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Sei Miguel

Booking Agent | Europe + UK:
Pedro Gomes - pedro@filhounico.com

Sei Miguel is probably the individual who has had the biggest influence in Portugal on national musicians that are more advanced in the creative fields of jazz, electronics, electroacoustics, the often named improvised music and the fringes of rock music. Born in 1961 in Paris, Sei Miguel lived in Brazil and in France before moving to Lisbon, Portugal in the 1980's, where he has stayed since. Early on he chose to take on the pocket trumpet as his instrument, which he plays with the knowledge of all the history of jazz. As a composer, arranger, producer and player, he uses forward thinking and unique solutions of tone, phrasing, space and silence, which he has been perfecting for decades. He is one of the rare contemporary musicians who looks at and deals with jazz as a universe of artistic and human progression with a seemingly infinite potential. After several years confined to being applauded by circuits of musicians and specialized journalism of jazz vanguards and some contemporary composition, the time has come for him to become recognized for his unparalleled work in a wider manner, following the appraisal of worldwide press, which follows the evergrowing maturation and refinement of his music, as well as the support of the Clean Feed label, that has released in 2010 "Esfíngico - Suite for a Jazz Combo", a quintet with Fala Mariam, Rafael Toral, Pedro Lourenço and César Burago, and NoBusiness Records, that last year released ‘Turbina Anthem’, a record with Pedro Gomes, on guitar.

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Discography
"Breaker" (Ama Romanta, 1988)
"Songs Against Love and Terrorism" (Ama Romanta, 1989)
"The Blue Record" (Ama Romanta, 1990)
"The Portuguese Man Of War" (Ed. Autor/Self-Released, 1993)
"Showtime" (Fábrica de Sons, 1996)
"Token" (AnAnAnA, 1999)
"Still Alive in Bairro Alto" (Headlights, 2001)
"Ra Clock" (Headlights, 2002)
"The Tone Gardens (Creative Sources, 2006)
"Esfíngico (Clean Feed, 2010)
"Turbina Anthem" (w/ Pedro Gomes) (NoBusiness Records, 2011)

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Press
Expresso: interview
Público/Ípsilon: interview
All About Jazz: "Turbina Anthem" review
Free Jazz: "Turbina Anthem" review
Record Collector: "Turbina Anthem" review
The Wire: "Esfíngico" review

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Video

Live at Museu de Arte Contemporânea do Chiado, Lisbon

Live at Centro Cultural de Belém, Lisbon

Live at l'Ecurie, Geneva

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Audio

"III - Pássaros"

Sei Miguel And Pedro Gomes "Spoon"

O Carro de Fogo de Sei Miguel (Live at Serralves, May 2011)

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Upcoming shows

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Photos

1 (Cristina Cortez) | 2 (Marta Pina)

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