LATE NIGHTS
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 - PEDRO DIAS DE ALMEIDA DJ SET
Pedro Dias de Almeida is a journalist in the magazine VISÃO since 1994.
He is occasionally a DJ, in the duo Cobertor Eléctrico.
"Several musicians from all over the world have proven that Serge Gainsbourg's universe has no borders. And himself, who disappeared on March 2, 1991, when he went to smoke Gitanes somewhere else, would have liked everything his songs have transformed. At this soirée, you can hear Vive la Fête and Cibo Mato, Mick Harvey and Franz Ferdinand, The Kills and Marc Ribot, Aline Frazão and Mike Patton, Sérgio Godinho and Seu Jorge, japonese and Spanish groups, Jamaican reggae and electronic music … And Serge's real voice, too, of course - from the well-behaved shy young man who sang Le Poinçonneur de Lilas to the alcoholic Gainsbarre who staggered on stage performing Love on the Beat."
10 JULY - 8PM - ALEX D’ALVA TEIXEIRA DJ SET
Alex d’ Alva Teixeira was born in Luanda on August 27th, 1990. He currently lives in Moita and studied at Escola Profissional do Montijo. He came to Portugal in 1991 but his mother's nationality is Brazilian. He became known in 2012 for a partnership with Flor Caveira, produced by Ben Monteiro, but since then the collaboration between the two became even closer and Alex and Ben formed D’Alva.
19 JULY - 8PM - PROGRESSIVU DJ SET
A born explorer of new sounds, Progressivu is recognized for giving any dance floor the hottest rhythms from the intersection of afrobeat and electronic remixes.
26 JULY - 8PM - PEDRO TENREIRO DJ SET
Born in Porto, in 1965. He started releasing records in 1981. In the following decades, he visited places such as No Sense, Indústria, AnikiBóbó, Trintaeum, Lux Frágil, Maús Hábitos, Passos Manuel, Pitch, Plano B, Armazém do Chá, Café au Lait, Pérola Negra, Ferro or Barracuda, between others.
In between, he was A&R at Nortesul for 24 years, participating in the recording careers of reference projects in modern Portuguese music such as Mind da Gap, Cool Hipnoise, Reporter Estrábico, Belle Chase Hotel, Wray Gunn, Legendary Tigerman, Sean Riley + The Slowriders, X-Wife, Orelha Negra or Capicua, among many others. He made separate forays into the world of production, reflected in albums such as Illmatic + Phaser, Mr. Spock and Dancin’ Days, pressed by labels such as Kami’Khazz, Nylon, Noid or Big Bear.
27 JULY - 8PM - SÓNIA TRÓPICOS DJ SET
Born on the day of the Revolution in 1991 and raised in “Margem Sul”. With a path of creative exploration that included design, illustration and ceramics, it was in 2020 that she began producing music. Her first steps were taken with the group Beats By Girlz, and from then on she began to develop songs and remixes using soundcloud as a launch platform.
Her sound includes warm rhythms, synths and creative sampling, with a particular focus on Portuguese-speaking sounds. In 2022, she won the PULSAR competition, aimed at female producers in electronic music, which allowed her to develop her first EP, “Astral Anormal”.
30 JULY - 8PM - MATILDE CASTRO DJ SET
DJ since 2018, is leaving her musical footprint wherever she goes and enriching Porto's nightlife scene.
Grew up with a multitude of musical references and with them came a fascination with exploring and mixing different genres, which ended up manifesting itself when she decided to start broadcasting music and producing events.
She has played on several dance floors, Maus Hábitos, Plano B, Pérola Negra, Anjos 70, Festival MIMO, Passos Manuel, more recently Nos Alive, etc.
On hers sets, she promises to bring this journey based on the multiplicity that characterizes it, from R&B to hip-hop, bounce, dance, funk, jersey club between other influences.
31 JULY - 8PM - BEATRIZ PESSOA E DANIEL MOTA DJ SET
Beatriz Pessoa is a Singer, Daniel Mota is a Director.
Together they are TARANTAM on the dance floor and go from big hits to hidden gems. They promise unexpected passages through the many musical decades in an eclectic DJ set full of memorable voices.