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Genre: Drum & Bass / Jazz / Rock
Location Lisboa, -, PT
Profile Views: 53262
Last Login: 3/9/2011
Member Since 4/11/2005
Website http://www.nelsoncascais.net
Record Label www.toneofapitch.com
Type of Label Indie
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Bio
Born in Lisbon in 1973. Studied at the Hot Clube Jazz School while keeping his classical studies at the National Conservatory. In 1994, as a graduate of the Hot Clube Jazz School, he represented Portugal at the annual IASJ meeting, in New York. Attended Workshops with Bruce Barth, Phil Markowitz, Ron Jackson, Frank Mobus and Barrie Harris. Since then he has been playing in and out of Portugal with musicians such as: Rick Margitza, Maria João, Mário Laginha, Jerome Richardson, Benny Lackner, Perico Sambeat, Bernardo Sassetti, Stefano D’Anna, Llibert Fortuny, Jorge Pardo, Antonio Faraó, Ivan Padduart, John Ellis, Jarmo Savolainen, Aaron Goldberg, Maria Schneider, Markku Ounaskari, Kari ikonen, among others. He was voted "Jazz Musician of the Year" by critics choice in the web site www.jazzportugal.net. He..s currently a member of the André Fernandes 4tet, Jesus Santandreu 4tet, Afonso Pais Trio, João Lencastre Group and Paulo Bandeira Quarteto, and others. Since 1999 he..s been also working with his own bands recording his debut Cd as a leader, "Ciclope", folowed by "Nine Stories", both for portuguese indie label Tone of a Pitch. "Guruka", his third album for Toap, has just been released. _______________________________________________________________________ Nelson Cascais é hoje um dos nomes mais sonantes no cenário do jazz português. Além de contrabaixista dotado de um som extremamente individual e de um apurado sentido de interacção, Nelson Cascais é um dos mais distintos compositores do jazz contemporâneo, qualidade à qual se junta a capacidade de, enquanto líder, fazer aflorar as mais importantes virtudes dos seus companheiros de grupo. Por outro lado, como fruto da sua versatilidade e fiabilidade, a actividade de Nelson Cascais como sideman tem-se tornado cada vez mais intensa, tendo-se apresentado, em estúdio ou em concerto, ao lado de nomes como Carlos Martins, André Fernandes, Abe Rabade, Jorge Reis, Perico Sambeat, Jesus Santandreu, Paulo Bandeira, Maria João & Mário Laginha, Afonso Pais, Pedro Moreira, Benny Lackner, Bernardo Sassetti e muitos outros. "GURUKA", o novo disco de Nelson Cascais, vem acentuar o já notável reconhecimento do contrabaixista como compositor e bandleader, ao apresentar um sólido repertório onde a composição e a improvisação se equilibram num processo orgânico que, à imagem dos seus registos anteriores - "Ciclope" e principalmente "Nine Stories" -, se alimenta da forte voz pessoal de cada um dos elementos do grupo e de uma completa e determinante permeabilidade às mais diversas influências estéticas. ................Try the ..BEST.. ..MySpace Editor.. and ..MySpace Backgrounds.. at ..MySpace.... Toolbox..!.. ..Masthead Banner Made with MyBannerMaker.com! Click here to make your own!.............. -
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"Radio Beat", "Yuliya" & "O Centro do Mundo" - Nelson Cascais - bass Pedro Moreira - tenor and C melody saxes André Fernandes - guitar João Paulo - piano, fender rhodes Iago Fernandez - drums --------------------------- "Knives Out" - Nelson Cascais - bass Pedro Moreira - tenor and C melody saxes André Fernandes - guitar Jesse Chandler - piano, rhodes, organ Bruno Pedroso - drums ---------------------------- "Ciclope" - Nelson Cascais - bass Avishai Cohen - trumpet Jesus Santandreu - tenor sax Rodrigo Gonçalves - piano Bruno Pedroso - drums ---------------------------- "Rumo Sudoeste" - Nuno Ferreira - guitar João Moreira - trumpet Jorge Reis - alto & soprano saxes João Silvestre - sitar Nelson Cascais - bass Bruno Pedroso - drums ---------------------------- "Água" - Carlos Martins - tenor sax André Fernandes - guitar Bernardo Sassetti - piano Nelson Cascais - Bass Alexandre Frazão - drums ----------------------------- "Beijo de Gelo" - André Fernandes - guitar Mário Laginha - piano & rohdes Nelson Cascais - bass Alexandre Frazão - drums --------------------------------- ...... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. -
