Come and join Carlos Martins, Carlos Barretto and many more tonight at Povo in Lisboa and experience how poetry and jazz feel live on stage…

Come and join Carlos Martins, Carlos Barretto and many more tonight at Povo in Lisboa and experience how poetry and jazz feel live on stage…

Thank you Orquestra Geração for inviting me to take part in your beautiful performance on May 19 in the Teatro Sao Luiz in Lisbon – it was great to be one of the invited guest performers to support the GeraJazz project and the Orquestra Geração!
More info on this great project here: http://www.orquestra.geracao.aml.pt/en/the-project
Find an essential article capturing the highlights and some great pictures (for the non-Portuguese speaking) here:
http://jazz.pt/report/2015/04/01/palmas-e-foguetes/
Festa do Jazz 2015 kicks off tonight at 22h with a pre-opening concert and movie screening before continuing with 3 days and nights full of great concerts, masterclasses and – not to forget – the unique National Jazz School Contest with emerging artists from all over Portugal at the São Luiz Theatre!
Find the full programme here: http://sonsdalusofonia.com/files/20150313155015_6LGERE4RVO03TG35IQ2F.pdf
We had a great time playing at Hot Clube the last 2 nights… Thank you everyone who was there with us – those of you who missed it can find some footage in the video section soon!

Concerts start at 22:30h
More info: http://www.hcp.pt/events?filter=eventday&v=20150319
Besides being a passionate musician Carlos Martins is busy with various projects as producer and artistic director, amongst them the Portuguese jazz festival “Festa do Jazz” which he initiated in 2003.
Check out the trailer for last year’s 12th edition of Festa do Jazz:

Carlos Martins Quartet is the first jazz ensemble ever to perform live on the national radio show “Viva a Música” on Antena 1! Tune in today at 15h:
http://www.rtp.pt/play/p274/e180117/viva-a-musica