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Joel Silva

Born in Leiria 1982. Joel Silva started to play in rock bands. He started his classical percussions studies E.M.O.L (Escola de Música do Orfeão de Leiria) were he studied with Rui Gomes and Manuel Campos. Later he went to Jazz and had workshops with Bruno Pedroso, Alexandre Frazão, Carlos Barretto, Marc Miralta, Mark Ferber, Daniel Freedman, Mark Turner, Peter Erskine, John Riley, Dan Weiss, Donald Edwards, Ari Hoenig e Billy Hart. In 2008 he graduated in Jazz at E.S.M.A.E with the professor Michael Lauren. Joel Silva have been playing with musicians like Carlos Barretto, Maria João, Nuno Ferreira, Nelson Cascais, Matt Penman, Francesco Bearzatti, Júlio Resende, Kristin Korb, João Paulo Esteves da Silva, Will Vinson, Afonso Pais, Dave Ambrosio, Baptiste Trotignon, Franck Amsallem, Jon Irabagon, Marc Demuth, Perico Sambeat, Ole Morten Vågan, Mário Delgado, Luiz Avellar, Massimo Cavalli. Since 2004 he is present in Jazz Festivals such as Alta Estremadura Jazz Festival, Lagoa Jazz Fest, Macau Arts festival, Valado dos Frades Jazz Festival, Universijazz Valladolid, Jazz & Wine of Peace Collio, Clean Feed Fest, Seixal Jazz, Angra Jazz, Jazz em Agosto - in countries like Portugal, Holland, Italy, Greece, Angola, Slovenia, Macau, Spain and U.S.A. He also teaches at JB Jazz and Hot Clube de Portugal.

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Joel Silva: Geyser

Read "Geyser" reviewed by Budd Kopman


Portuguese drummer Joel Silva has organized a very fine band to bring his compositions to life. The resulting album, Geyser, is a deeply felt paean to nature and man's place within it. From the opening track, the music (with one exception) creates mental images of wide-open spaces and the emotions of awe and humility. Within this emotional space, the core band of fellow Portuguese countryman, pianist Joao Paulo Esteves da Silva and bassist Antonio Quintino, assisted by two ...

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"One of the great jazz albums edited in Portugal" in Público

http://www.publico.pt/culturaipsilon/noticia/dupla-ritmica-1684389

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

"Entre Paredes"

JACC Records
2021

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Na Casa Da Nuvem

Self Produced
2020

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Genesis

The Borderline Music
2020

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Geyser

Sintoma Records
2015

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Heart Mouth Dialogues

JACC Records
2012

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Minus Eight

From: Na Casa Da Nuvem
By Joel Silva

A Clown's Resilience

From: Resilience
By Joel Silva

Geyser

From: Geyser
By Joel Silva

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