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Brad Barrett

“A true virtuoso of the double bass with unlimited abilities. The possibilities of Free Music afford him the challenge to operate on the frontier of music, while his great technique grounds him with precision and musicality.”

–Joe Morris

Brad Barrett is a bassist, improviser, and educator. His practice engages the tools of improvisation and southern musical traditions to interrogate the complex interplay between freedom and structure. The Jazz Times has described Barrett’s style as “diced bits of Derek Bailey skronk” infused with “Delta blues twang,” and the Free Music Collective has lauded his playing as “singularly rhythmically genius.” In 2019, his first album, Cowboy Transfiguration—featuring Joe Morris on guitar and MacArthur Fellow Tyshawn Sorey on percussion—garnered critical acclaim for its distinctive sonic landscapes and virtuosity

Pedro Molina

Born: March 4, 1989

Pedro Molina, Spanish double bassist born in 1989 in Murcia (Spain) and based in Porto (Portugal) since 2017.

He studied double bass in Spain with Jordi Vila (Alicante) and Jordi Gaspar (Barcelona), and in Portugal with José Carlos Barbosa and Demian Cabaud.

He graduated from ESMAE (Escola Superior de Música e Artes do Espetáculo - Porto), specializing in jazz (2021).

In addition to projects where he works as a sideman, in 2022 he starts his own project with original music where he explores not only his interpretative facet but also the paths of his own music.

F. August Bish

Mário Franco

Born: October 20, 1965

Mário Franco 
Born in 1965, he started music lessons at the age of 4 in Centro de 
Estudos Gregorianos. 
He studied music theory with Maria José Godinho and after moved to 
Academia de Amadores de Música where he continued his studies in 
music theory with Cristina Brito da Cruz, started to study double bass 
and chamber music with Fernando Flores and composition with Pedro 
Rocha.
In 1986-87 attended double-bass courses given by Ludwig Streicher in 
Estoril and in 1988 won 1st prize in the Prémio Jovens Músicos (Young 
Musicians Competition); later became a member of Orquestra Sinfónica 
Juvenil where he worked on classical repertory with conductor 
Christopher Bochmann. 
Also worked with conductors Silva Pereira, Miguel Graça Moura, Roberto 
Perez, Michel Swierczewski and Cesário Costa.
He subsequently became interested in Jazz. After having bass guitar 
lessons with António Ferro he began taking Double bass lessons at Hot 
Club Jazz School with David Gausden and playing in jam sessions; also 
took part in workshops with Rufus Reid, Niels Henning, Orsted 
Pederson, Eberhard Weber, Dave Holland, Gary Burton, Roland Hanna, 
David Liebman among others…
In 1990 presented his first project based on original compositions and 
was awarded 1st prize for his group and 2nd prize for composition in 
the competition “A Juventude e a Música“ (Young People and Music).
His eclectic musical education has enabled him, since the 90’s, to work 
in many different projects, within diverse musical contexts, with artists 
such as: 
Pedro Caldeira Cabral, Miguel Amaral, Ricardo Rocha, António Chaínho, 
José Peixoto, Early and Contemporary Music Consort “Sete Lágrimas”, 
Vera Morais and Francisco Sassetti, Miguel Azguime, Carminho, Maro,
Camané, Sérgio Godinho, Vitorino, Uxia, Lura, José Manuel Barreto, 
Sofia Vitória, Maria Ana Bobone, Filipa Pais, Bernardo Sassetti, Mário 
Laginha, Luis Figueiredo, Luis Barrigas, João Paulo Esteves da Silva, 
Dan Hewson, António Pinho Vargas, Jarmo Savolainen, Júlio Resende, 
Carlo Morena, Carlos Martins, Tomás Pimentel, Maria João, Tommy 
Halferty, John Wadham, Luigi Waites, Sérgio Pelágio, André Sousa 
Machado, André Fernandes, António Pinto, Desidério Lázaro, Andy 
Sheppard, Daniel Erdmann, Zlatko Kaućić, Samuel Rohrer, Ralph Peterson Jr., 
Markku Ounaskari, Myra Melford, Jon Irabagon, Peter Epstein, David Binney, 
Paolo Fresu, Ralph Towner, Joel Harrison, Graham Haynes…
Has performed outside Portugal in some of the most important music 
festivals in China, Japan, Spain, France, Luxembourg, Belgium, Italy, 
Czech Republic, Greece, Norway, Russia, Brazil… 
In 2006 Tone of a Pitch Records edited his first CD as a leader, “This 
Life”, with Jesse Chandler (piano, hammond organ and melodica), 
André Fernandes (guitar), João Lencastre (drums), João 
Gomes (rhodes, sinthetizer, laptop) and includes NY based David Binney 
(alto saxophone). This recording was well received by the Portuguese 
public and critics, and was considered by the American magazine All 
About Jazz, to be the second best CDs of 2006. 
“Our Door” is Mário Franco’s new album for TOAP Records as a leader 
realized in 2013 and includes Sérgio Pelágio (guitar) and André Sousa 
Machado (drums). 
In 2017 "Rush" is his new album as a leader for Nischo Records, with 
Sérgio Pelágio (guitar), Óscar Graça (piano and electronics), Luís 
Figueiredo (rhodes, hammond organ, philicorda, other keyboards) and 
Alexandre Frazão (drums, percussion).
As a co-leader he recorded in 2013 "Cine Qua Non" for TOAP Records with 
Paula Sousa (piano), Afonso Pais (guitar) and João Paulo Esteves da Silva 
(accordion).
"Brightbird" in 2017 for Arjuna Records with João Paulo Esteves da Silva 
(piano) and Samuel Rohrer (drums). 
In 2019 Mario Franco together with Rita Maria (voice) and Luís Figueiredo 
(piano) decided to form "Roda Music - Independent Music Label" and in the 
same year launched their first album "Círculo" which was also the first album 
released with this label.

