Manuel Beleza
General Info
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Genre: Acoustic / Experimental / Jazz
Location Braga, Po
Profile Views: 11989
Last Login: 9/18/2011
Member Since 11/12/2006
Website http://www.myspace.com/mbeleza
Type of Label Major
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Bio
I was born in Braga – Portugal in 1955 and early I began to play guitar. After playing lead guitar and bass guitar, I decided to study piano. Meanwhile, I worked with several rock bands, but at this time, playing Hammond organ. "Carlos Santana", "Emerson, Lake & Palmer", "Yes", were some of them... .. After hearing some good musicians, I tried to find and listen to the great organ and piano players. So, my first idoles were, Bill Evans, Chick Corea and Jimmy Smith. Later, When I heard for the first time the Keith Jarrett piano player, I was fascinated with his improvisation. For me, he still is the number one on the piano jazz improvisation in the world!.. .. I studied jazz piano for about 15 years... At the 90's, and because of a problem in my right wrist (tendinitis), I stopped studying during 10 years. In this period, I bought a Hammond organ. Nowadays, I'm still studying this fabulous instrument. .. Since 1987, I teach harmony and jazz piano improvisation at the "Escola de Jazz do Porto" and at my own school – "Flauta de Hamelin, ~Oficina de Artes~"... During my career as jazz musician, I already performed with many musicians, like, Fredo Mergner, Mário Santos, Henry Lowther, Alexandre Frazão, Mário Barreiros, Pedro Barreiros, Henry Sousa, José Sarmento, Ricardo Fabini, Max Gómez, Virxílio da Silva, Pedro Gonçalves, Helder Gonçalves, Manuel Marques, Hugo Danin, Pedro Cardoso, Tuniko Goulart, Casimiro Talaia, Firmino Neiva, Artur Caldeira, Manuel Barros, Tony Peixoto, Paulo Peixoto, Pedro Abrunhosa, Eduardo Silva, António Torres Pinto, Paulo Gomes, and many others. .. .. Jazz Bands who I worked with:.. .. "Manuel Beleza Jazz terceto" (Manuel Beleza – Hammond Organ, Mário Santos – tenor sax and Mário Barreiros – drums).. "Henry Lowther / Mário Santos Quartet (Henry Lowther – trumpet, Mário Santos – tenor sax, Manuel Beleza – Hammond Organ and Alexandre Frazão – drums).. "Manuel Beleza trio" (Manuel Beleza – Hammond Organ, Tuniko Goulart – guitar and Hugo Danin - drums).. "Rebop" (Manuel Beleza – Keyboards, Eduardo Silva – bass and Hugo Danin - drums).. "Sonoridades" (Manuel Beleza – Hammond Organ, Manuel Marques – Tenor sax and Paulo Peixoto - percussion).. "Ricardo Fabini trio" (Ricardo Fabini – guitar, Manuel Beleza – Hammond Organ and António Torres Pinto - drums) .. "Ricardo Fabini Quartet" (Ricardo Fabini – guitar, Manuel Beleza – Keyboards, Paulo Gomes – acoustic Bass and António Torres Pinto - drums).. "Manuel Beleza trio" (Manuel Beleza – piano, Paulo Gomes - Acoustic Bass and António Torres Pinto - drums).. "José Menezes / Manuel Beleza Quartet" (José Menezes – sax, Manuel Beleza – piano, Paulo Gomes - Acoustic Bass and António Torres Pinto - drums).. "José Menezes / Manuel Beleza Duet" (José Menezes – sax and Manuel Beleza – piano).. "Anima" (Manuel Beleza – piano, Tony Peixoto – Guitar, Firmino Neiva – Bass and Paulo Peixoto - Percussion).. "José Sarmento Quartet" (José Sarmento – Piano, Tony Peixoto – Guitar, Tony Simões – bass and Manuel Beleza - drums).. "Tony Peixoto / Manuel Beleza duet" (Tony Peixoto – Guitar and Manuel Beleza – Fender Rhodes Piano).. .. .. -
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Influences
Bill Evans, Keith Jarrett, Mário Laginha and other jazz pianists. Jimmy Smith and Larry Young were my first influence on Hammond B3. Today I hear Larry Goldings, Sam Yahel, Tony Monaco, Joey DeFrancesco and a lot of new B3 players. Naturaly, I began playing Jazz hearing the masters, like Miles Davis, John Coltrane and many others. .... In 2007 I decided to study piano again. Now I'm divided between these two great instruments (piano and Hammond Organ). So I'm listening to some of the most important composers of the XIX and XX centuries, as Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel, Olivier Messiaen, Paul Hindemith and Antonio Carlos Jobim, among others. .... Here they are some friends of mine .... .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .......... ...... .......... .... ........ .. .. .. .. .. .. .... ........ .. .. .. .. .. .. .... ........ .. .. .. .. .. .. .... Visita a renovada Oficina de Artes da Flauta de Hamelin em http://www.flautadehamelin.net .... -
Sounds Like
Modern Jazz
Top Friends (40)
- Keith Jarrett
- Mário Santos
- Peter Erskine
- Clara Moreno
- Tony Monaco
- Jack DeJohnette
- Bill Bilhou
- Larry Goldings
- Maria Viana
- Annalee
- Mariza
- Herbie Hancock
- Airto Moreira & Flora P…
- JON HAMMOND Band
- Pat Metheny Group
- Isabel Ventura
- Joey DeFrancesco Band
- Perico Sambeat
- Barbara Dennerlein
- John Patitucci
- Steve Gadd
- Mário Laginha
- Maria Rita Oficial
- Michael Lauren
- Mike Mangan's Big Organ…
- Maria João Matos
- Tony Carbone
- Ze Eduardo
- Carlos Almeida
- Maria João
- Maria Jose Leal
- Jazz Club à Lyon
- Greice Ive
- Simone Dinnerstein
- Alexandre Frazão
- Nelson Cascais
- Hammond-Italia-SocialCl…
- Jamie Cullum
- Rão Kyao
- Diana Krall
