He studied harmony and piano at Escola de Jazz do Porto, with, among others, Paulino Garcia and Mário Laginha. Completed the composition course at the Porto Conservatory of Music with Prof. Fernando Lapa. He also studied with pianists such as: Roland Hanna, Hal Galper, Mulgrew Miller, Tete Montoliu and James Williams.

 

From 2009 to 2011, he took the Master's course in Artistic Interpretation – Piano-Jazz, at ESMAE (Superior School of Music and Performing Arts, in Porto), having been awarded a merit scholarship by the IPP. From 2014 to 2016, he did the Master's course in Teaching Jazz, at the same institution.

 

In 1994, he accompanied, as part of a quintet, the theater play “Mais Mar Tinhasse”. This play was staged at Teatro Carlos Alberto, in Porto, and commemorated 500 years of the discoveries. Directed by João Paulo Seara Cardoso, and music by Jorge Constante Pereira.

 

In 1994, he recorded the CD “ Live Quartet ” (ed.Numérica) with the Brazilian saxophonist Sávio Araújo. The following year, he presents this work throughout the country, as well as on a tour in Germany.

 

In 1996 he recorded the CD “ Outra História ” (ed.Up-Beat), with the group he leads with Fátima Serro, "Conferencia dos Sons", in which the Dutch saxophonist Rolf Delfos participated as a guest soloist.

 

In 1997, he performed at the Matosinhos Jazz Festival (Trio), at the Loulé Jazz Festival (English saxophonist Peter King's Quartet), at Oeiras Jazz Meetings (Antonio Mesa Spanish saxophonist's Quartet), and at the Porto Jazz Festival (Conference of Sounds with Carlos Bica and Dutch saxophonist Rolf Delfos).

 

Still in 1997, he recorded the CD "Day By Day" (ed. Up-Beat) with the Quinteto de Fátima Serro.

 

In the same year, under the direction of Zé Eduardo, he accompanied Charlie Chaplin's film “The Kid” live, shown in the auditorium of the University of Faro. Original music, written for a lineup of 6 musicians.

 

In 1998, accompanied by Eduardo Santos and two musicians from Barcelona (Nono Fernandez and Páu Bombardó), he played in a "gira" in some cities in Catalonia (and later also in Lisbon and Porto).

 

In that same year, he performed several concerts with the Orquestra Metropolitana de Lisboa, directed by Maestro Miguel Graça Moura. He participated with the Quinteto de Fátima Serro, at Expo 98.

 

In April 2001, he recorded the CD “ We'll Remember You ” (Ed.Açor), with the sextet “Trupe Vocal”. It was considered by critics one of the best CD's of the year.

 

In May and June of the same year, he toured Belgium and Holland, where he participated, accompanied by Fátima Serro and Dutch musicians, in – Rotterdam – European Capital of Culture.

 

He was part of a Sextet, led by the English, Matt Wates (alto sax) and Martin Shaw (trumpet).

 

At the invitation of the Porto Jazz Festival and the Porto-European Capital of Culture, the Paulo Gomes Ensemble group debuted in the 2001 edition of this Festival, with which they presented compositions written for a formation of ten musicians. He invited for this presentation, among others, the English trumpeter Henry Lowther. With this decathet, he recorded the CD “Intro” (Ed.Discaudio), considered by the most respected critics of the specialty, one of the most important records published in Portugal in 2002.

Invited by the Porto City Council, he was the artistic director of the 2002 and 2003 editions of the Porto International Jazz Festival.

 

In February 2003, he recorded the CD “ Raw ” (Ed.Discaudio), with the quintet led by the singer – Kiko. Critics of “AllJazz” magazine considered it the 2nd best Jazz album of the year. With this Quintet, he performed at various festivals from North to South of the country, as well as in Spain.

 

In 2004, he created a new project with Fátima Serro - Quinto Elemento - which premiered at the Tondela Jazz Festival with guest Jorge Reis. At the end of 2005 the 1st CD “ Quinto Elemento ” (Ed.Discaudio) was released.

 

Since 2005, he has participated regularly in the Jorge Costa Pinto Orchestra, having performed in rooms such as the municipal auditorium of Figueira da Foz, the noble hall of the Casino da Póvoa, or the Centro Cultural de Belém.

 

He performed at the 2006 edition of “Braga-Jazz” and at the Auditorium of the Faculty of Engineering of Porto, a quintet comprising the singer Fátima Serro and the English saxophonist Julian Arguelles.

 

Since the beginning of his professional activity, he has worked closely with Lisbon singer Maria Viana. With her, he performed on numerous stages, having made a tour in 2007 that included a visit to some islands in the Azores.

