Paulo Gomes

In the 80..s, I studied piano and harmony at the Oporto Jazz School. At the same time, I did the composition course at the Oporto Music Conservatory. I studied with musicians like: Roland Hanna, Hal Galper, Mulgrew Miller, Tete Montoliu and James Williams. Of so many colaborations in concerts and recordings, I remember in a special way: Sávio Araújo Quartet, Conferência dos Sons (with Fátima Serro, Rolf Delfos, Bernardo Moreira, Carlos Bica, Pedro Barreiros, Bruno Pedroso), Fátima Serro Quintet, Peter King Quartet (with Zé Eduardo and Aldo Caviglia), António Mesa Quartet, Maria Viana Trio (with Josè Lima, Eddie Goltz, David Gausen, Art Themen, Herb Geller), Barcelona/Porto Quartet (with Eduardo Santos), Orquestra Metropolitana de Lisboa (Piano Trio + Sinfonic Orch.), Trupe Vocal, Matt Wates Sextet (with Martin Shaw), Paulo Gomes eNsEmble (my tentet with Henry Lowther, Rolf Delfos...), Kiko Quintet, Quinto Elemento (with Jorge Reis and Paulo Pinto), Paulo Gomes/Fátima Serro (with Julian Arguelles), Julian Arguelles/Paulo Gomes Quartet.In several of this bands, I wrote and arranged original music. I would specially point out the compositions I did to some of the greatest portuguese poetry, and the work with my ensemble (a tentet that I begun in 2001). I also wrote music to the Portuguese tour of the EMJO - European Movement Jazz Orchestra.As a teacher (piano, harmony, improvisation and combo), I worked with many among the new generation of professional jazz musicians in Portugal. I did workshops and courses in many official and private schools, all over the country (continental and islands).Since the early 90..s, I played in countless Jazz Festivals, in Portugal, Spain, Germany, Belgium and Netherlands.Discography:Sávio Araújo - Live Quartet Fátima Serro - Day by Day Fátima Serro / Paulo Gomes - Outra História Trupe Vocal - We'll Remember You Paulo Gomes eNsEmble - Intro Kiko - Raw Fátima Serro / Paulo Gomes - Quinto ElementoEmiliano Toste - Andanças do Mar Serafim Borges - Mar do Mundo Classificados - Classificados I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4