JOÃO LENCASTRE
Genres: Avant-Garde Jazz, 21st Century Modern, Post Bop, Classic Fusion • Portugal

João Lencastre is a drummer/composer native from Lisbon, Portugal. He started playing the drums at the age of 13, and over the years have been involved in innumerous projects, having the chance to play all kinds of music, from  mainstream to avant-garde Jazz, Rock, Free Improvisation, Alternative Rock, Afro Beat, Reggae, Metal, World Music, Punk, Electronic/Dance, and some unclassified genres. Over more than 20 years playing professionally , Lencastre has played in all major festivals and venues in Portugal  and has toured in different places around the world including New York, Czech Republic, England, Brazil, Germany, Poland, Spain, Macau, Russia, Amsterdam and Panama, giving him te opportunity to play and/or record with top musician such as David Binney, Bill Carrothers, André Fernandes, Mário Franco, Thomas Morgan, Jacob Sacks, Phil Grenadier, André Matos, Leo Genovese, Rodrigo Amado, Hernâni Faustino, Eivind Opsvik, Masa Kamaguchi, Drew Gress, Benny Lackner, João Paulo read more...