João Moreira nasceu a 11 de Junho de 1970 e toca trompete desde os 11 anos de idade. É licenciado desde janeiro de 1999 em jazz e música contemporânea pela New School for Social Research (Nova Yorque).
É professor da escola de jazz do Hot Clube de Portugal desde 1989, coordenador do curso de jazz do Conservatório de Música da Madeira desde 1999, e professor da licenciatura em música do Instituto Piaget desde 2004.
João Moreira integra actualmente o septeto de Pedro Moreira, sexteto de Bernardo Moreira, Paula Oliveira & Bernardo Moreira, Lena d'Água, Underpressure, In loko (de Carlos Barretto), big band HCP, sexteto HCP e Estardalhaço brass band e Lume (lisbon underground music ensemble).
Dirige também o seu próprio quarteto com o qual executa as suas composições.
João Moreira was born on June 11, 1970 and has played trumpet since he was 11 years old. He has concluded his bachelor’s degree since January 1999 in jazz and contemporary music by the New School for Social Research (New York).
He has been professor of jazz school of the hot club of portugal since 1989, coordinator of jazz course of Madeira’s Music Conservatory since 1999, and professor of music degree at the Institute Piaget since 2004.
João Moreira currently integrates the septet of Pedro Moreira, sextet of Bernardo Moreira, Paula Oliveira & Bernardo Moreira, Lena d'Água, Underpressure, In loko (de Carlos Barretto), Big Band HCP, sextet HCP and Estardalhaço Brass Band and Lume (Lisbon underground music ensemble).
He also directs his own quartet with which he performs his compositions.