Bernardo Sassetti

born on 24/6/1970 in Lisboa, Portugal

died on 10/5/2012 in Cascais, Distrito de Lisboa, Portugal

Bernardo Sassetti

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Bernardo Sassetti

Bernardo da Costa Sassetti Pais (24 June 1970[1] – 10 May 2012[2][3][4]) was a Portuguese jazz pianist and film composer.

Sassetti was born in Lisbon.[1] He was a great-grandson of Sidónio Pais, President of the First Republic. He initially played guitar, then began studying piano and music theory at age nine.[5] He became interested in jazz after hearing Bill Evans.[5] By the late 1980s, he was backing visiting musicians and teaching jazz piano in Lisbon (and, later, taught throughout other lusophonic areas).[5] During the 1990s, he worked in London, where he recorded three albums with Guy Barker's group.[5][6] Anthony Minghella invited them to appear as the Napoli Jazz Sextet in The Talented Mr. Ripley.[1]

His 2006 album Unreal: Sidewalk Cartoon received a four-star rating (of a possible four) in The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.),[6] and was selected for The Penguin Jazz Guide: The History of the Music in the 1000 Best Albums.[1]

In addition to his jazz work, Sassetti has composed numerous film scores.[7]

Bernardo Sassetti was married to actress Beatriz Batarda, with whom he had two daughters.

He died on 10 May 2012, after falling off a cliff in Guincho[2][3][4] Cascais (Portugal), where he was reportedly shooting pictures for his next book.

Discography

  • Ao vivo no Guimarães jazz; Dundumbanza; Tibiri tabara; Impressões and Olhar; Passagem; What love is; Ecos de África; Sons do Brasil; Mundos; Fragments (Of Cinematic Illusion); Entropé; 4 Movimentos Soltos
  • Nocturno, Bernardo Sassetti Trio, 2002, Clean Feed
  • Indigo, Piano solo, 2002, Clean Feed
  • Ascent, Trio2, with bass, drums, vibes and cello, 2005
  • Unreal: Sidewalk Cartoon, 2006, Clean Feed[8]
  • Motion, Bernardo Sassetti Trio, 2010
  • Carlos do Carmo / Bernardo Sassetti, 2010

Filmography

  • Second Life (2009) Composer (filming)
  • Os Grandes Portugueses (2007) (TV) .... Himself
  • Antes de Amanhã (2007) Composer
  • 98 Octanas (2006) Composer
  • Alice (2005) Composer
  • A Costa dos Murmúrios (2004) Composer
  • O Milagre segundo Salomé (2004) Composer
  • Maria E as Outras (2004) Composer
  • Quaresma (2003) Composer
  • Aniversário (2000) (TV) Composer
  • Facas e Anjos (2000) (TV) Composer
  • O Segredo (2000) Composer
  • As Terças da Bailarina Gorda (2000) Composer
  • Maria do Mar (1930) (2000) Composer
  • The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) Pianist (Napoli Jazz Sextet)
  • Mundo VIP (2 episodes, Show nº 12 and Show nº 197, 1996-2000) Himself

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Morton, Brian; Richard Cook (2010). The Penguin Jazz Guide: The History of the Music in the 1000 Best Albums, p. 698699, London: Penguin.
  2. 2.0 2.1 (2012) Morreu Bernardo Sassetti, Lisbon: Público (Portugal).
  3. 3.0 3.1 (2012) Morreu o compositor e pianista Bernardo Sassetti, Lisbon: Diário de Notícias.
  4. 4.0 4.1 (2012) Morreu Bernardo Sassetti, Lisbon: Expresso (Portuguese newspaper).
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Priestley, Brian; Ian Carr, Digby Fairweather (2004). The Rough Guide to Jazz, London: Rough Guides. URL accessed 2011-11-12.
  6. 6.0 6.1 Cook, Richard [1992] (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings, 9th, p. 1263-1264, New York: Penguin.
  7. Bernardo Sassetti at the Internet Movie Database
  8. Unreal: Sidewalk Cartoon. Clean Feed. Retrieved on 2011-11-12.

External links

  • Music: Composer Bernardo Sassetti dead at age 41 Portugal -Portuguese American Journal
  • En Homenaje a Bernardo Sassetti - Cuadernos de Jazz. Alejandro Cifuentes
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