Bernardo da Costa Sassetti Pais was a Portuguese jazz pianist and film composer. Sassetti was born in Lisbon. He was a great-grandson of Sidónio Pais, President of the First Republic. He initially ...

Sassetti knew how to dress silence just enough to seduce the listener and to leave them craving more. If a musician's degree of brilliance is measured by the emotions they awakens in his listeners, ...

Two of most renowned portuguese musicians Carlos do Carmo and Bernardo Sassetti from the jazz joined together in 2010 for a unique musical production Carlos do Carmo is a great fado singer while ...

Today, Portuguese composer and pianist Bernardo Sassetti died aged 41. The musician fell from a cliff in Guincho, near Lisbon, while taking photos.

The superscript implies a piano trio raised to a higher power, but here Sassetti uses cello and vibes to lower the energy—the vibes add mere ghost harmonics to his piano, the cello a sweeter, more ...

Started studying classic piano at age 9. Studied jazz with Horace Parlan and Sir Roland Hanna. Started playing jazz professionally in 1988 in Portugal, and has since given concerts all over the world.