JOÃO BARRADAS
Genres: 21st Century Modern, Third Stream, World Fusion, Jazz Related Improv, Composition, Avant-Garde Jazz • Portugal

João	 Barradas	 is	 one	 of	 the	 most	 reputable	 and	 widely	 acknowledged	 European	 accordionists,	working	simultaneously	between	classical	music,	jazz	and	improvised	 music. He	 has	 won	 some	 of	 the	 most	 prestigious	 international	 contests	 of	 which,	 among	 others,	the	World	Accordion	Trophy, which	he	has	won	twice,	the	Coupe	Mondale	de	 Acordeão,	 the	International	Castelfidardo	Contest	and	the	Okud	Istra	 International	 Competition, stand	out.	 João	 Barradas	 is	 one	 of	 the	 most	 outstanding	 musicians	 in	 Jazz	 accordion,	 having	 recorded	 for	 the	 New	 York	 record	 label	 Inner	 Circle	 Music	 and	 collaborated	 with	 various	renowned	musicians,	namely	Greg	Osby,	Gil	Goldstein,	Fabrizio	Cassol,	Mark	 Colenburg,	Jacob	Sacks,	Sérgio	Carolino,	Pedro	Carneiro,	among	many	others. In	2016,	he records his	 first	album	as leader	with	 the	New	York	label	 Inner	Circle	 Music. “Directions”	 is	 produced	 by	Greg	 Osby	 and	features	Gil	 Goldstein	 and	 Sara	 Serpa. The	group	is	formed	by	João	Barradas	(accordion),	André	Fernandes(guitar),	 João	 Esteves	 da	 Silva(piano),	 André	 Rosinha(double-bass)	 and	 Bruno	 Pedroso(drums). The	Beginning João	Barradas	was	born	in	Porto	Alto,	in	the	parish	of	Samora	Correia.	He	initiated his	 accordion	 studies	 at	 the	 tender	 age	 of	 six	 at	 a	 small	 music	 school in	 Samora	 Correia,	 then	 gained admission	 to	 Instituto	 de	 Música	 Vitorino	 Matono	 in	 Lisbon,	 and	 at	 the	 age	 of	 nine, was admitted	 directly	 to	 the	 second	 year	 of	 the	 Official	 Accordion	 Course	 at	 the	 National	 Conservatory,	 finishing	 his	 training	 with	 the	 highest	mark	of	20/20. João	Barradas	has	participated	in	various	national	and	international	contests,	having	 done his	preparation	at	the	Música	Serenata	School, directed	by	Aníbal	Freire,	one	of	 the	most	important	pedagogues	of	this	instrument	at	international	level. From	 a	 very	 early	 age,	 all	 his	 capabilities	 have	 been	 notable,	 such	 as	 his	 absolute	 pitch,	an	exemplary	technique	and	an	enormous	ability	to sight-read. These	 are	 the	 characteristics	 that	 have	 raised read more...