José Valente

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José Valente was born in Porto, Portugal. After finishing his classical viola degree in Austria, he received a Scholarship from the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music to study jazz viola in New York. Among others, he studied with: Prof. Brian Finlayson, Prof. Mathias Buchholz, Christian Howes, Max Grosch, Rory Stuart, Jane Ira Bloom, Júnior Mance, Prof. Alexei Kornienko, Mark Feldman, Jimmy Owens, Richard Boukas, Adam Holzman, Reggie Workman. In Austria, he recorded live the premieres of Rudolf Kaettnig’s “Quartett Nº1 fur Klavier, vioiline, viola und cello”, and Gian Carlo Menotti’s operas “The Medium” and “The Telephone”, for the ORF radio show “Kaertner Talente”. He played live at the RTL’s televised broadcast of the ski jumping world championship in Planiza, Slovenia; at the Olympia Park and the Prinzregententheater in Munich; and at the ZDF television show “Wetten das…” with broadcast in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. He belonged to Akademia Ars Musicae, Hannes Beckmann Jazz Suite Orchestras. He was a founding member of Acies Streichquartett; Trítono; José ’n’ Friends; and Electro-Acoustic Super Band, with whom he released the CD Other Languages. In New York he had the opportunity to work with, among others, Grammy award winners: Paquito d’Rivera, Oscar Stagnaro, Diego Urcola, Mark Walker, Alon Yavnai, Pernell Saturnino. He also performed in many clubs and halls, including the world famous Carnegie Hall (featured soloist), Dizzy Club at Lincoln Center, and live radio broadcast at WGBO.
José Valente nasceu no Porto. Depois de terminar a sua formação em viola d’arco clássica na Áustria, recebeu uma bolsa de estudos na New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music , em Nova Iorque. Entre outros estudou com: Prof. Brian Finlayson, Prof. Mathias Buchholz, Christian Howes, Max Grosch, Rory Stuart, Jane Ira Bloom, Júnior Mance, Prof. Alexei Kornienko, Mark Feldman, Jimmy Owens, Richard Boukas, Adam Holzman. Na Áustria, gravou ao vivo, para o programa da ORF rádio “Kaertner Talente” a estreia do “Quartett Nº1 fur Klavier, vioiine, viola und cello” de Rudolf Kaettnig, e as óperas “The Medium” e “The Telephone” de Gian Carlo Menotti. Tocou no campeonato mundial de Salto de Esqui em Planiza, Eslovénia com transmissão em directo pela rede televisiva RTL; no Olympia Park e no Prinzregentheater em Munique; no concurso “Wetten das...” do canal ZDF, com emissão na Alemanha, Áustria e Suíça. Pertenceu às orquestras Akademia Ars Musicae, Hannes Beckmann Jazz Suite Orchestra. Foi membro fundador do Acies Streichquartett; Trítono; José n’Friends; e Electro Acoustic Super Band, com quem lançou o CD “Other Languages”. Em Nova Iorque, teve a oportunidade de trabalhar com, entre outros, Paquito d’Rivera, Oscar Stagnaro, Diego Urcola, Mark Walker, Alon Yavnai, Pernell Saturnino. Actuou em diversas salas de concertos e clubes, incluindo o mundialmente famoso Carnegie Hall (como solista) o fantástico Dizzy's Club at Lincoln Center, e mais recentemente uma gravação ao vivo na rádio Nova Iorquina WGBO.