After establishing his name during the Eighties as an electric bass guitarist in alternative rock bands, like the now legendary K4 Quadrado Azul, Hernani Faustino turned to avant-jazz and free improvised music and chose the double bass as his self-taught instrument. Two decades later of multiple interactions with Portuguese and international musicians, he’s now considered one of the most intense and solid bassists in the Portuguese scene. Music is his life: besides being a musician, he was one of the members of the label Clean Feed, considered one of the five more important on the planet in what regards jazz, and the Trem Azul Jazz Store, located in Lisbon. He also composed for theatre, produced radio programs, and wrote about music in a couple of magazines. A good part of his activity in photography is also music oriented: Faustino is one of the most accomplished stage photographers around. This says all about his passion and commitment, covering a wide range from free bop to extreme experimentation, going through electroacoustic improv, reductionism and noise.
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Hernâni Faustino plays free jazz and avant-garde improvised music, focusing heavily on intense double bass techniques and sonic experimentation. Follow Hernâni Faustino on Mood.
Hernâni Faustino is from Lisbon, Portugal, where he is a central figure in the local improvised music and jazz underground.
Hernâni Faustino primarily plays the double bass and electric bass, having transitioned from 1980s alternative rock into free improvisation.
