Orquestra Jazz de Matosinhos - Orquestra Jazz De Matosinhos Invites Chris Cheek (2006)

Since 1999, the Orchestra Jazz de Matosinhos has been steadily gaining its place as one of the most original and distinctive musical groups in the current panorama of European big bands. Thanks in part to the intelligent strategy followed by its two mentors, Carlos Azevedo and Pedro Guedes: the gradual development of instrumental consistency and interpretative conscience. Saxophonist Chris Cheek demonstrates every step of the way how he managed to internalize the uniqueness of this repertoire, applying remarkable care, restraint a sensibility to the transformation of always enchanting and creative improvisations into a sort of extension and active complement of the distinctive thematic character of each piece.

Chris Cheek (ts,, ss), Nico Scheepers, Rogério Ribeiro, Susana Silva, José Silva (tp, flh), Frank Vaganeé (as, ss), José Luis Rego, João Guimarães (as), Mário Santos, Zé Pedro (ts), Rui Teixeira (bs), Michael Joussein, Rui Pedro Dias, Daniel Dias.