Nuno Marinho

Nuno Marinho (Portugal) is an award-winning guitarist and composer of original jazz fusion albums. After leading the Pat Metheny tribute band, he devoted himself to his passion for Gypsy Jazz and the music of Django Reinhardt. In 2015 he hosted Paulus Schafer Trio at Festival Internacional Seixal Jazz. Since then Nuno promotes the genre in Portugal. Performing at concerts, teaching and organizing his own Festival Django Portugal. Also, he creates events and jam sessions with international guests. He is an author of Guitar & Theory Books, publishes Jazz Articles, Interviews and album reviews. Nuno Marinho offers guitar classes in Lisbon (one-on-one and online). And he’s been touring around the world with his music. He has performed in New York, São Paulo, Amsterdam, Delhi, Kolkata, Bangalore, Guwahati, Luanda, Paris, Lisbon, Coimbra, Braga, Cascais, Sintra, Ericeira, Almada, Vila Real, Mértola, Évora, Beja, Setúbal, Algarve and more.

Nuno Marinho as a band leader:

Manouchka
Manouchka is the most prestigious band playing Django Reinhardt’s music in Portugal. Led by Nuno Marinho (guitar) and Marian Yanchyk (violin) the band hosts national and international musicians to play with them: Duved Dunayevsky, Wawau Adler, Dario Napoli, Paulus Schafer, Arnoud van den Berg, Bina Coquet, and many more. After performing all over the country, the band have made the live soundtrack of Lindy Hop and Balboa dance events. In 2019 they played at Festival Jazz Manouche Piracicaba in São Paulo Brazil. And in 2020 started organizing the biggest annual event in our country dedicated to the music of Django Reinhardt, the one and only Festival Django Portugal.

Hot Club International
Hot Club International was born in Portugal. Five friends from five different countries met to play Gypsy Jazz and the music of Django Reinhardt. Nuno Marinho (Portugal) leads the quintette with Frank Meester (Netherlands), José Fernando Seifarth (Brazil), Marian Yanchyk (Ukraine) and Mario Pousada (Spain). The band interprets the swing and jazz repertoire, adding some traditional and popular songs from their countries.

Nuno Marinho as a guitar teacher:

The Gypsy Jazz Workshops are live sessions hosted by Nuno Marinho every Saturday at 3 pm (UTC) on zoom. It’s all about the music and the guitar. In 90 minute sessions, Nuno shares his expertise on guitar practising and playing, song analysis, technique and jazz theory. This is the place to learn all the special ingredients inside the music of some of the greatest Jazz and Gypsy Jazz musicians in history. You’ll hear music differently afterwards. Prepare to learn a lot and work your way to excellence.

Gypsy Jazz Licks

As the creator and organizer of Festival Django Portugal, I have the chance to play and learn directly from Gypsy Jazz masters around the world. With my post-graduate background in Jazz studies, I find it extremely rewarding to identify patterns for soloing and share them in an organized and methodical way. You will get thousands of inspiring licks, ideas, and concepts. And since I don’t know how long I will be able to keep doing this work, I’ve decided to use Patreon to send you every finding I have made. Hope you’ll feel as inspired by this material as I am.

Nuno Marinho as Gypsy Jazz Promotor:

Festival Django Portugal is an initiative of the musician Nuno Marinho to promote Gypsy Jazz and the music of Django Reinhardt. The Festival is held annually in different cities across the country. Throughout the year Django Portugal promotes concerts and events with national and international bands dedicated to European Jazz of the 1930s. Django Portugal also organizes workshops to inspire the country’s young musicians.