Name Bernardo Sassetti | Instruments Piano Role Jazz Pianist Years active 1980s–2012 | |
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Born June 24, 1970Lisbon, Portugal ( 1970-06-24 ) Children Maria Fernandes Sassetti Pais, Leonor Fernandes Sassetti Pais Parents Maria de Lourdes da Costa de Sousa de Macedo Sassetti, Sidonio de Freitas Branco Pais Similar People Mario Laginha, Beatriz Batarda, Carlos do Carmo, Perico Sambeat, Jose Afonso | ||
Bernardo Sassetti - Sonho dos Outros
Bernardo Sassetti Trio Reflexos Movimento Circular
Bernardo da Costa Sassetti Pais (24 June 1970 – 10 May 2012) was a Portuguese jazz pianist and film composer.
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- Bernardo Sassetti Sonho dos Outros
- Bernardo Sassetti Trio Reflexos Movimento Circular
- Discography
- Filmography
- References
Sassetti was born in Lisbon. He was a great-grandson of Sidónio Pais, President of the First Republic. He initially played guitar, then began studying piano and music theory at age nine. He became interested in jazz after hearing Bill Evans. By the late 1980s, he was backing visiting musicians and teaching jazz piano in Lisbon (and, later, taught throughout other lusophonic areas). During the 1990s, he worked in London, where he recorded three albums with Guy Barker's group. Anthony Minghella invited them to appear as the Napoli Jazz Sextet in The Talented Mr. Ripley.
His 2006 album Unreal: Sidewalk Cartoon received a four-star rating (of a possible four) in The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.), and was selected for The Penguin Jazz Guide: The History of the Music in the 1000 Best Albums.
In addition to his jazz work, Sassetti has composed numerous film scores.
Bernardo Sassetti was married to actress Beatriz Batarda, with whom he had two daughters.
He died on 10 May 2012, after falling off a cliff in Guincho Cascais (Portugal), where he was reportedly shooting pictures for his next book.