CASCAIS JAZZ SESSIONS
AGEAS COOLJAZZ new stage Cascais Jazz Sessions, is the best way to star your festival experience, late in the afternoon presenting Portuguese jazz trios jamming at Marechal Carmona Park, near the festival food court (Cool Pick&Go).
09 JULY - 8PM - MARWAN
WINNERS AGEAS COOLJAZZ BY SMOOTH FM TALENT CONTEST
THE MARWAN PROJECT OFFERS A JOURNEY THROUGH ORIGINAL COMPOSITIONS AND ARRANGEMENTS BY VICENTE OLIVEIRA THAT CROSS REFERENCES BETWEEN MODERN JAZZ, ROCK AND CONTEMPORARY MUSIC. THE LINE-UP CONSISTS OF ÁLVARO PINTO AND GUILHERME FRADINHO ON SAXOPHONES, VICENTE OLIVEIRA ON GUITAR, EMANUEL INÁCIO ON DOUBLE BASS AND ANTÓNIO CARVALHO ON DRUMS.
10 JULY - 8PM - ONOMA
WINNERS AGEAS COOLJAZZ BY SMOOTH FM TALENT CONTEST
FROM SIX JAZZ MUSICIANS DRIVEN BY THE DESIRE TO CREATE, COMES ONOMA. BORN, IN 2023, FROM THE MEETING OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SUPERIOR SCHOOL OF MUSIC AND PERFORMING ARTS, IN PORTO, WITH THE AIM OF LEAVING A MARK ON THE CURRENT JAZZ SCENE. THE PROJECT FEATURES SIMÃO RAIMUNDO ON PIANO, HUGO SANTOS ON DRUMS, GONÇALO CRAVINHO ON DOUBLE BASS, LUCAS OLIVEIRA ON ALTO AND SOPRANO SAXOPHONES, IGOR CAVAZ ON TENOR SAXOPHONE AND VASCO SILVA ON TRUMPET. ONOMA'S ORIGINAL COMPOSITIONS REFLECT THE YOUTHFULNESS OF ITS MEMBERS AND SHOW THE FRESHNESS OF A NEW GENERATION OF PORTUGUESE JAZZ.
19 JULY - 8PM - ROGÉRIO PITOMBA TRIO
WINNERS AGEAS COOLJAZZ BY SMOOTH FM TALENT CONTEST
ROGÉRIO PITOMBA IS A BRAZILIAN DRUMMER BORN IN NATAL, RIO GRANDE DO NORTE, CURRENTLY LIVING IN LISBON. KNOWN FOR HIS VERSATILITY AND UNIQUE PLAYING STYLE, MIXING DIFFERENT RHYTHMS IN A JAZZY WAY. A MUSICIAN SINCE HIS TEENS, HE HAS SHARED THE STAGE WITH GREAT ARTISTS IN HIS MUSICAL CAREER, INCLUDING: ROBERTO MENESCAL, MICHAEL PIPOQUINHA, NÁ OZZETI, CHICO PINHEIRO, JOYCE MORENO, CHICO CÉSAR, PEPEU GOMEZ, LEILA PINHEIRO, VALÉRIA OLIVEIRA AND THE OLD GUARD OF PORTELA, DAÚDE, MITCHEL PLAYER, MARK RAPP. IN HIS CAREER HE HAS PLAYED AT FESTIVALS, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL VENUES SUCH AS MONTREUZ JAZZ (SWITZERLAND), SXSW (TEXAS/ USA), CANARIAS JAZZ, BIMHUIS, BULGARIA PLOVDIV JAZZ FEST, BRAZILIAN DAY (STOCKHOLM/ SWEDEN). PARTICIPATED IN THE DRUM CONTEST AT BATUKA BRASIL!2013, THE BIGGEST DRUM FESTIVAL IN BRAZIL, WHERE HE WON 1ST PLACE.
26 JULY - 8PM - EUNICE BARBOSA
Saxophonist and singer Eunice Barbosa is an emerging artist in the jazz Portuguese scene. She began her musical career in a philharmonic band, studied classical music at the D. Dinis Conservatory of Music and began her studies in the area of jazz at the Escola de Jazz Luiz Villas-Boas, and then went to the Escola Superior de Música de Lisboa were graduated in jazz. Currently has her original music project as the main focus of her career, with which she recently released the first EP "Sore". On July 26th, Eunice will perform at the Cascais Jazz Sessions By Smooth Fm.
27 JULY - 8PM - SAMALANDRA
SAMALANDRA is a band from Lisbon, formed in 2022, whose music has influences from jazz, hip-hop, ambient and electronic. The three elements: Débora King (keys/voice), Tiago Martins (bass/samples) and João Neves (Drums). These three musicians paint the universe through lunar waveforms, pixelated basslines and isometric beats, giving rise to a sonic dimension that is infinitely recreated. On the 27th of July, they will take the stage at the Cascais Jazz Sessions By Smooth Fm.
30 JULY - 8PM - GISELA MABEL
Gisela Mabel is a Portuguese-Angolan pianist, composer, producer and artist, based in Lisbon. Influenced by both classical, neoclassical, jazz and contemporary, as well as Afro-Brazilian cultural rhythms, her music is characterized by the contrast between delicate melodies and troubled, dense harmonies, in a strongly cinematic and sensorial atmosphere. The result is an expressive style that invites the listener to a moment of introspection and intimacy, in an immersive and emotional experience, which takes the stage at Cascais Jazz Sessions By Smooth Fm.
31 JULY - 8PM - GUILHERME MELO
Guilherme Melo, a drummer from Coimbra, moved to Lisbon at just 18 years old to follow his dream of becoming a professional musician. Since 2016, when he completed his degree in Jazz at the Escola Superior de Música de Lisboa, he has collaborated with some of the biggest artists on the national scene, not only in the area of jazz, but also in Pop, Rock and Portuguese music, such as João Barradas, Salvador Sobral, Ana Bacalhau, Agir and the band Dead Combo. On the July 31st, Guilherme Melo performs at the Cascais Jazz Sessions By Smooth Fm.