Nelson Cascais

Double Bass

Nelson Cascais was born in Lisbon in 1973.

He studied at the School of Jazz Hot Clube de Portugal and the Lisbon National Conservatory. In 1994, as a finalist in the course of jazz HCP represented Portugal at the annual meeting of IASJ in New York.

In 1995, starts an active career as a sideman, allowing you to fill your schedule with collaborations in the studio and live performances in Portugal and abroad, with some of the most important figures of national and international jazz as Rick Margitza, Jerome Richardson , Benny Lackner, Perico Sambeat, Bernardo Sassetti, Maria João, Stefano D' Anna, Llibert Fortuny, Nuno Ferreira, Jorge Reis, Laurent Filipe, Ivan Padduart, Antonio Pharaoh, John Ellis, Aaron Goldberg, Markku Ounaskari, Kari Ikonen, Jorge Pardo, Jarmo Savolainen, Stefanno D' Anna, Maria Schneider, Carlos Martins, Mario laginha, among others.

In 2002, he was designated Jazz Musician of the Year by the site www.jazzportugal.net

Currently part of the Quartet André Fernandes, Jesus Santandreu Quartet, Paul Flag Quartet , John Lancaster Group , Jeff Davis Quartet.

Since 1999 he leads his own group with which he recorded the CDs "Cyclops”, "Nine Stories" and more recently "Guruka”.

Discography:

Nelson Cascais "Guruka" TOAP 2009

Nelson Cascais "Nine Stories", 2005 TOAP

Nelson Cascais "Cyclops", TOAP 2002

Jeff Davis "Haunted Gardens" TOAP 2009

André Fernandes "Imaginary" TOAP 2009

Jesus Santandreu "Sound Colors" Fresh Sound 2008

Carlos Martins "Water", Iplay 2008

Abe Rabade Septet "Open Doors" Karonte Records 2008