Pedro Melo Alves

Born: December 27, 1991

Pedro Melo Alves is one of the most prominent drummers and composers in the recent avant-garde music scene in Portugal. Explorer of the expanded possibilities of percussion, improviser, ambitious composer for small and large formations, his work is known for the exploratory attitude and for boldy intersectioning different aesthetic circuits from jazz and erudite, to electronic, experimental and rock music.

Having been awarded with multiple awards and nominations (Bernardo Sassetti Composition Award, Premio Internazionale Giorgio Gaslini, El Intruso Best Revelation Group), he's been increasingly present in the international music scene, presenting his projects in events such as Jazzahead (Germany), 12 Points Festival (Dublin), Europe Jazz Conference (Portugal), Saalfelden Jazz Festival (Austria), Ljubljana Jazz Festival (Slovenia), Suoni Per Il Popolo (Canada), Südtirol Jazz Festival (Italy) or Jazz em Agosto (Portugal).

Jazzfestival Saalfelden 2025

by Vincenzo Roggero
August 29, 2025

Jazzfestival SaalfeldenVarious venues Land Salzburg, Austria August 21-24, 2025 One hundred and ninety artists from twenty-six countries, nearly thirty thousand attendees, eight different venues, more than sixty concerts, and a record number of tickets sold. These are just numbers, but they confirm how the Saalfelden Jazz Festival--now in its forty-fifth ...

Jazzfestival Saalfelden 2025

by Vincenzo Roggero
August 29, 2025

Jazzfestival Saalfelden 2025 Varie location 21--24 agosto 2025 Centonovanta artisti, provenienti da ventisei paesi, quasi trentamila presenze, otto location differenti, pi�� di sessanta concerti, record di biglietti venduti. Sono solo numeri ma testimoniano come il Saalfelden Jazz Festival--giunto alla quarantacinquesima edizione--sia una rassegna che richiama spettatori da tutta Europa, sia profondamente ...

Jazz em Agosto 2025

by Stefano Merighi
August 15, 2025

Jazz em Agosto Gulbenkian Foundation Lisbon, Portugal August 1-10, 2025 Despite the “onda de calor" which hit it, Lisbon remains as peaceful as ever in its saturnine routine--even though invasive tourism in the Baixa neighborhood has already changed its appearance, and not for the better. August, however, is also ...

Jazz em Agosto 2025

by Stefano Merighi
August 13, 2025

Jazz em Agosto Fondazione Gulbenkian Lisbona, Portogallo 1-10 agosto 2025 Malgrado la “onda de calor" portoghese stia sfiorando la capitale, Lisbona �� al solito pacifica nel suo tran tran saturnino, anche se il turismo invadente della Baixa ha gi�� trasformato certo non in meglio la sua fisionomia. Ma ...

Luis Vicente: Come Down Here

by John Sharpe
March 8, 2025

Portuguese trumpeter Luis Vicente hits pay dirt with Come Down Here. Although he explores a range of styles from poised but unfettered outings such as Chamber 4 (FMR, 2015) and For Sale (Clean Feed, 2015), to fire music collaborations with the likes of tenor saxophonist John Dikeman on House In The Valley (Clean Feed, 2023), the ...

Come Down Here

By Luis Vicente

Label: Clean Feed Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Come Down Here; Hope II; Mandei Caiar o Meu Sobrado; Why No Is No; Nascente; Penumbra.

Conundrum Vol. 1 - Itself Through Disappearance

By Pedro Melo Alves

Label: Clean Feed Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Pedro Melo Alves, Jo?o Barradas - January 14th, 2022; Pedro Melo Alves, Audrey Chen - November 11th, 2022; Pedro Melo Alves, Ignaz Schick - September 29th, 2022; Pedro Melo Alves, Nuno Rebelo - February 22nd, 2019; Pedro Melo Alves, Marta Warelis - December 20th, 2023; Pedro Melo Alves, Violeta Garcia - April 12th, 2023; Pedro Melo Alves, Jacqueline Kerrod - February 11th, 2019; Pedro Melo Alves, Carlos Barretto - May 13th, 2022; Pedro Melo Alves, Sara Serpa - July 9th, 2022; Pedro Melo Alves, Rafael Toral - March 4th, 2022; Pedro Melo Alves, Grilo - February 12th, 2019; Pedro Melo Alves, Gil Dion��sio - October 19th, 2023; Pedro Melo Alves, Ece Canl? - February 9th, 2023.

Sonic Alchemy Suprema

By Bob Moses

Label: Carimbo Porta-jazz
Released: 2024
Track listing: Opening; One With Infinite Space; Alma Ra Kalam; An Ominous Odyssey; Prayer; An Eerie Garden Sighting; High Spirits; Dusk To Dawn Animalia; Cosmic Weaving Loom; Plate Waltzing; Alma Pedro; Animal Instinct; Dance of the Celestial Madmen; Alma Vasco; Soaring Leaf.

Luis Vicente Trio: Come Down Here

by Glenn Astarita
October 19, 2024

The Luis Vicente Trio's Come Down Here is a bold exploration of free jazz that morphs pure improvisation with hints of conventional structure. While it may not aspire to be a masterpiece, it offers an engaging and often exhilarating journey into the unpredictable realms of spontaneous musical creation. From the opening notes of the ...