André Santos

André Santos is a jazz guitarist, based in Lisbon. Graduated from the Escola Superior de Música de Lisboa, he's one of the busiest players in the portuguese jazz scene performing with bands such as HCP Jazz Orchestra, L.A. New Mainstream and Demian Cabaud 'Benespera'. He also has played with bands such as Orquestra de Jazz de Matosinhos feat. Julian Arguelles & Ohad Talmor; Jeffrey Davis/Marc Miralta Quartet; Sara Serpa 'Fragmentz'; Akiko Pavolka 'House of Illusion' and more.

André Santos is a jazz guitarist, based in Lisbon. Graduated from the Escola Superior de Música de Lisboa, he's one of the busiest players in the portuguese jazz scene performing with bands such as HCP Jazz Orchestra, L.A. New Mainstream and Demian Cabaud 'Benespera'. He also has played with bands such as Orquestra de Jazz de Matosinhos feat. Julian Arguelles & Ohad Talmor; Jeffrey Davis/Marc Miralta Quartet; Sara Serpa 'Fragmentz'; Akiko Pavolka 'House of Illusion' and more.

Beyond jazz, he's also featured as guitar player for the album 'Mistério' from the worldwide famous singer Teresa Salgueiro.

His debut album 'Ponto de Partida' mixes a wide pallet of styles that goes from jazz, MPB to folk and rock.

Awards

Bolsa Jovens Criadores 2013 (Young artists scholarship for his debut album 'Ponto de Partida')