GONÇALO ALMEIDA
DOUBLEBASSIST
COMPOSER
COMING CONCERTS :
11.05 - The Genuine NO! @ Oskar-Jäger, Cologne, DE
12.05 - The Genuine NO! @ Kreuzung an St. Helena, Bonn, DE
Georges Paul- sax/Raissa Mehner - guitar/Gonçalo Almeida - bass /Vasco Furtado - drums
18.05 - The Attic @ Cerkno Jazz Festival, SL
Rodrigo Amado: tenor sax / Gonçalo Almeida: double bass / Onno Govaert: drums
29.05 - Hydra Ensemble @ Moers Festival, Moers, DE
Gonçalo Almeida: double bass / Nina Hits: cello /
Lucija Gregov: cello/ Robert Kroos: electronics
15.06 - Kühlspot Social Club, Berlin, DE
16.06 - Klub Dragon, Poznan, PL
17.06 - Saxstall, Berlin,DE
18.06 - Klanghaus, Klein Jasedow, DE
Almut Kühne: voice / Jordina Milla Benseny: piano
Gonçalo Almeida: double bass / Wieland Möller: drums
24.06 - Luis Vicente trio feat. Tony Malaby @ Porta Jazz, Porto, PT
Luís Vicente: trumpet / Gonçalo Almeida: doublebass / Pedro Melo Alves: drums
+ Tony Malaby: Tenor Sax
25.06 - Double bass solo @ Hotelier , Porto, PT
30.06 - THE SELVA @ Universidade Nova de Lisboa, PT
Ricardo Jacinto: cello & electronics / Gonçalo Almeida: double bass / Nuno Morão: drums
01.07 - Luis Vicente trio feat. Tony Malaby @ Universidade Nova de Lisboa, PT
Luís Vicente: trumpet / Gonçalo Almeida: double bass / Pedro Melo Alves: drums
02.08 - THE ATTIC @ Jazz in Agosto Festival, Lisbon, PT
Rodrigo Amado: tenor sax / Gonçalo Almeida: double bass / Onno Govaert: drums
06.09 - Tabula Sonorum DUO @ Dock Zuid, Tilburg, NL
Bart van Dongen : piano / Gonçalo Almeida : double bass
07.09- Luis Vicente trio @ Milano Jazz Club, Barcelona, ES
09.09 - Luís Vicente Trio @ Jazzblazzt, Neritter, NL
11.09 - Luís Vicente Trio @ Klankhaven, Antwerp, BE
16.09 - Luis Vicente trio @ Altxerri Jazz Bar, San Sebastian, ES
Luís Vicente: trumpet / Gonçalo Almeida : doublebass / Pedro Melo Alves: drums
23.09 - THE SELVA @ Centro Cultural de Belém, Lisbon, PT
28.09 - THE SELVA @ SMUP, Parede, PT
Ricardo Jacinto: cello & electronics / Gonçalo Almeida: double bass /Nuno Morão: drums
30.09 - Luís Vicente Trio @ Casa da Cultura Setúbal, Setúbal, PT
01.09 - Luís Vicente Trio @ Teatro Rio Maior, PT
Luís Vicente: trumpet / Gonçalo Almeida : doublebass / Pedro Melo Alves : drums
04.10 - THE SELVA @ Gnration, Braga, PT
CICLOS
Gonçalo Almeida - Double bass
(Cylinder Recordings 2023)
01.(Side A) CICLO I
02.(Side B) CICLO II
All music by Gonçalo Almeida
Recorded by Dirk Serries, on 18th December 2022 at Kapel Oude Klooster, Brecht, Belgium
Mixed by Dirk Serries // Mastered by Giovanni di Domenico // Produced by Gonçalo Almeida
Art work and design by Rutger Zuydervelt // Supported by Buma/Stemra Investeringsfonds Muziek
“This is Gonçalo Almeida’s fifth solo album, sympathetically and sensitively recorded by fellow improvisor Dirk Serries in a monastery chapel in Brecht, Belgium in December 2022. Solo improvisation allows, and thus requires, the musician to approach more deliberately the problem of long-term structure, since one is in principle fully in control – both consciously and intuitively – of how the piece is going to develop over time. The value of inquiring whether Almeida envisioned the title Ciclos (cycles) before, after, or even during the performance, may depend on how much authority one ascribes to the singular perspective of the author. Though such a title will decidedly prompt any listener’s mind toward notions of time and structure, this listener’s ear at least was more immediately drawn in by the instrument’s (and the performer’s!) ability to express, meaningfully and authoritatively, a continuously expanding vocabulary of textural, timbral, spectral and affective variations upon what might have seemed at first to be an impossibly tiny amount of material. When considering an album of improvised double bass solos, the first and most obvious point of reference will always be Peter Kowald’s Was Da Ist, which consisted of no less than 23 concise expositions (almost all less than four minutes in duration) of musical ideas or problems specific to the instrument. In the case of Ciclos, the choice to focus instead on exploring only one or two such ideas over the length of two LP sides allows not only for an entirely different listening experience, but also drew this listener’s mind into Almeida’s profound thinking on the nature of time, structure, control and intent in the context of solo improvisation.” Johanna Monk
Improvisations on Amplified and Prepared Double Bass
(Shhpuma 2022)
Gonçalo Almeida is a chameleonic musician capable of producing a wide palette of sounds that range from jazz, post-rock to metal. Even so in this solo album he directs his music towards unexplored paths. The trio of timbres born from the combination of feedback, distortion and acoustics led him to lines and energies that he had not yet developed before, revealing a transcendent connection with his instrument. Clearly, the music on this album is something else..."
"Monólogos a Dois"
(NWOJ0041)
Gonçalo Almeida - Doublebass solo LP
This doublebass solo recording (Monólogos a Dois) captures a series of improvisations, where Almeida explores instant composing, making use of a vast palette of sounds, textures and extended techniques. His inwardness and affinity with the instrument are beautifully represented here.
All music was performed and recorded on an afternoon session during the pandemic period at the Old church of Charlois, in Rotterdam. Alone, with the church completely empty, Almeida plays a monologue between instrument and space.
Performed & recorded at the Old Church in Oud-Charlois, Rotterdam (The Netherlands) on 11th July 2020.
Recorded & mixed by Gonçalo Almeida.
Mastered at the Sunny Side Inc. Studio, Anderlecht (Belgium).
"You could translate Monólogos a Dois as Monologues for Two, with both the musician and the instrument participating. Not in a dialogue, but each within their own monologue. It quickly becomes apparent that the recording is a personal quest. Almeida’s very own ‘journal violone’, if you will. A dive into the musician’s resources and introspection."
Guy Peters