Carlos Bica is a Portuguese jazz bassist.

Career

Bica studied at the Academia dos Amadores de Musica in

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and the Hochschule für Musik in

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. He was "Musician of the Year" in Portugal in 1998 and in 2016. For his album ''Matéria-Prima'' released in 2010, the Carlos Paredes Prize 2011 was awarded to Carlos Bica. His trio AZUL with Frank Möbus and Jim Black become his showcase as a bass player and composer. For more than twenty years Carlos Bica’s AZUL has fascinated its listeners. He has played at important jazz festivals across Europe, Canada and Asia. He has composed for theater, dance, and film. He worked for many years with Portuguese vocalist Maria João. He has also worked with Portuguese

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, Mário Laginha,

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, and

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Discography

As leader

* ''Azul'' (EmArcy, 1996) * ''Twist'' ( Enja, 1998) * ''Diz'' (Enja, 2001) * ''Look What They've Done to My Song'' (Enja, 2003) * ''Single'' (Bor Land, 2005) * ''A Chama Do Sol'' (Nabel, 2006) * ''Believer'' (Enja, 2006) * ''Carlos Bica + Materia-Prima'' ( Clean Feed, 2010) * ''Things About'' (Clean Feed, 2011) * ''Azul in Ljubljana'' (Clean Feed, 2018) * ''I Am the Escaped One'' (Clean Feed, 2019) * ''11:11'' (Clean Feed, 2024)

As sideman

With Camane * ''Na Linha Da Vida'' (

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, 1998) * ''Esta Coisa Da Alma'' ((EMI, 2000) * ''Pelo Dia Dentro'' (EMI, 2001) * ''Sempre De Mim'' (EMI, 2008) * ''Ao Vivo No Coliseu'' (EMI, 2009) * ''Do Amor E Dos Dias'' (EMI, 2010) With others * Paul Brody, ''Klezmer Stories'' (Laika, 2000) * Paul Brody, ''The South Klezmer Suite'' (Laika, 2003) * Pedro Caldeira Cabral, ''Pedro Caldeira Cabral'' (EMI, 1985) * Marta Dias, ''Aqui'' (Farol Musica, 1999) *

Ulrike Haage Ulrike Haage (born in Kassel, lives and works in Berlin) is a German pianist and composer, producer for radio plays and a sound artist. Biography The jazz years Ulrike Haage spent her childhood in Ruhr. She grew up listening to the jazz recor ...

, ''Die Stille Hinter Den Worten'' (Sans Soleil, 2008) * Maria Joao, ''Conversa'' (Nabel, 1986) * Maria Joao, ''Sol'' (Enja, 1991) * Amelia Muge, ''Taco a Taco'' (Mercury, 1998) * Jorge Palma, ''Norte'' (EMI/Virgin, 2004) * Sam the Kid, ''Pratica(mente)'' (Edel, 2006) * Gebhard Ullmann, ''Essencia'' (Between the Lines/EFA, 2001)

References

External links

Official website
Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Portuguese musicians Portuguese male musicians Clean Feed Records artists {{jazz-musician-stub