SEI MIGUEL

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 read more...