Born in Lisbon, André Carvalho is a bassist and composer living in New York since 2014.
With edited albums, ‘Hajime’ (Carlos Paredes Prize 2012) and ‘Memória de Amiba’ (GDA support), he won awards such as the Bucharest International Jazz Competition (Best Group; supported by Min. da Cultura and the Portuguese Embassy in Bucharest) and the GDA support to tour with his group in 2016. He has performed in the EU, USA and Egypt, namely Cairo Jazz Festival (supported by Inst. Camões), Fest. de Jazz de Viseu, Jazz Festival Ljubliana, Serralves, Bundes Jazz Festival, Festa do Jazz, Casa da Música, Musikverein, Konzerthaus Berlin, Auditorio Nacional de Musica Madrid, Palais des Beauxs-arts Brussels, etc.
André has played with Chris Cheek, Will Vinson, Tommy Crane, Mário Laginha, Maria João, Gustavo Dudamel, Heinrich Schiff, Orq. Ibero-Americana, Anton Webern Orc., Carlos do Carmo, Cristina Branco, among others.
He is a graduate of the Manhattan School of Music (Masters in Jazz Performance), as a Fulbright scholar, and a graduate of the Universität für Musik und darstellend Kunst, Vienna (with J. Niederhammer). He is currently on the faculty of Mark Murphy’s Music in New Jersey, where he teaches double bass and piano.