Music

“Fado & Piano” is an innovative work in which Maria Ana Bobone provides vocals and piano, giving us her own take on the songs, lyrics and arrangements she performs, imbuing them with a different and particular colour. Recovering a forgotten tradition (at the end of the 19th century fado was accompanied by piano, before it […]

The word fado is known to come from the Latin term “fatum”, meaning destiny. Destiny as luck, future, fatality, fortune, fate. But also as a course or direction, path or creation, desire or utopia. A destiny that can be written in lines drawn by hands or in the stars, but which can also be invented […]

The Jardim da Estrela bandstand will be staging a concert by Real Combo Lisbonense, a project recovering a tradition which was somewhat lost in time: the tradition of orchestras and dance ensembles that entertained the bars, restaurants, hotels, casinos and parties in 1950s and 60s Portugal. This is a reunion with the origins of Pop […]

Within the conservative and traditionalist world of Fado, Cristina Branco always offers an alternative based on her profound knowledge of the poets and poems that she interprets, first-class composers and excellent musicians. Her most recent release, “Branco”, has been critically acclaimed and enthusiastically received by the public. Alongside the award-winning “Menina” (winner of Best Album […]

Nuno Coelho will be conducting a universally popular collection of operatic arias, connected through a journey which, despite taking a variety of different paths, always ends up in the giddiness of love. But while love, as we well know, can manifest itself in ecstatic and romantic feelings, it can also reveal itself as tragic and […]

The repertoire of the great jazz orchestras of the 1940s and 50s are an integral part of any jazz school student’s education. The Students’ Big Band from the Luiz Villas-Boas Jazz School has been working on this set during the school year and performs it periodically at concerts at the Hot Clube de Portugal and […]

For this concert, we’re inviting the Norwegian teacher Odd André who has previously worked in partnership with the Jazz School, resulting in a group of youths travelling to Japan. Here he’ll be leading a group of youngsters from various countries, as well as a group of young musicians from across this country, who’ll be coming […]

“Só a cantar” is Duarte’s new CD. A psychologist by profession, Duarte’s lover is Fado, a long-held passion. His musical training allows him to live his art in different ways. Duarte is an author, composer and performer (vocals and guitar), a rarity amongst fadistas. But perhaps that’s the secret behind the soul in his words, […]

The Combo form of jazz allows students to develop their skills in teamwork and improvisation, as well as gaining experience of performing publicly. For this performance, the students from the HCP will be playing a varied setlist, including their own arrangements of classics like the Gershwin Brothers’ “I Got Rhythm”, adaptations on “free jazz” pieces, […]

O intuito do projeto que subjaz a este concerto é dar a conhecer a música de Bernardo Sassetti às gerações mais novas, quer aos músicos que integram a orquestra, quer aos jovens que assistem ao concerto. Como tal, o repertório é constituído essencialmente por temas de Bernardo Sassetti arranjados para big band por músicos portugueses. […]

Live music, a view of the Tagus and glass of wine in your hand are what make up Bacchus Hour, hosted by the Museu de Lisboa – Teatro Romano during the evening of the last Thursday of each month. 29 august, 6pm – Zé Pinho e Amigos 26 september, 6pm – 3 Damas e 1 […]

In September, we’ll be saying farewell to the Summer and musical Sundays in the city’s parks. In this last month of Out Jazz, the Parque da Bela Vista will be making its debut and hosting this free, open-air music festival, where you can relax to the sound of the best of jazz, soul, funk and […]