| LAURENT FILIPE (biographical notes) Trumpeter, composer, producer. Born in São Paulo, Brazil in 1962. Began playing and recording professionally at age fifteen in Lisbon, Portugal. Went to the USA at age eighteen to study music. Graduated in Music Theory and Composition from the University of Kansas (U.S.A.) in 1985 and received a post-graduate diploma in Film-scoring from Berklee College of Music in Boston (U.S.A.) in 1987. Currently undergoing a doctorate degree in Human Sciences Studied trumpet under professors Dr. Roger Stoner, Greg Hopkins and attended seminars with Wynton Marsalis. Performed as a leader of his own group and as a sideman in different clubs and festivals in the U.S, Europe, Asia and Africa. |
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Played and recorded sessions with musicians such as: Jimmy Mosher, Aldo Romano, Tete Montoliu, Maceo Parker and the legendary drummer Walter Perkins. Appears as guest soloist with singers Mariza and Rui Veloso. Received the “Art Farmer Performance Award” (U.S.A. 1984), as well as “Best Soloist 1990” award at the International Jazz Festival of Guetxo (Spain), where his group was also awarded the “Best Group Award”. He was also awarded the “Best Jazz Musician of the Year 1996, Award” from the National Portuguese Radio (RDP). Was an active collaborator, both as composer and instrumentalist in the “Cultural Olympiad of Barcelona ‘92”,“Madrid Cultural Capital”, “Lisbon Cultural Capital ‘94”, “World Expo’ 98” and “Porto 2001 Cultural Capital”. Is the author of an extensive repertoire in the fields of traditional and contemporary music, for which he has been commissioned to write for groups such as “The Opus Ensemble”, “Remix Ensemble” and “Seixal Chamber Group”, as well as Jazz and Afro-Cuban music. Has also written the soundtrack to the feature film “Porto Santo”, the multi-media show he created for Expo ‘98 “Quadrophenia of Time”, the operetta “Sebastian the king-child”, the large scale production “Augaciar; a trip to the end of our Millennium” and the musical “Women in Power”. Currently residing in Lisbon, Portugal, Laurent works with the following groups of which he is the author: “Duo Iberia” (with Spanish pianist Pedro Sarmiento), “Tribute to Chet Baker”, “ The Song Band”, “Mingus and More Sextet”, ”Flick Music” (film soundtracks) and the “Swing City Orchestra”, dedicated to the swing music of the 30’s and 40’s. Laurent maintains a regular activity as composer, producer, lecturer, arranger and instrumentalist in Portugal and abroad. |
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"...la emoción del trompetista LF que, cantando, tradujo brillantemente a su garganta el mismo fraseo elegante ejecutado poco antes sobre los graves de su trompeta." ...the emotion of trumpeter LF who, through his singing, brilliantly transferred to his voice the same elegant phrasing he had just played in the low register of his horn". Luis Martin ABC Madrid."LF es un trompeta brillante que no tiene que recurrir a la espectacularidad gratuita para destacar". "LF is a brilliant trumpet player who does not have to resort to any gratuitous spectacularity to impress". Jesus Moreno, in Diario del Altoaragón"Um remarquable quintete où s'illustre l'art tout à fait étonnant (et hard bopien) du très prometteur trompettiste Laurent Filipe" "A remarkable quintet which illustrates the absolute astonishing (hard-bopping) art of the very promising trumpet-player Laurent Filipe" in Ecouter Magazine.about "Laura" "Um jovem musico que se prepara para soprar os ventos da musica portuguesa, um acorde puro daquilo que pode ser um novo Jazz...Laurent só faz sair a sua imensa capacidade inventiva e criativa..." "Here's a young musician prepared to blow the winds of Portuguese music, a pure chord of what may turn out to be a new Jazz...Laurent demonstrates his immense creative and inventive capacity." Anabela Martins da Cruz, in Diário de Noticiasabout the "Tribute to Chet Baker Trio ..."a voz própria da trompete jazz portuguesa nos tempos que correm". ..." the true voice of portuguese Jazz trumpet in our present times". Manuel Carvalho, in Público edição Porto.about "Duo Iberia" "Con una formacion insólita, el Duo ofereció una de las actuaciones mas subyugantes que recordamos. ...musica del más alto nivel creativo imaginable" "With an unusual formation, the Duo offered us one of the most overpowering performances we can recall...music of the highest creative level one can imagine". António Sanchez,in Jazzred."Laurent Filipe y Pedro Sarmiento hicieron la musica más grande de todo el festival. Las ideas iban como rayos de trompeta a piano y viceversa, en un intercambio casi fisico de energia." "Laurent Filipe and Pedro Sarmiento made the "biggest "music of the entire festival. Ideas were darting like trumpet rays to the piano and back in a quasi physical exchange of energy." Federico Gonzalez ,in El País.about "Ad Libitum" "O que sobresai do som da orquestra deverá ser mesmo a sua coesão e cumplicidade...Ad. Libitum demonstra a Orquestra Som do Mundo como uma grande banda". "What really stands out in the orchestra sound is its cohesiveness and complicity...Ad. Libitum presents the World Sound Orchestra as a great band." Leonel Santos in DNCompacto. |
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