Born in 1980 started playing guitar at the age of 15.

After studying at the Academia de Amadores de Música and the Hot Club de Portugal in Lisbon he moved to Boston. Got a scholarship to attended Berklee College of Music and graduated in Film Scoring with Magna Cum Laude.

Teaching and composing for different scenarios, Nuno Costa also plays an active role in the Portuguese jazz scene today. He has released his first album in 2009 for Tone of Pitch records which features some of the top players from his generation.