José Dias: 25 in 25 Portuguese Revolution Revisited
mjf @ First Street (HOME Stage)
José Dias guitar & samples / Maria Fonseca trumpet / Juliana Mendonça bass / Johnny Hunter drums
José Dias is a Portuguese musician based in Manchester. His widely acclaimed solo album, “After Silence, Vol.1” (Clean Feed 2019) was hailed ‘an introspective masterpiece’ (All About Jazz) and listed as both one of the best albums of 2019 by Giornale della Musica and the essential Portuguese Jazz Album of the New Century by Improvisando.
As a composer, he has scored music for animation, film and television, as well as theatre and contemporary dance. His music is strongly inspired by the visual arts and literature.
25 in 25/Portuguese Revolution Revisited is a commission from the Manchester Portuguese Consulate commemorating the 50th anniversary of the democratic revolution of April 25th. On the morning of April 25, 1974, two specific songs were broadcast on national radio as covert signals for the coup that successfully overthrew a 41-year dictatorship. This event marked the beginning of a liberation process that received overwhelming public support and saw the restoration of democracy and freedom of speech.
It is these songs that Dias’ quartet, which includes two fast-rising musicians from Lisbon visiting especially for this concert, aims to reinterpret. The quartet will creatively reinterpret those songs, blending improvisation and archival sounds from that historic day.
mjf acknowledges the generous support of the Portuguese Consul, Manchester in making this event possible
Date: saturday 17 may
Time: 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
Time: 2:10 pm - 3:00 pm
Price: Free
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