Latest news and stories about jazz in Portugal for expats and residents.
It is 35 years of history. Guimarães Jazz marks its 35th anniversary and now compiles the story of this musical cultural event into a book.
Awarded Jazz Group of the Year by DownBeat for three consecutive years, the collective founded by Renee Rosnes is one of the highlights of Guimarães Jazz. They present Arboresque and offer a nod to Miles Davis.
Dias do Jazz in Caldas da Rainha, the festival ends this weekend with two concerts at the Cultural Centre and an informal meeting between musicians and the public.
Jazz Days in Caldas da Rainha, the festival concludes this weekend with two concerts at the Cultural Centre and an informal meeting of musicians with the public.
Taking place between this Wednesday and 8 November, the Jazz Festival hosts the Scandinavian project for electric bass and three voices on its opening night at the Belém Cultural Centre in Lisbon.
The exhibition covers the history of jazz and the figures who helped promote the genre within Portugal.
Among the highlights of this edition's premieres are trumpeter Peter Evans, guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel, and the supergroup ARTEMIS. The 35th anniversary will be marked with the release of a book.
Born in Paris to intellectuals who opposed the Estado Novo regime, he spent his youth in exile with his family. In Portugal, Miguel Brandão de Carvalho became Sei Miguel and, since the 1980s, created one of the most unique languages in national jazz, admired by successive generations of musicians but little known to the general public. The trumpeter, composer, and designer died in 2025. An exhibition, concerts, a book, and new albums will soon celebrate him. Friends and family guide us to the man.
The Estação Jazz Festival begins this Tuesday at Casa da Música, in Porto, and throughout the week it will present concerts and musicians from various geographies and influences to the city.
The artist Sofia Ribeiro advocates for greater visibility and dissemination of Venezuelan musical culture within the Portuguese territory.
The artist Sofia Ribeiro advocates for greater visibility and dissemination of Venezuelan musical culture within the Portuguese territory.
In its 27th edition, the Azorean festival Angrajazz celebrated the centenary of John Coltrane with ballads, performed by Aaron Parks and Walter Smith III. But there was more music.
The festival combines jazz, Brazilian music, improvisation, electronics, and experimentation. The launch of the Ibero-American Jazz Association is part of the programme. The event is sponsored by the President of the Republic.
Double bassist Michael Formanek has worked on a new formation based in Portugal. Recorded as a septet, New Digs reveals music in which the boundaries between composition and improvisation are blurred.
The American singer died at the age of 70 in the US state of Mississippi.
Viva! records the last two performances of Sei Miguel's Carro de Fogo. This is how Clean Feed says goodbye to the edition, beginning a rediscovery of the trumpeter that will continue in October.
Happy Today is the third improvised jazz album by the ETA IVtet from the guitarist who has been a fundamental member of Tortoise for 30 years. We spoke with him.
There are other sounds and rhythms that also fit into the holidays. In this first week of August, there is jazz at the Gulbenkian in Lisbon.
August is synonymous with jazz music at the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, and this year is no exception. The 42nd edition of Jazz em Agosto begins this Friday, July 31, with a programme curated by artistic director Rui Neves. It features 14 concerts, with the majority—nine—taking place in the outdoor amphitheatre, aimed at a wider audience. Today's opening performance by Joachim Kühn will be held in the Grand Auditorium, the only show in that venue. The institution highlights that hearing the 82-year-old jazz innovator in a solo piano setting is a rarity, as he rarely performs solo by his own choice. The festival continues through August 9, featuring a diverse lineup of international and Portuguese artists, including David Maranha, Rodrigo Amado, Sylvie Courvoisier, and the Lisbon Underground Music Ensemble.
The Jazz in August programme includes 14 concerts and aims to reaffirm its identity of showcasing the current creative and original jazz scene. Joachim Kühn's concert will open the festival.
A guide to the jazz music festivals taking place in Portugal throughout the remainder of the summer season.
Brazilian double bassist Oswaldo Amorim begins a series of performances in Portugal this Wednesday (22) as part of the BRASLIA [in transit] – International Brazilian Music Cycle. The programme, which runs through Lisbon, Almada and Barreiro until Saturday (25), will feature special guest saxophonist Paulo Levi and bring together Brazilian and Portuguese musicians for shows that bridge Brazilian instrumental music, jazz and contemporary improvisation. Curated by Naná Maris Produções, the project originated in Brasília and aims to promote encounters between artists from different backgrounds. Throughout the tour, Amorim will share the stage with prominent musicians from the Portuguese jazz scene in various formations, ensuring each performance has a unique repertoire and combination of artists. In addition to the concerts, the schedule includes a free masterclass taught by Oswaldo Amorim and Paulo Levi at the Barreiro Jazz School.
Recorded in New York and finished in Porto, the fourth album by jazz singer and composer Manuel Linhares uses the Atlantic as a “metaphor between memory and the future”.
Each with their own curatorial approach, the Jazz no Parque, Matosinhos em Jazz, and Julho é de Jazz festivals, all currently underway or about to begin, are taking to the streets — and forcing the public to make choices.
The festival takes place from July 24 to 26 with six performances. The Andy Sheppard Trio will debut an unreleased album live, and Ricardo Toscano will pay tribute to the John Coltrane centenary.
Home News Loulé Jazz Festival Marks 30th Anniversary with Three Days of Live Music Loulé Jazz Festival Marks 30th Anniversary with Three Days of Live Music Loulé’s long-running jazz festival will celebrate its 30th edition this summer with a programme of six concerts spread across three days, bri
The new performing arts programme kicks off with a celebration on 11 September. Featuring more dance, a focus on Portuguese theatre and jazz, and Beethoven is also included.
Lisbon, 05 Jun 2026 (Lusa) -- The Portuguese label Clean Feed is saying goodbye after 25 years of exploring new paths in jazz and improvised music, with the release of a posthumous album by trumpeter Sei Miguel, announced publisher Pedro Costa.
