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Joana Machado is one of Portugal's current most original and sophisticated singer-songwriters

NEW RELEASE THIS FEB. 27 “DISTANCE”

If jazz is Joana Machado's home, Soul, R&B, and electronic music have deep roots within her, which bear fruit in her new album. In an intimate and confessional setting, the harmonic and rhythmic sophistication of "Distance"— lead track—reveals an original sonic universe that draws influence from musicians as diverse as Erykah Badu, Robert Glasper, and Kate Bush. With a delicate vocal approach anchored in emotion, accompanied by Chico Santos on drums and Lana Gasparotti on keyboards, this musical comeback reveals the maturity of the singer-songwriter, who wrote both the music and lyrics and shared production duties with Rodrigo Correia, who also plays guitar and bass.

"Joana Machado presents an aesthetically different musical proposal, an excellent production in partnership with Rodrigo Correia, performed by a group of musicians with a capacity for elevation, so necessary for this conception. Music, arrangements and lyrics thought with good taste and without losing an accessible and necessary musicality. It is clearly one of the most interesting projects to be launched in the year 2026." 

João Barradas, musician (acordeonist) and composer

Having released five albums, she treats Jazz as a perfect playground, bringing in influences from soul to rock n' roll, thus building a unique and hard to label sound.

In this no-boundaries-between-genres territory, Joana sets her talent and versatility free.

“Prepare yourself for a truly unique experience (...) how many vocalists these days can really stand up to the test of being just “listened to”? (...) So in this age of mediocrity, when it’s dangerous to be diferent, along comes Joana Machado. She is dangerous because she allows us to open up to ourselves , to dream, to face reality, to dare to be diferent. She’s brilliant, adventurous, assertive, unique, has a voice that’s as clear as water crystals, and the courage to believe in our ability to listen. Her music has a healing quality, as all great music does (...)" Buster Williams

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Elas E o Jazz

ELAS E O JAZZ

Joana Machado

Marta Hugon

Mariana Norton 

“Some of my best friends are singers” is the title of doublebassist Ray Brown’s 1998 recording but it might as well be the beginning of this story – three singers who are also friends coming together to share their love of jazz and the songs that go to make up its history.

Joana Machado, Marta Hugon and Mariana Norton revisit the songs of composers such as Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, George Gershwin, Richard Rodgers, Jerome Kern and Harold Arlen, recreating them with original vocal arrangements.

With the backing of a masterful trio, ELAS e o Jazz presents a musical narrative that breathes life into the timeless repertoire of the Broadway musical and the New York jazz scene.

 PT

Some of my best friends are singers é o título de um disco gravado pelo trio do contrabaixista Ray Brown, mas podia bem ser o ponto de partida para esta história.

Joana Machado, Mariana Norton e Marta Hugon  

cruzaram-se na escola do Hot Clube de Portugal, primeiro como alunas e depois como professoras. Desenvolveram projetos distintos e sólidos, cada uma compondo o seu próprio repertório.

Um dia, surgiu a vontade de voltar à casa dos músicos de jazz e de recriar o universo dos musicais da Broadway e dos clubes de Nova Iorque, cidade onde viveram e estudaram em alturas diferentes.

Acompanhadas por um trio de luxo, com João Pedro Coelho  no piano, Romeu Tristão no contrabaixo e André Sousa Machado  na bateria, Elas criam uma narrativa musical contada a três vozes, distintas, mas unidas na emoção.