Kenny Kirkland, Phineas Newborn Jr., Kevin Hays, Tommy Flannagan, Wynton Kelly, Red Garland, Ahmad Jahmal, Hank Jones, Bill Evans, Herbie Hancock, Bud Powell, Cedar Walton, Tom Jobim, Oscar Peterson, Mulgrew Miller, Aaron Goldberg, Brad Mehldau, Bobby Timmons, Larry Fuller, Benny Green, Omer Avital, John Ellis, Ray Brown, Hampton Hawes, Steven Spielberg, Peter Jackson, Michele Soavi, Mick Garris, John Carpenter, Terry Gilliam, Neil Marshall, George Romero, Moonspell, Bruno Aleixo.... so many more
For tourdates/appearances check www.filipemelo.net / www.opatoprofissional.com
Born in Lisbon, Filipe Melo started to play the piano at the age of 14. He soon became interested in jazz and improvisation. He has, since then, dedicated his life to music and films, having played in many jazz festivals and clubs with most portuguese jazz musicians.
A student of the Hotclub school (Portugal) and Berklee College of Music (Boston).
Winner the Jazzportugal Prize for new talent and the Villas Boas award.
He is also a jazz educator and arranger, having worked with such different musicians / ensembles such as Donald Harrison Jr, Jesse Davis, Sheila Jordan, Perico Sambeat, Herb Geller, Hal Singer, Bernardo Moreira, Bruno Santos, Marta Hugon, Joana Machado, Laurent Filipe, Pedro Moreira, Carlos do Carmo, Camané, João Moreira, Orquestra Sinfónica Portuguesa, Orquestra Sinfonietta, Orquestra Metropolitana de Lisboa, Claus Nymark Big Band, Hot Club Big Band and many others.
His hobby and biggest passion is filmmaking, he founded "O Pato Profissional Lda", a producing company, having directed and produced many projects: "Ill see you in my dreams", the winner of 12 international awards (Fantasporto, Méliès D or,etc), considered the first portuguese zombie movie. He also directed a documentary ("O Homem que gostava de Zombies"), videoclips (Moonspell), and a TV miniseries ("Um Mundo Catita").
Filipe is currently teaching piano at the Hotclube Jazz School, Évora University and Alhandra Conservatory and he keeps a busy schedule touring with different groups and preparing new projects in both areas.
Obrigado pelo sentimento (thank you for the feeling)! Vem ver o nosso concerto dia 15 no Maxime. Vem disfrutar com os teus amigos! Um beijo filthy de Os 3 Marias.
Então Filipe, já és convidado para as festas em casa do Aleixo?:) Espero que eles não se esqueçam de te entrevistar num próximo programa, seria engraçado:). Ainda me lembro da tua entrevista, no tempo do "I'll see you in my dreams", com um zombie preso por uma trela:)Genial:)
Phill!!! haber si me vendes los privilegios para el google sites,te parece bien 3000$$$,???jejeje. que vayan bien los bolos del fin de semana;Abraço grande
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