JOANA MACHADO, THE PORTUGUESE JAZZ SINGER.

A cantora portuguesa de jazz Joana Machado nasceu em Funchal na Ilha da Madeira, em 15 de Setembro de 1978. Aclamada pela critica especializada, Joana Machado tem se apresentado com frequencia para muitas platéias em seu país e por toda Europa, principalmente depois do lançamento do CD "Crude" em 2006, que tem os comentarios de nota feitos por Buster Williams.
A agenda lotada durante toda o ano, reflete o sucesso, sistematicamente reconhecido pela imprensa e grande público.


Hoje, ela é vista como uma cantora a caminho da consagração. Joana Machado é acompanhada em "Crude" por Afonso Pais (guitarra), Bernardo Moreira (contrabaixo) e Bruno Pedroso (bateria). O disco foi bemrecebido pelo publico aficionada e se contitui em um trabalho de estréia que nos revela uma cantora à procura da magia das canções (Rodrigo Amado, in Público).

Joana Machado é merecidamente uma estrela do jazz em ascenção. Gravem o nome dela.


Click para acompanhar a performance de Joana Machado cantando "Atras da Porta"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rt9BKkowOU



Portuguese jazz singer Joana Machado was born on September 15,1978 in Funchal, Madeira. At age 6, she started her musical journey by taking piano lessons at the local Conservatory. Eleven years later, she moved to Lisbon and took classical singing lessons for a year. Later, in 1998, she entered Hot Clube's Jazz School. In the year that followed she was referred to as “New Voice Revelation” in Newest in Jazz, a special concert during Coimbra's Jazz Festival. At the same time she completed Industrial Design studies at Universidade Lusada.






In 2001 she applied for New School University's Jazz & Contemporary Music Program in New York City, and was given a Scholarship to complete her Major Degree. During that period, she was chosen to represent the school various times, including a student showcase at Birdland, where she was the only vocalist, singing alongside renowned artists such as Joe Lovano, Jesse Davis and Jane Ira Bloom. In March of 2003, Downbeat Magazine mentioned her as “a talented vocalist”. In NY, she had the opportunity to study with Buster Williams, Doug Weiss, Joanne Brackeen, Jeannie Lovetri, Luciana Souza, Reggie Workman, Sheila Jordan, Vic Juris, among others.






In July of 2002 she represented Portugal in IASJ's annual meeting (International Association of Schools of Jazz, whose mentor is David Liebman) , this time in Helsinky (Finland).
Since she started her professional activity she has assumed the roles of both lieder and sideperson, in a variety of styles - from traditional Jazz to World Music - - Experimentalia and Idiosyncrasies are projects worth mentioning, groups she held with guitarist Afonso Pais during 2001/2002 and 2004/2005 respectively. She has equally performed with Jazz Orchestras, such as Lehigh Valley Jazz Repertory Orchestra, directed by Bill Warfield, New School University's Jazz Orchestra, directed by Charles Tolliver, and European Jazz Youth Orchestra (resulting in an international tour during the summer of 2004), this time directed by Pedro Moreira. Among her many performances she has paid tribute to Sarah Vaughan, Hermeto Pascoal, Antonio Carlos Jobim and Wayne Shorter.






In New York she performed with Gary Bartz, Jamey Haddad, Jane Ira Bloom and Reggie Workman. In Portugal she works frequently with some of the very best musicians in the Scene such as Afonso Pais, André Sousa Machado, Alexandre Frazão, Bernardo Moreira, Bruno Pedroso, Jorge Reis, Jesse Chandler, Marco Franco, Nelson Cascais and Nuno Ferreira.
Recently she was invited by pianist/composer Bernardo Sassetti to perform in a presentation of his original soundtrack for 1930's Maria do Mar, a film by Leitão de Barros. This presentation took place in 2005's edition of Leiria's Music Festival.






Recently, she had the opportunity of sharing the stage with brazilian singer-songwriter Edu Lobo, in Afonso Pais’ pre-release of new album “Subsequências” at Culturgest (April of 2006).



In November of 2005 she recorded her debut album for Tone Of A Pitch Music. Mário Barreiros was the recording engineer for the 3 day session. This record is a quartet’s rendition of Afonso Pais’ arrangements and originals.







Reference -AAJ