1. Pedro Abrunhosa is a co-founder of the Jazz School of Porto.
26 Facts About Pedro Abrunhosa
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In 1994 Pedro Abrunhosa launched a solo career in pop music with his debut album Viagens.
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Pedro Abrunhosa played himself in the 1999 Manoel de Oliveira film The Letter.
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Pedro Abrunhosa is a board member of the Portuguese Authors Society.
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Pedro Abrunhosa was chosen as the double-bass player of the newly formed orchestra.
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Pedro Abrunhosa participated in two other Jazz Seminars with Danish saxophonist John Tchicai and bassist Peter Danstrup and the American musicians Paul Motian, Bill Frisell, and Joe Lovano.
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Pedro Abrunhosa directed and produced the program "Ate Jazz" in the "Radio Clube do Porto".
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Pedro Abrunhosa was awarded Best Soundtrack at the Madrid Film Festival for the latter.
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Pedro Abrunhosa composed the soundtrack to the video "150 Anos do Bonfim".
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Pedro Abrunhosa co-founded the Jazz School of Porto, where he taught Harmony, Auditive Training and Group Music, during three years.
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Pedro Abrunhosa assembled and has conducted the orchestra of the Jazz School of Porto, concomitantly, composing most of its arrangements.
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Pedro Abrunhosa was a teacher at the Higher Arts School of Porto, where lectured on the Formation and Analysis of the Soundtrack and at the Caius Music School on Group Music and Musical Production.
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In 1994, Pedro Abrunhosa recorded his debut studio album Viagens with his new band Bandemonio, that included several of his former students.
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Pedro Abrunhosa was named best act in 1994 by major publications such as Blitz, Publico and Diario de Noticias and in 2009 Viagens was considered by Blitz as the best Portuguese album of the 90s.
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In 1995, Pedro Abrunhosa was heavily involved in the protests against the sale of one of the most emblematic concert venues in Portugal, Coliseu do Porto, to the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God.
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In September 1996, Pedro Abrunhosa went to Memphis and Minneapolis where he finished the final phase of mixing and mastering of his second album Tempo.
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Pedro Abrunhosa collaborated with Ozzie Melendez, Carlos do Carmo, Opus Ensemble, and Rui Veloso.
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Pedro Abrunhosa composed the music and authored the script for the musical "O Rapaz de Papel", presented to the public in March 1998, integrated into "O Festival dos Cem Dias" and preceding the opening of Expo 98.
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Pedro Abrunhosa produced the solo debut album by vocalist Diana Basto, Amanhecer, released by PolyGram.
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Pedro Abrunhosa was invited by Caetano Veloso to integrate his show in Expo 98 that has, so far, broken all the booking-office records.
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Pedro Abrunhosa was later invited to participate in the Manuel de Oliveira film, La Lettre, together with Chiara Mastroianni and Francoise Fabian, where he played the leading role.
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Pedro Abrunhosa produced his third album of originals Silence, finished in November 1999, which includes the presence of Caetano Veloso's percussionists, Nina Miranda and the strings section usually used by Radiohead and dEUS.
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Pedro Abrunhosa won four Blitz Awards: Record of the Year, Artist of the Year, Best Song, and Best Group.
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Pedro Abrunhosa released the album in Brazil through Universal, with the participation of local artists such as Zelia Duncan, Lenine, Sandra de Sa, and Adriana Calcanhoto.
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Pedro Abrunhosa is a standing board member of the Portuguese Authors Society.
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Pedro Abrunhosa was an influent personality in Portugal during the 90s, with a "strong image" and a "coherent and articulate speech".