André Rosinha (Sintra, 1987) is a Portuguese double bass player, with four albums released under his name.
“Pórtico” (2018) is the name of his first record as bandleader, where he plays his originals along with the musicians João Barradas (accordion), Albert Cirera (saxophone), Eduardo Cardinho (vibraphone) and Bruno Pedroso (drums). Well received by the critics, the album was presented at the iconic Casa da Música in Porto and also Círculo de Jazz de Setúbal. His second record of originals, “Árvore” (2019), with the renowned pianist João Paulo Esteves da Silva and Marcos Cavaleiro on the drums, was presented at Centro Cultural de Belém (CCB, Lisbon), Seixal Jazz and Jazz 2020 Porto in a partnership with Gulbenkian. Further exploring this trio, “Triskel” (2022) was performed in CCB, Jazz em Monserrate, among others. “Raiz” (2025) counts again with the same trio, this time delving into the fusion of the jazz expression, Portuguese traditional music and improvise.
In 2021 he created a group in co-leadership with Beatriz Nunes (voice) and Paula Sousa (piano), with whom he lauched À Espera do Futuro, shown at Festa do Outono de Serralves (Porto), Novomesstská Radnice Praga (Czechia), Opus Jazz Club em Budapeste (Hugary) and Nikolaisaal em Potsdam (Germany).
In addition to his project, the bassist is also a member of Salvador Sobral‘s band since 2015, with whom he has recorded 6 albums, as well as of the pianist Júlio Resende’s group, João Barradas Trio, Samuel Lercher Trio, Desidério Lázaro Trio and Marco Santos.
He has performed in several international jazz festivals, such as Jazzaldia, Festival Noches del Botánicoand Cadiz Jazz Festival (Spain), Festival Au Fil des Voix (France), Reset Jazz Festival (Luxemburgo), Jazzfestival Münster and Jazzahead (Germany), Sopot Jazz Festival (Poland), Jazzkar (Estonia) and Kaunas Jazz (Lithuania). In Portugal, Rosinha is a usual presence, highlighting Funchal Jazz and Seixal Jazz.
