{"id":5599,"date":"2026-04-08T09:37:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T08:37:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gnration.pt\/en\/?post_type=event&p=5599"},"modified":"2026-04-15T12:02:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T11:02:46","slug":"carlos-bica-azul","status":"publish","type":[14],"link":"https:\/\/www.gnration.pt\/en\/event\/2026\/carlos-bica-azul\/","title":{"rendered":"carlos bica & azul"},"content":{"rendered":"

It has been thirty years since Carlos Bica released Azul<\/em>. Now an undisputed milestone in the history of Portuguese jazz, in 1996 this album marked the first time Bica had taken on the role of band leader \u2013 and it suited him down to the ground. The eponymous trio, AZUL, brings together the Portuguese double bassist and composer with German guitarist Frank M\u00f6bus and American drummer Jim Black. Among the countless projects Bica has since embraced, this one remains, to this day, his trademark.<\/p>\n

Three decades on, AZUL remains alive and active, a rare and commendable example of longevity. The line-up remains unchanged, now matured by the years spent playing together. On stage, the rapport between these three musicians is evident, as they continue to create an original repertoire and draw inspiration from a wide variety of genres \u2013 from jazz to rock and from pop to traditional music. Following their debut in 1996, six more albums followed: Twist<\/em> (1998), Look What They\u2019ve Done to my Song<\/em> (2003), Believer<\/em> (2006), Things About<\/em> (2011), More than This<\/em> (2017) \u2013 marking twenty years in the business \u2013 and Azul in Ljubljana (2018), their first live album, recorded at the jazz festival in the Slovenian capital.<\/p>\n

In July, Carlos Bica returns to gnration, this time with his longest-standing and most prolific trio, for a concert celebrating thirty years of freedom and creativity.<\/p>\n

carlos bica<\/b> double bass<\/span>
\n<\/span>jim black<\/b> drums<\/span>
\n<\/span>frank m\u00f6bus <\/b>guitar<\/span><\/p>\n

supported by<\/strong>\u00a0portuguese republic – culture, youth and sports \/ general direction of the arts. portuguese contemporary art network (rpac). rtcp – network of portuguese theaters and cinemas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It has been thirty years since Carlos Bica released Azul. Now an undisputed milestone in the history of Portuguese jazz, in 1996 this album marked the first time Bica had taken on the role of band leader \u2013 and it suited him down to the ground. The eponymous trio, AZUL, brings together the Portuguese double Learn More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":5600,"menu_order":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-5599","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","type-music"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gnration.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/5599","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gnration.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gnration.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/event"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.gnration.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/5599\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5609,"href":"https:\/\/www.gnration.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/5599\/revisions\/5609"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gnration.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5600"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gnration.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5599"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gnration.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/type?post=5599"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}