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Artist
João Hasselberg
8+ albums
portuguesejazzambientfolklatin
about
João Hasselberg is a heavy weight on the Portuguese jazz scene and is starting his international journey. Colaborations with Luísa Sobral, Sara Serpa, Spyros Manesis, Gianni Gagliardi, Gilles Estoppey, Afonso Pais, João Firmino, Bruno Santos e Julio Resende just to name a few have put him on the spot light. To solidify this position he won the 1ºplace in the Prémio Jovens Músicos 2011 Competition, Jazz Ensemble category. Had the oportunity to play at the Barbican Center (London), Half‐Note (Athens), Tempodrom (Berlin), Alte Oper (Frankfurt), Kolner Philarmonie (Koln), LaeiszHalle (Hamburg) and festivals like the London Jazz Festival, Cully Jazz Festival, Barcelona International Jazz festival, Cartagena Jazz Festival , Den Hague Jazz Festival, Jazz Ahead ), IJ Jazz Festival, Breda Jazz Festival, Meer Jazz Festival, Trytone Jazz Festival, Europa Fest , Festa de Jazz do S.Luis, Festival de Valado dos Frades, Jazz no Castelo, Seixal Jazz, Cool Jazz Fest, Sudoeste TMN, Festival de Jazz de Verão de Setubal. He now introduces his own project featuring Joana Espadinha voice; Luis Figueiredo piano; Bruno Pedroso drums; Ricardo Toscano sax; Diogo Duque trumpet; Afonso Pais and João Firmino guitar; João Hasselberg doublebass & electric bass. This is a project that features his own original compositions, and some jazz and pop standards, where improvisation and communication have a main role in the development of each tune. I