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Born in Lisbon in 1973. Studied at the Hot Clube Jazz School while keeping his classical studies at the National Conservatory. In 1994, as a graduate of the Hot Clube Jazz School, he represented Portugal at the annual IASJ meeting, in New York. Attended Workshops with Bruce Barth, Phil Markowitz, Ron Jackson, Frank Mobus and Barrie Harris. Since then he has been playing in and out of Portugal with musicians such as: Rick Margitza, Maria João, Mário Laginha, Jerome Richardson, Benny Lackner, Perico Sambeat, Bernardo Sassetti, Stefano D’Anna, Llibert Fortuny, Jorge Pardo, Antonio Faraó, Ivan Padduart, John Ellis, Jarmo Savolainen, Aaron Goldberg, Maria Schneider, Markku Ounaskari, Kari ikonen, among others. He was voted "Jazz Musician of the Year" by critics choice in the web site www.jazzportugal.net. He..s currently a member of the André Fernandes 4tet, Jesus Santandreu 4tet, Afonso Pais Trio, João Lencastre Group and Paulo Bandeira Quarteto, and others. Since 1999 he..s been also working with his own bands recording his debut Cd as a leader, "Ciclope", folowed by "Nine Stories", both for portuguese indie label Tone of a Pitch. "Guruka", his third album for Toap, has just been released. _______________________________________________________________________ Nelson Cascais é hoje um dos nomes mais sonantes no cenário do jazz português. Além de contrabaixista dotado de um som extremamente individual e de um apurado sentido de interacção, Nelson Cascais é um dos mais distintos compositores do jazz contemporâneo, qualidade à qual se junta a capacidade de, enquanto líder, fazer aflorar as mais importantes virtudes dos seus companheiros de grupo. Por outro lado, como fruto da sua versatilidade e fiabilidade, a actividade de Nelson Cascais como sideman tem-se tornado cada vez mais intensa, tendo-se apresentado, em estúdio ou em concerto, ao lado de nomes como Carlos Martins, André Fernandes, Abe Rabade, Jorge Reis, Perico Sambeat, Jesus Santandreu, Paulo Bandeira, Maria João & Mário Laginha, Afonso Pais, Pedro Moreira, Benny Lackner, Bernardo Sassetti e muitos outros. "GURUKA", o novo disco de Nelson Cascais, vem acentuar o já notável reconhecimento do contrabaixista como compositor e bandleader, ao apresentar um sólido repertório onde a composição e a improvisação se equilibram num processo orgânico que, à imagem dos seus registos anteriores - "Ciclope" e principalmente "Nine Stories" -, se alimenta da forte voz pessoal de cada um dos elementos do grupo e de uma completa e determinante permeabilidade às mais diversas influências estéticas. ..Try the BEST MySpace Editor and MySpace Backgrounds at MySpace Toolbox!
Member Since:
April 11, 2005Members:
"Radio Beat", "Yuliya" & "O Centro do Mundo" - Nelson Cascais - bass Pedro Moreira - tenor and C melody saxes André Fernandes - guitar João Paulo - piano, fender rhodes Iago Fernandez - drums --------------------------- "Knives Out" - Nelson Cascais - bass Pedro Moreira - tenor and C melody saxes André Fernandes - guitar Jesse Chandler - piano, rhodes, organ Bruno Pedroso - drums ---------------------------- "Ciclope" - Nelson Cascais - bass Avishai Cohen - trumpet Jesus Santandreu - tenor sax Rodrigo Gonçalves - piano Bruno Pedroso - drums ---------------------------- "Rumo Sudoeste" - Nuno Ferreira - guitar João Moreira - trumpet Jorge Reis - alto & soprano saxes João Silvestre - sitar Nelson Cascais - bass Bruno Pedroso - drums ---------------------------- "Água" - Carlos Martins - tenor sax André Fernandes - guitar Bernardo Sassetti - piano Nelson Cascais - Bass Alexandre Frazão - drums ----------------------------- "Beijo de Gelo" - André Fernandes - guitar Mário Laginha - piano & rohdes Nelson Cascais - bass Alexandre Frazão - drums ---------------------------------
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EURICO A. CEBOLO www.grafix.net/cebolo/eurico.htm "Guruka" Nelson Cascais 5tet live at S.LuizRecord Label:
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10 of 302MoreLIFE is SWEET Nelson!
