Jazz Articles about Gonçalo Ribeiro

About Gonçalo Ribeiro

Album Review

It is a rare occurrence when multiple jazz skills are executed at such high level that the experience transcends music and becomes a moment of exhilaration and reflection. Such a moment exists with acoustic bassist Pedro Molina's quartet album, A Name I Knew. It balances free improvisation with an impression of careful scoring, mesmerizing personal voices on each instrument with fine-tuned interplay, delicacy with grit, and wordless enjoyment with a heartbreaking overall theme. What is more, the group are just ...

Album Review

Pedro Molina: À Procura

Read "À Procura" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
October 20, 2024

Pedro Molina's debut album, À Procura (translated as “In Search Of"), is a captivating odyssey through his refined musical vision. Released in 2024 under the Carimbo Porta-Jazz label, the album not only displays Molina's formidable bass guitar prowess but also his proficient skill as a composer and bandleader. Originally hailing from Murcia, Spain and now based in Porto, Portugal, Molina has long been a fixture in the jazz scene as a double bassist. However, À Procura marks a ...