We're super excited to share the five-yes-five events coming up in March and April throughout Barreiro - a strong return with must-see concerts which take the pulse of what's being made throughout the country and the world.
On March 11th, we'll host, for the first time, a transatlantic quartet carrying within itself all of jazz: guitarist Luís Lopes' Humanization 4tet, accompanied by Rodrigo Amado's saxophone and the drums of Texans Aaron and Stefan Gonzalez; the group's latest album, their fourth since they began playing together in 2008, has made its way into almost every international list of 2021's best albums, and their concert promises to feature the fire of free, the melody of bop, and the energy of punk. There's hardly a better way to return to a venue where we've been very happy, one under a new and dynamic management - Sala 6 (formerly the Be Jazz Café).
One week after that, two returns: the remarkable Clothilde, master of modular sonic architecture and elecronic soundscapes created with a wall of synthesizers handmade by the musician known as Hobo, returning to our city after her performances at OUT.FEST in 2018 and 2019, and the promising João Silva, the trumpeter we had the pleasure of listening to around two and a half years ago as parte of the special night dedicated to the Creative Sources label. These concerts will take place at the Auditorium of the Municipal Library on the 18th.
Onwards to April, when we'll have two more evenings of creative music: first, on the 15h, we return to Sala 6 for the explosive meeting between two stars of Portuguese jazz - Ricardo Toscano & Gabriel Ferrandini bring us their duo, full of lyricism and fury, a dialogue between the poetry of Toscano's saxophone and Ferrandini's infinite drums.
On the 29th, and again at the Municipal Library, an evening of free improvisation will take place with the Barreiro debut of Belgian artist Farida Amadou, a leading name in European new music who, with an electric bass, an amplifier and half a dozen pedals, redefines the role and the potential of the instrument. Also performing on that evening will be "our" Fernando Ramalho, doing the same with a guitar and his oblique poetry.
Tickets for these four events can already be purchased, as usual, either online, or person at BOL's associated stores (such as Fnac and Worten).
To wrap up these announcements, we can't forget the fifth event - the first one, in fact: On the afternoon of March 5th, at the Municipal Library, another public moment of the work developed by one of the OUT.RA grant recipients will take place: Vera Marques aka Puçanga will play host to another session of “Vozes Plurais“, a cycle of talks, open to the public, regarding the affective and political power of the voice in its many expressive forms, be they musical, oral or written. This time the guests will be the historic anti-fascist militants Helena Pato and Álvaro Monteiro. Admittance is free for this event.
These coming months will thus be filled with great opportunities to see each other again. See you soon!
