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MIGUEL Sei (1961)
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sei miguel is a jazz music director with innovative (and often strange) solutions. He deals with the full spectrum of sound, including frequent use of electronics. While playing trumpet with awareness of the whole Jazz history, he has nevertheless created his own musical system, allowing him to take open pieces to a remarkable state of precision. sei miguel is a jazz music director with innovative (and often strange) solutions. He deals with the full spectrum of sound, including frequent use of electronics. While playing trumpet with awareness of the whole Jazz history, he has nevertheless created his own musical system, allowing him to take open pieces to a remarkable state of precision. "from Sei Miguel one can only, now, expect a thing: the surprise... his music challenges, like never before, catalogations and prejudice." Rui Eduardo Paes in Erratum Musical. "Not an improviser of unrepeatable moments, but a builder of unstable worlds." Fernando Magalhães, Público. "Portuguese New Music's best kept secret" Dan Warburton, The Wire.

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Director, arranger and trumpeter, Sei Miguel considers himself a simple jazzman, which, he says, isn't always easy. Born in 1961, Paris, lived in Brazil and France until settling down in Portugal during the 1980's. Since 1986 he has been directing formations of variable geometry. Having performed in Portugal, Germany, Italy, UK and Brazil, among his many regular collaborators are not only guitarists Rafael Toral and Manuel Mota, but also extraordinaire trombone player Fala Mariam and discreet virtuoso percussionist César Burago. Miguel has also written music for theater and ballet. selected events: 2006 - Sei Miguel Edge Quartet featuring Joe Morris at ZDB, Lisbon. - Jazz Now - Cosmic Reality Stream at LEFT, Lisbon. 2005 - Sei Miguel Quartet with Joe Morris performs in London. 2004 - Trio performance with David Toop and Rafael Toral at Serralves Museum. - Quartet (third Garden) at Guimarães Jazz Festival. 2003 - Primo Giardino, premiere at Mappe Festival in Catania, Sicily (I). 2002 - Singularity too (quartet) for Joe Morris at ZDB. 2002 - Third (and last) state of First Open Blue Blood at Diferença Art Gallery. 2001 - Ra Clock - homage to Herman Poole "Sonny" Blount - is performed at Seixal Multimedia Festival. 2000 - First state (sextet) of First Open Blue Blood live at Tivoli. - Workshop Favorite Places in Time culminates in three nights at Teatro do Bairro Alto/Cornucópia. 1999 - Asterion - ritual for brass and udu drum at FNAC, Lisbon. 1998 - São Paulo, S.P. Blues and Peaceful Warning, "a modern jazz suite for musicians and monitors". 1997 - Welcome at Risco Rooms, by Sei Miguel Tentet. 1995 - Invited soloist by composer Lívio Tragtenberg in ballet-theater Othello: Das ist die Nacht produced by Theaterhaus Stuttgart. 1994 - Showtime at Bienal Off, curated by João Paulo Feliciano. - How Could You? at Ritz Club (octet) 1993 - Another tentet presents Showtime at Palco Oriental 1991 - In memory of Albert Ayler 36-70 who never lived - the pure ghost for brass, guitars and talking drum (acoustic and electric versions: Galeria Monumental and Johnny Guitar) 1990 - Music score for Paul Selig Terminal Bar (dir. Carlos Fernando). - Blitz Magazine cover 1989 - Nominated for "Setes de Ouro" awards. 1988 - Music score for Tenessee Williams' Suddenly Last Summer (dir. Carlos Fernando) 1987 - Septet (Breaker) sold out Ritz Club. 1986 - Splits Moeda Noise, keeps playing with the Sei Miguel Quartet. 1985 - Starts working with theater director Carlos Fernando, Teatro da Graça. 1984 - First directing job / Moeda Noise, intense live activity. 1983 - Still a sideman in various experimental groups, end of an aprenticeship / Adúnia.

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Type (+ sub-type)	Cover/edition title Document title	Authors	Referring to	Publisher	Date
Audio Music	Sei Miguel Esfíngico Suite for a Jazz Combo,		suite for a jazz combo Sei Miguel	Clean Feed	2010 2010
Audio Music	Breaker Breaker		Sei Miguel Sei Miguel	Ama Romanta	1988
Audio Music	The Tone Gardens Sei Miguel Garden 1		garden 1 Sei Miguel Sei Miguel	Creative Sources	2006
Audio Music	The Tone Gardens Sei Miguel Garden 2		garden 2 Sei Miguel Sei Miguel	Creative Sources	2006
Audio Music	The Tone Gardens Sei Miguel Garden 3		garden 3 Sei Miguel Sei Miguel	Creative Sources	2006
Audio Music	Ra Clock Ra Clock		Sei Miguel Sei Miguel	Headlights	2002
Audio Music	Sempre Shark		shark Sei Miguel	Música Alternativa	1999
Audio Music	Showtime Showtime		Sei Miguel Sei Miguel	Fábrica de Sons	1996
Audio Music	Songs Against Love and Terrorism Songs Against Love and Terrorism		Sei Miguel Sei Miguel	Ama Romanta	1989
Audio Music	Still Alive in Bairro Alto Still Alive in Bairro Alto		Sei Miguel Sei Miguel	Headlights	2002
Audio Music	The Blue Record The Blue Record		Sei Miguel Sei Miguel	Ama Romanta	1990
Audio Music	The Portuguese Man of War The Portuguese Man of War		Sei Miguel Sei Miguel	Edição de Autor	1993
Audio Music	Exploratory Music from Portugal 05 The Tear / The South / The Saint And The Dragon		the tear / the south / the saint and the dragon Sei Miguel	The Wire	2005
Audio Music	Token Token		Sei Miguel	Ananana	1999
Photos / Images Photograph	Sei Miguel 1		Sei Miguel
Texts Article	Direcção de Salwa Castelo-Branco Enciclopédia da Música em Portugal no Século XX Miguel, Sei	António Chaparreiro	Sei Miguel	Circulo de Leitores	2010 2010
Texts Article	Um outro sítio	Pedro Gomes	Sei Miguel		2006
Texts Interview	SKUG	Noël Akchoté	Sei Miguel Rafael Toral		2006

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