António Pinho Vargas

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António Pinho Vargas (born Vila Nova de Gaia, August 15, 1951) is a Portuguese jazz and contemporary music pianist and composer. He's also a book author and essay writer regarding music.

He graduated in History at the University of Porto. He studyed at the Rotterdam Conservatory, from 1987 to 1990, were he graduated in Composition. He's been a teacher of Composition at the Superior School of Music, in Lisbon, since 1991. He started to be a leading name in Portuguese Jazz, often with many influences from contemporary music. He did seven albums in is unique Jazz style, being the first, Outros Lugares (1983). He also wrote seven soundtracks from Portuguese films and two theater plays.

Since his return from Holland, he's been mainly a classical composer.

[edit] Partial Discography

  • 1983 - Outros Lugares
  • 1985 - Cores e Aromas
  • 1987 - As Folhas Novas Mudam de Cor
  • 1989 - Os Jogos do Mundo
  • 1991 - Selos e Borboletas
  • 1996 - A Luz e a Escuridão
  • 1998 - Mãos


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