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Pedro Madaleno
PEDRO MADALENO (Jazz Musician,Composer-guitar and piano) Studied in the school of jazz of the Hot Club of Portugal (1981-1985). He studied 4 years of classical piano and completed 6º year of musical education in the National Conservatory in 1984. Studied in U.S.A. five years between 1986 and 1990, in Boston (Berklee School )and in NY (New School of Social Research- Jazz Program).He held scholarships on both schools . During this period, he gave priority to study intensively with great musicians of jazz, being the main mentors Lee Konitz, Jim Hall, John Abercrombie, and Karl Berger, besides having studied with John Scofield, Ken Werner, Attila Zoller, Ted Dunbar, Harold Danko, Mark Helias and Hal Galper. While in school, he was colleague in the same ensemble with Brad Mehldau,Chris Potter,Roy Hargrove,Peter Bernstein,Larry Goldings, Christopher Holliday...He has been growing up with this generation!! As a Composer he studied intensively in U.S.A. (1987- 1990) with Aydin Esen, Ken Werner, Anthony Davis and Karl Berger. He composes since 1986, having already compose more than 350 compositions for its groups and innumerable parts for different arts, videos, surrounding music, choreographies, etc. Currently he writes music under order for dance, video. He played in " jam session " with Arnie Lawrence, Jimmy Cobb, Karl Berger, Andy Gonzalez, Roy Hargrove, Kenwood Dennard, Steve Laspina, Gil Goldstein, Victor Jones, Michael Carvin, Badal Roy, Hal Galper, Edward Simon, Peter Bernstein, Brad Meldhau and Joe Lovano, among others. In its activity in Portugal, he is professor in several schools of Jazz . like Jbjazz, Estal, and was a former teacher of the Hot Club of Portugal since 1990. Hhe taught s disciplines like Harmony,Guitar ,Theory of Gamalataki(rhythm method based on Indian music) Intervallic system of soloing based on the books of Nicolas Slonimsky and Jerry bergonzi,Composition and advanced Harmony,and he teaches worldwide workshops. He played in diverse concerts: with Karl Berger in the Festival de Jazz of Lisbon 1990, and with Lee Konitz in the Hot Club in April of 1991. With his projects " Pedro Madaleno Grupo " and " Pedro Madaleno Trio " has been performing in concerts for all the country, among which : Mostra de Tendências de Portuguese Art in the Picoas Forum in 1991, Festival de Loures 1991, Party of Avante 1991, Meeting Acarte 1992, Festival de Jazz de Alcobaça 1993, Cultural Center of Belem (a concert for month of Abril 1993 October 1995), Hot Club of Portugal (more than 50 concerts), III Festival of Classical Guitar of Aveiro in 1996, Portuguese Society of Authors in 1994.
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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson
O Meu Canto Secreto
From: That Smile On Your FaceBy Pedro Madaleno
Tale From The West
From: That Smile On Your FaceBy Pedro Madaleno
That Smile On Your Face
From: That Smile On Your FaceBy Pedro Madaleno