Carlos Bica & Azul (p/d/usa) – More Than This at Opus Jazz Club

It has been twenty years since the 1996 release of Carlos Bicaʼs Azul, the Portuguese double bass player’s debut recording with German guitarist Frank Möbus and the American drummer Jim Black. Since then, Carlos Bica & Azul has been touring and pleasing audiences worldwide over the past twenty years. In the fall of 2016, celebrating the Portuguese-German-American band’s 20th anniversary they released their sixth album, More Than This. This new release reflects the same music that their audiences have learned to love since the very beginning and delivers beyond those expectations. The music conjures up old memories while exploring new musical territories. This mature group of musicians has produced an album that opens new doors, looking to discover whatʼs on the other side....

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It has been twenty years since the 1996 release of Carlos Bicaʼs Azul, the Portuguese double bass player’s debut recording with German guitarist Frank Möbus and the American drummer Jim Black. Since then, Carlos Bica & Azul has been touring and pleasing audiences worldwide over the past twenty years. In the fall of 2016, celebrating the Portuguese-German-American band’s 20th anniversary they released their sixth album, More Than This. This new release reflects the same music that their audiences have learned to love since the very beginning and delivers beyond those expectations. The music conjures up old memories while exploring new musical territories. This mature group of musicians has produced an album that opens new doors, looking to discover whatʼs on the other side.

Bicaʼs lyricist (or “romantic” as he himself describes without hesitation) approach to contemporary jazz, combined with elements deriving directly from rock and folk tradition offers the listener new sounds and textures to revel in. One can say that this new album sounds almost as if it was the very first time the trio composed and recorded together, but it is rife with the veteran wisdom one earns when acquiring the right to state something, instead of merely “proposing” it. The variety of the themes sway from direct and good humored to complex and deep – in both cases being faithful to Azulʼs identity.

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Tickets are available for 1800 HUF on the spot, in the national JEGYPONT network of Interticket and at jegy.hu.

When purchasing tickets online, please don't forget your table reservation, as seating at the Opus jazz Club can only be guaranteed in this case. We can assure reservations until 9 p.m. Tel: (+36 1) 216 7894.

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