I AM RECORDING A NEW ALBUM THIS SUMMER - WATCH FOR IT @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT LIFE ...
"LIFE
is
10% WHAT HAPPENS TO US
and 90% HOW WE REACT TO IT.”
~ Dennis P. Kimbro
WE CONTROL HOW WE FEEL ABOUT LIFE.
DESPITE ITS BUMPS AND BRUISES ALONG THE
WAY ~ LIFE IS GOOD!
With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,
Richard
www.RichardHarrisLive.com
Please take a minute and give my music a listen!
MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
Thank You for the GIFT of your FRIENDSHIP Nelson!
TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT FRIENDSHIP ...
"TRUE FRIENDS are NEVER FORGOTTEN,
they live within our HEARTS and SOULS ....
FOREVER , and ALWAYS ,
DANCING on our stage of memories."
PEOPLE MAY NOT REMEMBER EXACTLY WHAT YOU DID
OR WHAT YOU SAID, BUT THEY WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER
HOW YOU MADE THEM FEEL! FRIENDS LET YOU KNOW
THAT YOU ARE NEVER ALONE ON THE ROAD OF LIFE!
With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,
Richard
www.myspace.com/richardharrislive
Please take a minute and give my music a listen!
MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
Have a LAUGH TODAY Nelson!
TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT BARBIE AND KEN ...
A man was driving home one evening and realized that it was his daughter's birthday and he hadn't bought her a present.
He drove to the mall and ran to the toy store and he asked the store manager "How much is that new Barbie in the window?"
The Manager replied, "Which one? We have 'BARBIE GOES TO THE GYM' for $19.95 ....'BARBIE GOES TO THE BALL' for $19.95 ....'BARBIE GOES SHOPPING' for $19.95 ....'BARBIE GOES TO THE BEACH' for $19.95 ....'BARBIE GOES TO THE NIGHTCLUB' for $19.95 ....and 'DIVORCED BARBIE' for $375.00".
"Why is the Divorced Barbie $375.00, when all the others are $19.95"? - Dad asked surprised.
"Divorced Barbie comes with Ken's car, Ken's House, Ken's boat, Ken's dog, Ken's cat and Ken's furniture."
A DAY WITHOUT LAUGHTER IS A DAY WASTED!
With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,
Richard
www.myspace.com/richardharrislive
Please take a minute and give my music a listen!
MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
Spreading some LOVE on your page Nelson!
TODAY'S THOUGHT IS FROM THE MOST INTERESTING
MAN IN THE WORLD ON THE COIN OF LIFE ...
"TIME is the COIN of your LIFE.
It is the ONLY COIN YOU HAVE,
and ONLY YOU can determine HOW it will be spent.
You can SPEND IT any way you wish.
But you can ONLY SPEND IT ONCE."
~ STAY THIRSTY MY FRIENDS!
With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE,
Richard
www.myspace.com/richardharrislive
Please take a minute and give my music a listen!
MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
RESPECT YOURSELF Nelson!
TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT SELF - RESPECT ...
"Don't rely on SOMEONE ELSE for your HAPPINESS and SELF WORTH. Only YOU can be responsible for that. If you can't LOVE and RESPECT YOURSELF - NO ONE ELSE will be able to make that happen.
Accept WHO YOU ARE - COMPLETELY; the good and the bad - and make changes as YOU see fit ..."
~ Stacey Charter
IF YOU WANT TO BE RESPECTED BY OTHERS, YOU
MUST FIRST RESPECT YOURSELF!
With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,
Richard
www.myspace.com/richardharrislive
Please take a minute and give my music a listen!
MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
The FUTURE Comes 1 Day at a Time Nelson!
TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT THE FUTURE ...
"STOP ACTING as if LIFE is a REHEARSAL.
