Pedro Cravinho (born October 07, 1968) is a
Portuguese
composer and
double bass player. His range of interests encompasses
experimental,
contemporary
composition,
jazz and
improvisation, and he has worked with a wide variety of groups and
ensembles in
Portugal. He also taught at
Porto
Jazz
School.
Born in
Barreiro, Cravinho came to the fore as an
improvising
bassist as a member of a
trio with
pianist Pedro Costa and
drummer Paulo Coelho, named JioTrazz. He also became an occasional member of several
ensembles in the
1990s. In the early
2000s, he moved to
North of
Portugal to the
city of
Braga, at this time he create is own project as a leader “Pedro Cravinho Trio”, with the
guitarist Budda and
drummer Maconha. He has also formed a long-standing partnership with Dutch
guitar player Richard Okkerse which led to a
trio with
drummer Alexandre Coelho.
As a
freelancer
musician he has work mainly on
theatrical
music and
poetry, he join the
drummer Miguel Pedro in the
electronic scene with
free
improvisation and they recorded the work “Jazziguanas” for
Independent
Label
Cobra.
Cravinho, in
March 22,
2006, has founded the
Culture
Association of
Improvised
Music in
Braga, called JAM, this recent
association is promoting the learning of
improvised
music and is taking several steps in the scene of Improvised Music in the
North of
Portugal.
Pedro Cravinho (born October 07, 1968) is a
Portuguese
composer and
double bass player. His range of interests encompasses
experimental,
contemporary
composition,
jazz and
improvisation, and he has worked with a wide variety of groups and
ensembles in
Portugal. He also taught at
Porto
Jazz
School.
Born in
Barreiro, Cravinho came to the fore as an
improvising
bassist as a member of a
trio with
pianist Pedro Costa and
drummer Paulo Coelho, named JioTrazz. He also became an occasional member of several
ensembles in the
1990s. In the early
2000s, he moved to
North of
Portugal to the
city of
Braga, at this time he create is own project as a leader “Pedro Cravinho Trio”, with the
guitarist Budda and
drummer Maconha. He has also formed a long-standing partnership with Dutch
guitar player Richard Okkerse which led to a
trio with
drummer Alexandre Coelho.
As a
freelancer
musician he has work mainly on
theatrical
music and
poetry, he join the
drummer Miguel Pedro in the
electronic scene with
free
improvisation and they recorded the work “Jazziguanas” for
Independent
Label
Cobra.
Cravinho, in
March 22,
2006, has founded the
Culture
Association of
Improvised
Music in
Braga, called JAM, this recent
association is promoting the learning of
improvised
music and is taking several steps in the scene of Improvised Music in the
North of
Portugal.