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Alfredo Lopes is a Portuguese-Australian musician, composer, and educator with a rich background in jazz. His jazz journey began with an Associate Diploma of Jazz Studies at Sydney Conservatorium of Music in 1993. Throughout his career, Alfredo has made significant contributions to jazz research and performance, drawing inspiration from 1960s post-bop and free jazz improvisers/composers.
His musical education includes studying arranging with Graeme Lyall, composition and harmony with Roger Frampton, and piano and counterpoint with Judy Bailey. He has also learned from renowned jazz figures such as Joe Henderson, Dr. Barry Harris, and Wes Anderson from the Lincoln Centre Jazz Orchestra.
Alfredo Lopes has pursued extensive academic work in jazz: In 2012, he completed an honours exegesis at Southern Cross University on "The harmonic explorations of Joe Henderson". He has presented several research papers at the Australasian Jazz and Improvisation Research Network conference, Melbourne; the Continental Drift: A Century of Jazz on Record conference at Edinburgh Napier University, and the International Arts in Society conference at the Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon; focusing on themes such as intuition, intellect, and the process-oriented nature of jazz and art. In 2021, Alfredo completed a Doctorate of Musical Arts at Queensland Conservatorium of Music. His doctoral exegesis was on “Jazz as process: Developing artistic practice as a composer, player, and leader in a small jazz ensemble”.
Alfredo has composed jazz pieces, reflecting diverse influences, including 1960s post-bop and free jazz improvisers/composers such as Miles Davis, Ornette Coleman, Thelonious Monk, Joe Henderson, Wayne Shorter, and John Coltrane. Alfredo's work demonstrates his ability to blend various styles and rhythms, creating a variety of forms for creative exploration and storytelling, showcasing his versatility as a composer.
He has had an extensive performance career, collaborating with some of Australia's top jazz musicians, including George Golla, Judy Bailey, Craig Scott, Mark Isaacs, Bernie McGann, John Morrison, and Sean Wayland. He has performed in Australia, New York, Portugal, and Europe. His work demonstrates how studying the processes and thinking of jazz masters can profoundly shape a contemporary musician's approach to composition and performance.
His musical education includes studying arranging with Graeme Lyall, composition and harmony with Roger Frampton, and piano and counterpoint with Judy Bailey. He has also learned from renowned jazz figures such as Joe Henderson, Dr. Barry Harris, and Wes Anderson from the Lincoln Centre Jazz Orchestra.
Alfredo Lopes has pursued extensive academic work in jazz: In 2012, he completed an honours exegesis at Southern Cross University on "The harmonic explorations of Joe Henderson". He has presented several research papers at the Australasian Jazz and Improvisation Research Network conference, Melbourne; the Continental Drift: A Century of Jazz on Record conference at Edinburgh Napier University, and the International Arts in Society conference at the Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon; focusing on themes such as intuition, intellect, and the process-oriented nature of jazz and art. In 2021, Alfredo completed a Doctorate of Musical Arts at Queensland Conservatorium of Music. His doctoral exegesis was on “Jazz as process: Developing artistic practice as a composer, player, and leader in a small jazz ensemble”.
Alfredo has composed jazz pieces, reflecting diverse influences, including 1960s post-bop and free jazz improvisers/composers such as Miles Davis, Ornette Coleman, Thelonious Monk, Joe Henderson, Wayne Shorter, and John Coltrane. Alfredo's work demonstrates his ability to blend various styles and rhythms, creating a variety of forms for creative exploration and storytelling, showcasing his versatility as a composer.
He has had an extensive performance career, collaborating with some of Australia's top jazz musicians, including George Golla, Judy Bailey, Craig Scott, Mark Isaacs, Bernie McGann, John Morrison, and Sean Wayland. He has performed in Australia, New York, Portugal, and Europe. His work demonstrates how studying the processes and thinking of jazz masters can profoundly shape a contemporary musician's approach to composition and performance.
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