Tolga During Liberdjango

Tolga was born in Istanbul in 1977 but grew up on a small island in the north of Holland. When he was eight years old he started studying classical guitar, and some years later he switched to electric guitar, and soon after started playing gigs with local rock bands. At age eighteen he moved to Amsterdam where he discovered Jazz and Django Reinhardt's Gipsy Jazz. He took lessons from time to time, but is mainly self-taught.

His first personal album 'Bohemia' (1999), was a big success, opening doors to many national and international festivals. Since then, he has played at some of the most prestigious festivals like the Montreux Jazz festival in Switzerland, and did numerous of concerts for radio and television. He got many invitations to play in Italy, and in the spring of 2005, he decided to move there all together.

Constantijn Van Der Heijden

Born: December 30, 1973

Constantijn van der Heijden is a professional double bass and bass guitar player and vocalist from Nijmegen, The Netherlands.   A professional musician, interested in a lot of different styles of music, with an extra preference in Jazz, Bigband, Funk en Soul, Jump&Jive en Rock&Roll. www.constantijnvanderheijden.nl

Erlend Albertsen Basspace

Active since: 2020

Erlend Albertsen Basspace

What science have discovered until now, is that the prerequisites for life seems to be a rarity, a non-comformist in the general activity of matter and whatnots in the universe. If you compress the history of the universe into 365 days, Earth would be born in the beginning of September, the human race at 1145pm on December the 31st, and a human life of 80 years would correspond to 1/3 of a second. How do you use that time? 

Doublebassist and composer Erlend Olderskog Albertsen has summoned a handful of dear colleagues from the Norwegian jazz scene for an expedition towards new musical habitats. The crew consists of personalities that are associated with names such as ECM, Trondheim Jazz Orchestra, Espen Berg, Stian Carstensen, Jaga Jazzist, Marthe Lea, Wako and Miman.

Lars Tormod Jenset

Born: January 17, 1978

Krzysztof Pabian

José Canha

Born: October 26, 1974

José Canha was born in Setúbal, Portugal and began his musical journey as a lead vocalist for various alternative-rock bands during his late teens. He explored a range of musical instruments during this period, developing a strong affinity for those in the lowest register. Working with a diverse range of talented musicians, he gained an eclectic musical background, which ignited a growing passion for blues and jazz music.

After completing his army service, Canha abandoned his earlier academic intentions to dedicate himself to an in-depth study of his newfound passions: the bass and Black American music