Jazz Articles about Carlos Bechegas

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Carlos Bechegas and Peter Kowald: Open View

by Budd Kopman
February 13, 2005

While the back cover of Open View says “Live at the CCB (Centro Cultural de Belem), Lisbon" and the liner has a picture of Carlos Bechegas and Peter Kowald on a stage, I heard no audience noise or applause on this recording. Perhaps they meant recorded live with no studio post-processing. In any case, the sheer range of sounds, with and without complementing electronics, is simply amazing. Yes, Kowald is playing a string instrument, but he makes it growl, moan, ...

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Carlos Bechegas/Peter Kowald: Open Secrets

by Jerry D'Souza
September 9, 2004

Carlos Bechegas and Peter Kowald, who passed away in '02, were a good team. As thinkers and purveyors of improvised music, they created a waft of arresting ideas. Kowald, a giant among bassists, was a riveting presence who turned the bass into a loquacious voice that fed on his intuitive brilliance. Bechegas would take advantage of that, and as he tapped into his own pulsating imagination he would come up with an array of dazzling ideas.

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Carlos Bechegas/Michel Edelin: Open Frontiers

by John Kelman
May 17, 2004

Portuguese flautist Carol Bechegas demonstrates a sometimes overwhelming command of his instrument. Originally a saxophonist/flautist in swing orchestras and fusion groups, when he decided to devote himself to (a) the flute exclusively and (b) free improvisation, he translated some of the extended techniques of artists including Evan Parker, along with some new ones of his own, to the instrument. The result is an impressive array of sounds, textures and devices that allow him to coax more out of the instrument ...