Bands/ Bronx Na Mouraria; Imjad; Longitude Zero; Mezzo Ensemble; Prismat Jazz Zen; Kyrie; ...
Carlos never uses the internet, this page is managed by close friends and fans of the author.
We convey his messages and he himself answers (though sometimes it might take a bit of time. When this occurs we beg your indulgence for our tardiness - he is deeply touched by some of your kind messages and comments)
Author and/or musical arranger for the ensembles he plays in as well as those of others, music for film sound tracks, plays, individual artists, etc. The nature and number of pieces written and/or arranjed by Carlos Azevedo is vast.
Most of his work (in all the styles he writes) is too large to place here. Hopefully we shall soon place some pieces of his more classic and contemporary work.
Due to the size of most of his pieces, we have tried to choose those that beyond being short somehow reflect his mentioned sylistic variety and extensive past.
On behalf of Carlos we thank you very much for your visit and and hope you have enjoyed this very small sample of his music.
Carlos Azevedo is an extraordinarily creative musician, who's relationship with music as a composer and pianist is a long one. He studied under Jorge Peixinho, among other reputable teachers. While he was Director of the Escola de Jazz of the Hot Clube de Portugal, (* HCP - Jazz School) and teacher, he taught many. The “Gold Leopard” Award – for Best Original Score in Lucarno, Switzerland (for “Zefiro”), among other prizes, is among one of the many international and national awards he has won over the years. His music has also won 1st place on various other occasions for original score in films along with other works (i.e. Marcha da Bica * Bica March / in the Lisbon Summer Festivity – “Santos Populares, marchas de Stº António ”). He has performed with many reputable musicians (i.e. Steve Potts, Jan Kaczmarec – Oscar winner for “Best Original Score – 2005”, José Mário Branco, Fausto, Paleka, Carlos Barretto, Maria João, João Courinha, João Balao, Ricardo Rocha, João Braga, etc. He founded and played in a number of ensembles (Kyrie, Bronx na Mouraria, Prismat Jazz Zen, Longitude Zero, Imjad, Mezzo Ensemble, etc.), having also performed in a variety of Festivals (i.e. Brugge Jazz Festival, Brügge - Belgium, and others). Founder of various schools for the study of music, he has given numerous workshops all over Portugal. He composes on a regular basis for the theatre, cinema, and for most of the groups in which he plays. To see more about Carlos please view the blog herein - under "brief curriculum" (in either English or Portuguese)
