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proposals update april.2008
 
 
Hello Dear Promoters!
 
Refreshing our proposals we would like to share with you all the success of Hugo Alves’ last CD “Given Soul”! “Given Soul” is the most highlighted Jazz Singer CD in Portugal by the Portuguese press, but not only! Cuadernos Del Jazz in Spain rated it *** (good), as well as British Columbia Jazz Magazine (Canada), that had already flashed the Artist and the CD on it’s July cover, or SmoothJazz (USA) Or Radio RCV-Lille (France), not to mention national Radios such as RDP, or RDP Africa, RCP, RUM among many, many others.  But let’s take a general look at the Press Reviews:
 
“Hugo Alves … offers contemporary jazz that we could state as mainstream. Among the Quartet we can point out the performance of Hugo Alves (Dr. Fox, 66 Exchange) and pianist Pablo Romero. They both have a big showcase to show their abilities.” Class. *** (Good) José F. Tapiz, Cuadernos Del Jazz Fev.2008 (Spain)
 
“… As in the case of trumpeter Hugo Alves, whose CD Given Soul is a real breath of fresh air in the new Portuguese jazz. Not because he is going for new grounds as others, or representing a new facet of a certain Portuguese jazz. For years Hugo Alves comes across our path as a soloist, an orchestra musician, and a teacher. What he presents in all this humility is music well rooted in jazz, expressed safely, with melodic invention, vivacity and absolute sense of jazz. Accompanied by a sympathetic trio with it’s concepts, especially the drummer Michael Lauren, Hugo Alves, once again, affirmes to be a trumpeter of international call.” (classified with ****) Raul Vaz Bernardo, Expresso - Revista Actual, 09.Fev.2008
 
Hugo Alves Given Soul among the “Best National Jazz CDs”. António Rubio, Magazine Jazz.pt, Jan/Fev.2008

Hugo Alves Given Soul among the “10 Best National Jazz CDs “. António Branco, Blog Improvisos Ao Sul, 03.Jan.2008

Hugo Alves Given Soul among the “8 Best National Jazz CDs”. Manuel Jorge Veloso, Blog O Sítio do Jazz, 01.Jan.2008

Hugo Alves Given Soul among the “Best National Jazz CDs”. Raul Vaz Bernardo, Website JazzLogical Jan.2008

Hugo Alves Given Soul among the “Best National Jazz CDs”. Leonel Santos, Website JazzLogical Jan.2008

Hugo Alves Given Soul as background music on the “Entre Pratos” program on channel RTP2 (national TV), presented by: Henrique Sá Pessoa, 08.Dec.2007

“Hugo Alves is a type of lone wolf in the national Jazz panorama. He is Algarvian, he was part of the Ze Eduardo Unit, he’s the Lagos Jazz Orquestra director and the Taksi Trio mentor. Hugo Alves is a bopper, with all which can be said of boppers both good and bad: the boppers were the best jazz musicians in the world and their technique in many cases continues to be insurpassable. Esthetically we can classify his playing as being unsurpassable . All all one has to do is go to a concert performance to understand that his music seems to have always existed and must never stop existing. Hugo Alves is a jazz musician that likes his Jazz pure and hard: his last CD, without a harmonic instument, was truely “raw” (I believe it easier to listen to it in live concert) while on Given Soul Pablo Romero’s electric piano seems to have polished the edges and helped it become more balanced. A CD that one can listen to with pleasure.” Leonel Santos, Site http://www.jazzlogical.net , “30 CDs for Christmas”, Dec.2007

Hugo Alves Given Soul classified with**** (out of *****) by http://www.jazzportugal.ua.pt José Duarte, JazzPortugal, Jun.2007

“Alves has once again made evidente his credentials not only as an inspired instrumentalist but also as a gifted composer. With his clear and structured sound he has put together a CD filled with a sunny, warm, laidback atmosphereand includes an elegant swing… “Given Soul is a sober and honest CD by a musician that cannot seem to stop surprising us and still seems to have a lot to contribuite to tha national jazz scene. This is just the beginning…” António Branco, Blog Improvisos Ao Sul, 22.Jun.2007

“Hugo Alves, an important figure in the national jazz scene, confirms all of his inate talent on trumpet. The evolution which lead to this CD is probably the most imporant of his carreer. The crystal clear sound of his trumpet and the fluidity of the notes that come out of him can only be produced by a mature musician that is completely aware and in control of the secrets hidden within his instruments and therefore is able to produce all the melody and harmony needed to show in such an exemplary form what can be found here. A milestone” António Rubio in Correio da Manhã(national newspaper), Êxito / CDs of the week, on 09.Jun.2007 Class. **** (out of *****)

“Hugo Alves affirms himself as one of the sure things in the national jazz panorama. We particularly appreciate the honest way he presents his originals… with an extreme sobriety, capable, above all, of joining with a sensibility which has very little if anything to do with jazz. The freshness of the music, always a bit mainstream allowed him to conquer a space which has no doubt been waiting for him: the esthetics of jzz is painted with a palet of many colours and it is necessary that the spectrum have as many different tones as possible… Hugo Alves’ world of sound grabs us at first listen.” Rui Branco in Jornal de Notícias (national newspaper), Culture / CD, on 02.Jun.2007 Class. 7/10
 
Besides all of the press, which has been great, we have also been kept busy by all the orders for the “Given Soul” CD that have been coming in from all over Europe!
Well my dearest promoters no matter how busy I am, you know, I always make time to answer your questions and send out the information you need so always feel free to contact me by e-mail booking.music@gmail.com or by phone between 9:00 and 13:00 (1p.m.) Greenwich time. If you wish to receive a press kit in PDF format and / or an audio CD just send me an e-mail and I will send it out to you ASAP.
As always, keep well and I look forward to hearing from you.
 
Feel free to consult Hugo Alves’ Bio
 
Fatima Moreno
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