Travassos

Travassos is the artistic name of Jorge Trindade, a Portuguese experimental musician, designer, editor and cultural programmer. His work with electronics, tapes, manipulated objects and circuit-bent instruments crosses free improvisation, experimental rock and sound art.

A key figure in Lisbon’s independent experimental-music community, he is a member of the trio Pão alongside Pedro Sousa on tenor saxophone and Tiago Sousa on organ and harmonium. The group combines sustained textures, electronics and the immediacy of collective improvisation. Travassos has also collaborated with the Variable Geometry Orchestra and worked in graphic design for independent record labels, including Clean Feed.

Beyond performance, he founded and programmed Festival Rescaldo, a Lisbon event devoted to adventurous music and exchanges between jazz, electronics, improvisation and experimental rock. The festival returned in 2022 after a four-year interruption.