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WHAT THE PRESS SAYS:
“Deeply mysterious, serene and melancholy in tone, the duo has created a unique, mesmerizing soundscape. Serpa’s voice is evocative, often hypnotic, with or without lyrics. Matos’ fluid playing, catchy melodies and improvisations allow Serpa’s voice to soar. Ethereal, imaginative and memorable.” Anna Steegman, New York City Jazz Records
“The new album is their most sophisticated and varied project together. The music feels weightless, filled with delicate motion, as if the musicians are dancers floating in the ether.” Peter Margasak, Nowhere Street
“…the chemistry and team work are close to perfect (…) Matos’ delicate, lyrical electric guitar, intricate and hypnotic, is the perfect foil for Serpa’s mostly wordless vocals, which are cool, calm and precise”. DownBeat Magazine
“Serpa and Matos are sophisticated musicians, concocting a genre all their own, one that borrows from many – jazz, pop, Brazil and elsewhere – but is beholden to none.“ Irish Times
“(…) decidedly otherworldly and totally original” The Classical Arts
“Their style is so simple and yet so unique. All The Dreams is music in its purest form (…)” Jazzarium
“With elegance and subtlety, Serpa and Matos have developed a refined and balanced dialogue. A partnership that not only is the sum of their talents, but a perfect musical union”. O Público
The combination of the voice and guitar of Sara Serpa and André Matos is magic, dazzling and calm. The Portuguese native and New York based artists have been working together since 2005. They achieved a unique sonic world, drawing upon pure and contemplative sounds through a personal approach to melody and poetry. Their musical identity reveals both their Portuguese culture as well as a certain allure inspired by the creative artistic environment of New York. Serpa and Matos have been performing their music in countries like Portugal, Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, and the United States.
They have been, individually and collectively, performing with prominent musicians such as in the Jazz and Improvisation world such as Ran Blake, John Zorn, Danilo Perez, Leo Genovese, Dan Weiss, Billy Mintz, Thomas Morgan, Pete Rende, Kris Davis, Tony Malaby, and Guillermo Klein, among others.