The Ensemble Raum was created by Paulo Duarte, Roland Cernovada, Frederica Gatchman and Barabara Lagido with the purpose of playing music from unpublished composers independently from their cultural and academic background. The ideia brought together several musiciens from diferent eastetic corners to play, work and learn with eachother.
The Ensemble Raum had its debut in Braga (Portugal) at the Biennial of Young Artists 1999. The success of the performance among public and press led the group to perform at all the major music venues in Portugal from Hot Clube de Portugal to Coliseu do Porto. In 2001 the Ensemble Raum was invited to perform for the President of the Republic of Portugal Jorge Sampaio at the opening of Lugar Comum - Centro de Experimentação Artistica da Fabrica da Polvora. In 2002 the group was invited to perform at Centro Cultural de Belém. The Ensemble released its first album, Seven Deadly Sins in 2005 at the prestigious festival "Jazz in August" at the Gulbenkien Foundation in Lisbon.
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Ensemble Raum Live at Jazz In Agoust, Lisbon Photo by Joaquim Mendes
Musicians that played in the Ensemble Raum
Pedro Duarte (Flute)
Vitor Feitor (clarinet)
Rodrigo Amado (Saxophones)
Eduardo Lála (Trombone)
Rodrigo Monteiro (Double Bass)
Bruno Martins (Double Bass and Drums)
Ulrich Mitzlaff (Cello)
Roland Cernavoda (Piano)
Manuel Luis Cochofel (Flute)
Nuno Gonçalves (Bass Clarinet)
Nuno Antunes (Clarinet)
Fausto Ferreira (piano)
Pedro Silva (Drums)
Gonçalo Conceição (Clarinet)
Ricardo Freitas (Electric Bass)
José Meneses (Saxophone)
João Lencastre (Drums)
Mario Franco (Double Bass)
Marco Barroso (composition)