Bernardo Tinoco started his saxophone studies at the age of 10. He graduated in Jazz music at the Escola Superior de Música de Lisboa in 2020, where he is currently pursuing a Masters degree in Music Teaching. He collaborates regularly with some of the most distinguished musicians in the Portuguese jazz scene. As a leader or sideman he has played in concert halls and festivals in Portugal and abroad.

He has also participated in various recording projects, including a début CD with his quartet GARFO, released on Clean Feed Records with the support of Radio Antena 2 and winner of the Emerging Group Prize, awarded by the RTP / Festa do Jazz in 2021.

Also for the same label and, once again, with the support from Antena 2, Tinoco has recently recorded NoMad Nenúfar - an album created in partnership with the pianist Tom Maciel.