Jorge Costa Pinto

Portuguese pianist, drummer, arranger, composer, conductor, sound engineer, and producer, born in Lisbon (1932). Studied at Boston's Berklee College of Music. Much in demand in Portugal as a studio arranger in the 1960s and early 1970s. Led the orchestra for three Portuguese Eurovision Song Contest entries between 1966 and 1973. Founded the labels Tecla (1966) and Jorsom (1979), the last one with the affiliated Estúdio Jorsom.