LIVE this day as if it were YOUR LAST.
The PAST is OVER and GONE.
The FUTURE is not GUARANTEED."
~ Dr. Wayne Dyer
MAY THE DREAMS OF YOUR PAST BE
THE REALITY OF YOUR FUTURE!
With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,
Richard
www.myspace.com/richardharrislive
Please give my music a listen!
Cool Jazz CD's @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
OR
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MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
Don't WORRY be HAPPY Nelson!
TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT STRESS ...
"When you find yourself STRESSED, ask yourself ONE QUESTION:
Will this MATTER 5 years from now?
If YES, then DO SOMETHING about the situation.
If NO, then LET IT GO."
~ Catherine Pulsifer
STRESS IS AN IGNORANT STATE.
IT BELIEVES THAT EVERYTHING IS AN EMERGENCY!
With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,
Richard
www.myspace.com/richardharrislive
Please give my music a listen!
Cool Jazz CD's @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
OR
CDBaby.com / ITunes
LISTEN TO SOME SWEET MUSIC FROM MY NEW CD "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
Showing you LOVE and RESPECT Nelson!
TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT RAINBOWS ...
“May God give you ...
For every storm a RAINBOW,
for every TEAR a SMILE,
for every care a PROMISE
and a BLESSING in each trial.
For every PROBLEM life sends,
a faithful friend to SHARE,
for every SIGH a SWEET SONG
and an ANSWER for EACH PRAYER.”
~ Irish Blessing
HAVE FAITH IN YOUR DREAMS AND SOMEDAY YOUR RAINBOW WILL COME SHINING THROUGH!
With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,
Richard
www.myspace.com/richardharrislive
Please give my music a listen!
Cool Jazz CD's @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
OR
CDBaby.com / ITunes
Instead of vowing to honor and obey each other, we should swear to aid and abet each other.
Human physiology does not direct all of its own functions; it is interdependent. It must be steadied by the physical presence of another. This is necessary for both physical and emotional health. In many ways, humans cannot be stable on their own—they require another to survive.
If a man does not make new acquaintances as he advances through life, he will soon find himself alone. A man should keep his friendships in constant repair.
But whether it be dream or truth, to do well is what matters. If it be truth, for truth's sake. If not, then to gain friends for the time when we awaken.
--Pedro Calderon de la Barca
May all your storms be weathered,
and all that is good get better.
LISTEN TO SOME SWEET MUSIC FROM MY NEW CD "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
Nelson,
IN HONOR OF THE BIRTH OF JESUS ON CHRISTMAS, I GIVE YOU THE FOLLOWING ON THE LIFE OF JESUS ...
"Here is a man who was born in an obscure village, the child of a peasant woman. He worked in a carpenter shop until he was 30, and then for 3 years He was an itinerant preacher.
He never wrote a BOOK. He never HELD AN OFFICE. He never OWNED A HOME. He never had a FAMILY. He never went to COLLEGE. He never put his foot inside a big city. He never traveled 200 miles from the place where he was born. He never did ONE OF THE THINGS that usually accompany greatness. He had no credentials but HIMSELF.
While still a young man, the TIDE OF POPULAR OPINION turned against him. He was turned over to his ENEMIES. He went through the MOCKERY OF A TRIAL. He was nailed to a Cross between two thieves. His executioners gambled for the ONLY PIECE OF PROPERTY he had on earth while he was dying—and that was his robe.
When he was dead he was taken down and laid in a BORROWED GRAVE through the pity of a friend. He AROSE FROM THE DEAD and ascended into HEAVEN. Twenty centuries have come and gone. I am within the mark when I say that all the ARMIES that ever MARCHED, and all the NAVIES that ever were BUILT, and all the PARLIAMENTS that ever SAT, and all the KINGS that ever REIGNED, PUT TOGETHER, have not affected the life of man upon this earth as POWERFULLY as has that ONE SOLITARY LIFE."
~ James C. Hefley
MAY YOU AND YOUR FAMILY ENJOY PEACE AND JOY THIS CHRISTMAS!
With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,
Richard
www.myspace.com/richardharrislive
Please give my music a listen and let me know what you think!
Cool Jazz CDs @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
OR
CDBaby.com / ITunes