Bernardo Sassetti

Bernardo da Costa Sassetti Pais (24 June 1970 – 10 May 2012 ) was a Portuguese jazz pianist and film composer.

Life and career Sassetti was born in Lisbon. He became interested in jazz after hearing Bill Evans. Anthony Minghella invited them to appear as the Napoli Jazz Sextet in The Talented Mr. Ripley. He died on 10 May 2012 after falling off a cliff in Abano Beach, near Guincho Beach, The Public Prosecution Service's inquiry report stated that there were "no indications of suspected death attributable to third parties" and that "most likely, the death of Bernardo Sassetti occurred due to a fall attributable only to himself". Several places in the coast of Cascais are often connoted with suicide attempts and deaths. Abano Beach was the same place where in 2020 the actor Pedro Lima would die in a death that was ruled a suicide.

Personal life Bernardo Sassetti was married to actress Beatriz Batarda, with whom he had two daughters. Sidónio Pais, who served as the fourth president of the First Portuguese Republic in 1918, was his great grandfather.

Discography Mundos (Universal Music Portugal, 1996) Olhar with Carlos Barretto, Mario Barreiros, Perico Sambeat (Beat Up, 1999) Specifics 45: Cuba Cuba with Guy Barker (Music House, 2000) Salsetti (West Wind, 2000) Nocturno (Clean Feed, 2002) Mario Laginha Bernardo Sassetti (ONC Produções Culturais, 2003) Indigo (Clean Feed, 2004) Ascent (Clean Feed, 2005) Alice (Trem Azul, 2005) Unreal: Sidewalk Cartoon (Clean Feed, 2006) 3 Pianos with Mario Laginha, Pedro Burmester (Sony, 2007) Dúvida (Trem Azul, 2007) Second Life (Original Soundtrack) (Utopia Música, 2009) Palace Ghosts and Drunken Hymns with Will Holshouser (Clean Feed, 2009) Um Amor De Perdição (Trem Azul, 2009) Carlos Do Carmo Bernardo Sassetti (Universal Music Portugal, 2010)

Filmography Second Life (2009) composer Os Grandes Portugueses (2007) (TV) .... Himself Antes de Amanhã (2007) composer 98 Octanas (2006) composer Alice (2005) composer A Costa dos Murmúrios (2004) composer O Milagre segundo Salomé (2004) composer Maria E as Outras (2004) composer Quaresma (2003) composer Aniversário (2000) (TV) composer Facas e Anjos (2000) (TV) composer O Segredo (2000) composer As Terças da Bailarina Gorda (2000) composer Maria do Mar (1930) (2000) composer The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) – pianist (Napoli Jazz Sextet) Mundo VIP (2 episodes, Show nº 12 and Show nº 197, 1996-2000) – Himself