Opening Concert of the 3rd edition of the Doc.coimbra Festival
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The DOC.Coimbra International Documentary Festival kicks off on March 17, at 6:30 p.m., at TAGV, with a concert by the Filipe Furtado Trio.
The project was born in 2022, based on the original repertoire of Filipe Furtado — an Azorean musician and composer based in Coimbra since 2010 — and his encounter with Paulo Silva (drums and an integral part of the project since 2018, when the first studio experiments were still being made) and Filipe Fidalgo (saxophone, vocals, and electronics), musicians with extensive experience in jazz and multiple musical universes. Throughout their lengthy work, the trio consolidated their own language, embracing the various layers of instrumental and improvised music.
Although some tracks from the album Prelúdio (2022) — released by Filipe Furtado as a solo artist and recorded at Blue House studios under the Azorean label Marca Pistola — are part of the group's repertoire, the trio's work has been expanding this universe through new compositions and the continuous reinvention of what has already been written. It is in this spirit of permanent rediscovery that the
Filipe Furtado Trio has been performing live, notably at the Tremor Festival, Cistermúsica, and as the opening act for Jay-Jay Johanson in Porto. They were finalists at the Termómetro 2024 Festival, at the Capitólio, and in 2025 they released the album “Como Se Matam Primavera,” highlighted by Blitz magazine as one of the best Portuguese albums of 2025.
Filipe Furtado Trio is a group that uses song as a starting point to explore improvisation, jazz influences, and contemporary sounds. With roots in Coimbra, the trio asserts itself as a space for collective creation, where compositions take shape through the dialogue between piano, saxophone, and drums. Live, the group is enhanced by electronics and vocals.
The project was born in 2022, based on the original repertoire of Filipe Furtado — an Azorean musician and composer based in Coimbra since 2010 — and his encounter with Paulo Silva (drums and an integral part of the project since 2018, when the first studio experiments were still being made) and Filipe Fidalgo (saxophone, vocals, and electronics), musicians with extensive experience in jazz and multiple musical universes. Throughout their lengthy work, the trio consolidated their own language, embracing the various layers of instrumental and improvised music.
Although some tracks from the album Prelúdio (2022) — released by Filipe Furtado as a solo artist and recorded at Blue House studios under the Azorean label Marca Pistola — are part of the group's repertoire, the trio's work has been expanding this universe through new compositions and the continuous reinvention of what has already been written. It is in this spirit of permanent rediscovery that the
Filipe Furtado Trio has been performing live, notably at the Tremor Festival, Cistermúsica, and as the opening act for Jay-Jay Johanson in Porto. They were finalists at the Termómetro 2024 Festival, at the Capitólio, and in 2025 they released the album “Como Se Matam Primavera,” highlighted by Blitz magazine as one of the best Portuguese albums of 2025.
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