 

At the invitation of the orchestra director Zé Eduardo, he wrote music for the big-band EMJA (European Movement Jazz Orchestra – with Portuguese, German and Slovenian musicians), which was presented in the commemorations of Portugal's Presidency of the European Union in 2007.

 

Participated in the 2008 edition of the Douro Jazz festival. With Fátima Serro, an original formation debuted here: voice, piano, accordion and double bass.

 

With Maria Viana, he accompanied soloists such as: Art Themen, Jorge Reis or Herb Geller.

 

In 2008, she was honored to accompany a great lady of American Jazz: Sheila Jordan.

 

In 2009 he brings together a quintet for a series of concerts in Portugal, writing new music for this group. The guest soloist was Dutch trumpeter Eric Vloeimans. The concert given in Porto (Fac.Engenharia) was recorded and edited on the disc “ Trabka ” (Ed.Numérica).

 

That year, he performed in trio at the Teatro Municipal de Santarém with saxophonist Art Themen and bassist David Chamberlain.

 

At the invitation of the double bassist Zé Eduardo, he joined the quartet of saxophonist David Murray, performing at Teatro Lethes in Faro, in 2009. Once again, with Zé Eduardo, he performs with Peter King's quartet and the Orquestra Clássica do Algarve, at Teatro das Figures in Faro. (2011).

 

In 2012, at the same theater, he performed as a guest soloist with the Seville Jazz Orchestra, as part of the celebrations of the 1st International Day of Jazz.

 

In 2012, he recorded the CD “ Recital ” for the publisher Numérica. This one summarizes the work that he developed during his master's course at ESMAE. Joins repertoire of Gershwin or Cole Porter, with Shostakovich or Prokofiev.

 

In the same year, he recorded the debut album of the vocal group “ Game de Damas ”. Quartet of voices + rhythm section, edited by publisher Numérica. In 2018 he records the 2nd disc of this group “ Too Close ”.

 

He leads the quartet MAP (with Acácio Salero, Miguel Ângelo and Miguel Moreira) which since its debut in 2012 has recorded 4 CDs of original music, having performed them all over the country, in 3 tours in France (in February and August of 2015, and November 2016) and Switzerland (January 2018).

 

In February 2019, his new trio debuts, with which he records “ Secret Studio Sessions Vol.1 ”.

 

He was invited, as a jazz pianist, to several television and radio programs. Among these, the highlights are José Duarte's “Jazz a Preto e Branco” (on RTP), and “Mil e uma Escolhas” by Madalena Balsa (on RDP Ant1).

 

He participated in numerous jazz festivals in Portugal, Spain, Germany, Belgium and Holland, France and Switzerland.

 

As a teacher/advisor:

He has taught since 1988 at the “Escola de Jazz do Porto” (piano and ensemble classes (combo)), at the “Oficina de Música de Aveiro” (Harmony and improvisation, piano and combo), at the “Center for Studies and Technologies of Music” in Viseu (piano and harmony and improvisation), and in the school “Jazz ao Norte” (piano, harmony, and combo). In the same capacity, he worked with schools such as: Music Conservatory of Aveiro, Music Conservatory of Funchal, School of Education of Coimbra, Music Academies and Professional Schools of: São João da Madeira, Vilar do Paraíso, Évora, Viana do Castelo , Espinho, among many others.

 

It carried out numerous pedagogical sessions for the dissemination of Jazz, in Cultural Centers, Secondary Schools and Universities, throughout the country, Spain and France. Since 2008, he directs the Jazz Group at the Faculty of Engineering of Porto. He is currently a piano teacher in the Jazz course at the Conservatório de Música do Porto.

 

Alongside Jazz, he participated in concerts and CD recordings by bands such as: “Andanças do Mar”; “Sea of the World”, “Classified” and “Joni”.

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Discography:

 

Paulo Gomes Trio – Secret Studio Sessions Vol.2 (2021)

Paulo Gomes Trio – Secret Studio Sessions Vol.1 (2019)

MAP + Chris Cheek (2019)
Checkers -  Too Close (2018)

MAP – War and Peace (2017)

MAP - Flying Circus  (2016)

MAP – The Zombie Wolf Playn' The Blues On A Monday Morning (2014)  

Paulo Gomes – Recital (2012)

Checkers Game – Checkers Game (2012)

Paulo Gomes – Trabka (2010)

Fátima Serro / Paulo Gomes – Fifth Element (2005)

Kiko – Raw (2003)

Paulo Gomes eNsEmble – Intro (2002)

Vocal Troupe – We'll Remember You (2001)

Fátima Serro / Paulo Gomes – Another Story (1999)

Fátima Serro – Day by Day (1998)

Sávio Araújo – Live Quartet (1995)

Classifieds - Classifieds (2008)

Serafim Borges - Sea of the World (2004)

Emiliano Toste – Andanças do Mar (2002)