Bernardo Sassetti

Bernardo Sassetti

Born: June 24, 1970
Died: May 10, 2012
in Lisbon, Portugal
Started studying classic piano at age 9. Studied jazz with Horace Parlan and Sir Roland Hanna. Started playing jazz professionally in 1988 in Portugal, and has since given concerts all over the world. Has recorded many CDs, in solo or as part of different ensembles, including a participation in Guy Barker's 3rd CD, alongside the London Philarmonic Orchestra and Sting.

He has scored original soundtracks for some classic Portuguese movies, such as Os Crimes de Diogo Alves (1911) (João Tavares) and Maria do Mar (1930) (J. Leitão de Barros) as well as for more recent films: Facas e Anjos (2000) (Eduardo Guedes) and "Aniversário" (Mário Barroso, 2000).

With his trio he represented Portugal in the 1st European Jazz Festival in Athens, 2001.

- IMDb Mini Biography By: Miguel Tecedeiro

Movies for Bernardo Sassetti...

Carlos do Carmo, Bernardo Sassetti:
Title: Carlos do Carmo, Bernardo Sassetti:
Character: himself
Released: February 2, 2011
Type: Movie
Two of most renowned portuguese musicians, Carlos do Carmo and Bernardo Sassetti, from the jazz, joined together in 2010 for a unique musical production. Carlos do Carmo is a great fado singer, while Bernardo Sassetti is a great jazz piano player. Their joint performance is a unique and fantastic blend of fado and Jazz.
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Second Life
Title: Second Life
Character: Pianist
Released: January 21, 2009
Type: Movie
Nicholas celebrates his 40th birthday in his country house, with some friends. He has everything he ever wished for, but, on that night, he will end up dead, on his swimming pool. From that moment on, a dead Nicholas wonders how his life would be if he had made a different choice, ten years ago. We then follow two stories: on one hand the police, trying to solve the mystery of Nicholas' death and on the other, Nicholas himself, living a different life. A second life.
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The Talented Mr. Ripley
Title: The Talented Mr. Ripley
Character: Piano (Napoli Jazz Septet)
Released: December 25, 1999
Type: Movie
Tom Ripley is a calculating young man who believes it's better to be a fake somebody than a real nobody. Opportunity knocks in the form of a wealthy U.S. shipbuilder who hires Tom to travel to Italy to bring back his playboy son, Dickie. Ripley worms his way into the idyllic lives of Dickie and his girlfriend, plunging into a daring scheme of duplicity, lies and murder.