Eddy Slap [Bio]

Eddy Slap was born in Amesterdam into a portuguese highly musical family in 1978.

Eddy Slap began his musical studies at the age of just 4 years in Portugal, at the Music Academy of Évora, and then at the University of Évora (Portugal) and Hot Clube de Portugal Jazz School.

He attended various Master Classes with such renowned teachers as Carles Benavent, Trilok Gurtu, Carlos Bica, Yuri Daniel, Stefan Milleret. His wide range of interests and his musical curiosity led him along different paths of musical expression, from a typical classical repertoire to pure jazz, ethnic and improvised music.

After a period of study, he began to write for a variety of different musical settings. Meanwhile, Eddy Slap’s career as a recording artist and live performe has continued to develop in a multicultural direction.

Since 1992, he has been involved in new and innovative music projects: the “Wild Angels”, “The Vein”, “Grupo de Percussão de Évora”, “Tubophonia Jazz Ensemble”, “Audible Architecture”, “Uxu Kalhus”, “2Basses”, “Davide Zaccaria Quartet” and “BASSAB” and worked on a regular basis with several portuguese orchestras and big bands including the Metropolitan Orchestra, Big Band Time, Lisbon Casino Big Band, Hibrid Jazz Machine.

Eddy Slap as played and conducted a series of masterclasses in prestigious Superior Music Schools and Festivals around the world (Portugal, Spain, France, Macau, etc). Eddy Slap is currently touring with the Uxu Kalhus, Eddy Slap Trio, Bassab and Audible Architecture bands. Currently.

Eddy Slap is the founder of the first Electric Bass Academy in Portugal. Eddy Slap teaches bass and combo music at the Electric Bass Academy (Lisbon) and Curso de Jazz e Música Moderna do Conservatório de Caldas da Rainha.

Eddy Slap has recorded at the time, more than 40 albums. His solo recording has been described by many as a unique stylistic blend, bringing together the folk music of Eastern Europe with Jazz.

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