Jazz Piano 8th Degree & Ensembles

Jazz Piano 8th Degree & Ensembles

I completed my 8th-grade degree in Jazz Piano at the Conservatório de Música do Porto while studying Computer Engineering at FEUP — a demanding but incredibly rewarding journey.

Throughout the years, I performed with many ensembles and big bands including:

  • Combo Jazz Conservatório do Porto
  • Combo Jazz Banda Amizade
  • Ria Jazz Orchestra
  • Groovin
  • JazzSeFazTarde, among others.

I've also helped plenty of collegues doing their final recital whenever I was invited to do so. Here are some videos of some of those moments:

We played in festivals such as:

  • Festival de Jazz de Lisboa
  • Que Jazz É Este? (Viseu)
  • Porta Jazz Festival (Porto)
  • Rampa Jazz, and more.
Que Jazz é este Festival em Viseu Jam Session em Viseu Afonso's final Recital Combo

Jazz has always been a language of freedom, complexity and communication. Studying and performing it shaped me musically and personally.