Renato Dias

Born in Oporto in 1976. He started as a self-taught musician and soon guitar became his instrument of choice. At 14, he formed his first rock band and since then participated in several musical projects from the pop/rock scene in Portugal.  At 17, he got in the Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto on Engenharia Electrotécnica. At 19, he joined the Faculdade de Belas Artes do Porto on Design de Comunicação. In 1999, he began his career as a professional musician. In 2002, records the High on You album with Grace. In 2006, records the album Disco de Cabeceira with Paulo Praça. In 2009, records the Dobro dos Sentidos album with Paulo Praça. In 2011, records the album Pontas Soltas with the Souls of Fire. He participated in occasional works of various genres, from World Music to Rock, Pop and Jazz. He participated in several Jazz master classes of national and international musicians like Brad Shepik, Ben Molder, Nuno Ferreira, Afonso Pais, Pat Metheny, Alex Cuadrado, Ohad Talmor, Mario Delgado, Mario Laginha and Lee Konitz, among others. Degree in Jazz by the Escola Superior de Música e das Artes do Espectáculo in 2011. Master Degree in Music Teaching by the Universidade de Aveiro in 2018. Currently working as a jazz guitar teacher, composer, producer and professional musician in some formations from the portuguese jazz scene such as his Renato Dias Trio.