Bica studied at the Academia dos Amadores de Musica in Lisbon[1] and the Hochschule für Musik in Würzburg.

His trio AZUL with Frank Möbus and Jim Black become his showcase as a bass player and composer.

For more than twenty years Carlos Bica’s AZUL has fascinated its listeners.

He has played at important jazz festivals across Europe, Canada and Asia.

He has also worked with Portuguese Fado singers Carlos do Carmo, Camané, Cristina Branco, Ana Moura, José Mário Branco, and jazz musicians Ray Anderson, Kenny Wheeler, Aki Takase, Paolo Fresu, Julian Argüelles, Gebhard Ullmann, Lee Konitz, Mário Laginha, Markus Stockhausen, Alexander von Schlippenbach, Kurt Rosenwinkel, and John Zorn.