musical influences. Their compositions are an intriguing fusion of classic jazz elements infused with contemporary textures, experimental indie, pop, and spoken word.
Miguel Ângelo´s mastery of the double bass is inspiring. With intricate melodies, deep bass lines, and extraordinary improvisational skills, he weaves a musical matrix that forms the backbone of every KiMiKus performance. His art adds depth and complexity to the duo´s sound, captivating the audience with each nuanced note.
Complementing Miguel´s instrumental prowess is Kiko Pereira´s velvety voice. Possessing a remarkable vocal range and a commanding stage presence, Kiko effortlessly conveys the deep emotions embedded in his lyrics that explore the complexities of life, the passage of time, and everyday stories, offering a unique perspective that invites introspection.
Carlos Azevedo Quartet
Carlos Azevedo is one of the most fantastic Portuguese composers, with compositions in the fields of jazz and classical music.
Carlos Azevedo, piano and compositions
Miguel Moreira, guitar
Michelangelo, double bass
Mario Costa, drums
Luis Ribeiro 6tet
In a moment nothing. In the other everything. All possibilities, all journeys, all versions of reality.
In a moment of silence. In the other song.
The initial premise of this work was the moment of the first step.
Is the first note correct? Is the first story true? Is the first improvisation fair?
Doubts that disappear immediately because the songs emancipate themselves. They grow quickly and escape our control. A control that never exists.
This work was written in two weeks at the beginning of the pandemic, at a time when the world stopped and I walked. It is the result of my partnership with five majestic musicians who
who shared my vision and who shone it with their light. It is the result of late nights, stages, conversations, a life steeped in music.
One moment a blank page. In the other a drop of paint fell.",
Luís Ribeiro, March 2023
Luís Ribeiro - guitar
Hugo Ciriaco - tenor saxophone
Rui Teixeira - baritone saxophone
Joaquim Rodrigues - piano
Miguel Ângelo- double bass
Marcos Cavaleiro - drums
Joaquim Rodrigues 7teto
P L E X U S is the musical expression (or interpretation) of a geographically delimited time and space, markedly bucolic and full of countless complexities based on truly simple problems. It reflects the harshness, the harsh climate, the desertification and the solitude. But also the many points added to the story, its ramifications and nature in its fullness and in its extremes. P L E X U S is this inclusive multidimensional search, devoid of prejudice, genuine, and at times contemplative.
Music by Joaquim Rodrigues
Xose Miguélez (tenor saxophone)
Joaquim Rodrigues (piano)
Luís Ribeiro (electric guitar)
Pedro Santos (electric bass)
Miguel Ângelo (double bass)
Marcos Cavaleiro (drums)
Mário Costa (drums)
Rui Fernandes Quartet
The “Rui Fernandes Quartet” project is unique in the world because its main instrument is the viola amarantina.
The quartet performed for the first time in October 2021, at the Teatro de Vila Real, to promote the songs that resulted in the release of the first work called “A Viola Amarantina”.
The surprise and interest that this sound aroused led to the organization of a tour to spread the sound of this Portuguese guitar.
In 2024, the quartet will present new songs and, consequently, a new work called Para Dois Corações, which delves deeper into the timbral richness of the viola amarantina.
In 2018, Rui Fernandes began exploring the viola amarantina and with his original compositions he aims to contribute to the creation of a new repertoire for this musical instrument and open doors to a new approach to this very Portuguese instrument.
The quartet is made up of: Rui Fernandes, viola amarantina; Pedro Neves, piano; Miguel Ângelo, double bass; Miguel Sampaio, percussion.
MAZAM
In his most recent original project, saxophonist João Mortágua explores the sound of the piano quartet, joining an emblematic rhythmic section for a fresh and refined product.
Without filters, one weeps at the hurt at the seaside and laughs at the joy on the mountain. Everything and nothing is made this patrol space.
With a disc in their pocket, to be released later this year, this group gravitates between improvisations and some of the saxophonist´s latest compositions.
Joao Mortágua, saxophone
Carlos Azevedo, piano
Miguel Ângelo, double bass
Mário Costa, drums
Miguel Ângelo Solo
A new adventure begins. If in the two previous projects we had Miguel Ângelo as leader in a Quartet that gave life and expression to his original works in a frank, well defined and intense way, in this project we see him venturing solo, accompanied by the faithful doublebass.
Making music is an act of daring, it even becomes an act of madness, to do it solo is even more so. I´ve always been involved in solo creative processes, especially in a multi-instrumentalist way, I like what gets me out of the usual axes and paths. Today, I feel mature and easy enough to do it with the Double Bass solo.
It is music, mostly improvised, experimental, where I explore the sounds and voices of the double bass, tunings, timbres and some effects and loops, all created in real time.
In short, a risk!
Jogo de Damas
4 “queens” met each other for a game in the nice old Port Wine City, PORTO - coming from different spots of life, but with a common wish - making vocal harmony and drinking some Port. So, here we are!
Barbara Francke, Fátima Serro, Gabriela Braga Simões, Sameiro Sequeira.
Quatro vozes a cappella cruzadas num repertório internacional, por dentro e por fora, acompanhadas ao piano, contrabaixo e bateria nalgumas paragens deste universo novo.
Paulo Gomes - piano ; Miguel Ângelo - contrabaixo ; Acácio Salero - bateria
DE PORTA ABERTA
Coletivo de Solos (2020)
Difícil seria prever que o nosso 61º lançamento discográfico viria a ser um álbum com solos de 39 músicos fechados em casa numa quarentena “pandémica”.
Mais fácil foi prever que a adesão ao convite, lançado aos músicos ligados ao Carimbo Porta-Jazz, iria ser massiva e que o resultado poderia vir a ser tão eclético quanto único nesta poética dicotomia que traduz os tempos de hoje, separados mas ainda assim juntos.
O convite foi lançado e o desafio consistia em gravar em casa pelos próprios meios e com um mínimo de qualidade sonora obrigatória, um solo com a duração máxima de 3 minutos mais a premissa de fazer algo que fosse possível reproduzir ao vivo e a solo.
Juntar ao nosso catálogo um disco, para já em formato digital e em que o valor das vendas reverta para todos os músicos e restantes profissionais envolvidos.
Certamente que á partida o retorno monetário não será muito para cada um mas isso só quer dizer que felizmente somos muitos e que se vocês também forem muitos a apoiar faremos crescer, desta vez para variar, uma bonita curva.
“De Porta Aberta”, uma intensa e intima viagem por 39 universos musicais em tempos de pandemia.
MÚSICA de:
Acácio Salero, Alexandre Coelho, António Augusto Aguiar, AP, Bruno Macedo, Carlos Azevedo, Daniel Dias, Demian Cabaud, Diogo Dinis, Eurico Costa, Filipe Teixeira, Gonçalo Marques, Hugo Ciríaco, Hugo Raro, João Grilo, João Guimarães, João Mortágua, João Paulo Rosado, João Pedro Brandão, José Carlos Barbosa, José Pedro Coelho, José Soares, Luís Lapa, Mané Fernandes, Marcos Cavaleiro, Mariana Vergueiro, Miguel Ângelo, Miguel Sampaio, Nuno Campos, Nuno Trocado, Paulo Costa, Pedro Melo Alves, Pedro Neves, Pedro Vasconcelos, Renato Dias, Rui Teixeira, Sérgio Tavares, Susana Santos Silva, Torbjorn Zetterberg
Masterização: Sérgio Valmont
Grafismo: Maria Mónica
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