João Madeira

  • By Breakfast – MUEJL

    By Breakfast – MUEJL

    All music composed by Michel Stawicki, Uygur Vural, Elisabetta Lanfrendini, João Madeira and Luiz Rocha. Recorded in Lisbon on June, 7th 2022.Mixed and Mastered by João Madeira. Produced by João Madeira/4DaRecord. Original Art Collage Cover “Untitled” by Nina Fraser. Concept Design by Paulo Teixeira Lopes. 4DaRecord 2022 4DRCD006

  • Ma’adim Vallis – VARIABLE GEOMETRY ORCHESTRA

    Ma’adim Vallis – VARIABLE GEOMETRY ORCHESTRA

    Ma’adim Vallis VARIABLE GEOMETRY ORCHESTRA Released in April 2nd 2018 by Creative Sources Read a review by Avantscena Ernesto Rodrigues – conduction, valiha & brazilian rabeca Maria Do Mar – violin Guilherme Rodrigues – cello Ricardo Jacinto – cello Miguel Mira – cello Guillaume Gargaud – acoustic guitar Miguel Almeida – classical guitar Gianna de…

  • Live 2016 – Ensemble MIA

    Live 2016 – Ensemble MIA

    Ensemble #1 – Conducted by Mia Zabelka: Paulo Silva – guitar Luiz Rocha, Noel Taylor – clarinet Alvaro Rosso, João Madeira – double bass Bruno Gonçalves, Cortez-Lamont III, Fernando Guiomar – electric guitar Paulo Curado – flute Carlos Canão – gong Pedro Castello Lopes – percussion Silvia Corda – piano Maria do Mar, Sarah Claman…

  • MIA 2017 by Jazz.pt

    MIA 2017 MIA 2017 MIA 2017-Encontro de Música Improvisada de Atouguia da Baleia, the 8th edition of the festival, is gathering about 80 musicians of 16 countries. It happens annually at a tiny little village called Atouguia da Baleia in Portugal. Rui Eduardo Paes from Jazz.pt explains it very well here: Jazz.pt | Breves |…

  • Post-MIA Jam Session at Lisbon

    Keeping the record… Inspired by last year’s Post-MIA jam, Carlo Mascolo, Maria do Mar and I proposed Desterro to repeat it once more. If we do it again for one or two more years, it will inevitably become a tradition: the Post-MIA Jam Session in Lisbon, featuring the MIA participants that were still around and…

  • Quasar – Variable Geometry Orchestra

    Quasar – Variable Geometry Orchestra

    Creative Sources 2016 Quasar was recorded during the Creative Fest 2015 -organized by the label Creative Sources- what made possible gathering  those 45 musicians for the recording. It was mostly freely improvised and briefly conducted by Ernesto Rodrigues. Read some reviews by:The Free Jazz CollectiveThe Squid’s EarAvant Music News Ernesto Rodrigues – conduction and harpMaria…

  • Jam Desterro post MIA, May 2015

    Jam Desterro post MIA, May 2015

    Many musicians that came to MIA attended the Desterro‘s Jam Session the following Tuesday. Here’s a gallery of some of those inspiring performances. May 19th, 2015

  • The Rive Gauche Mid Range Orchestra – a review by Jazz.pt

    The Rive Gauche Mid Range Orchestra – a review by Jazz.pt

  • The Rive Gauche Mid Range Orchestra live @ Centro Cultural da Malaposta