Jazz Articles about João Valinho

About João Valinho

Album Review

MOVE: Free Baile - Live in Shenzhen

Read "Free Baile - Live in Shenzhen" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
September 15, 2024

Portugal-based trio Move's live album, Free Baile, is more than just a recording; it is an electric charge in musical form. Capturing the raw, unfiltered energy of saxophonist Yedo Gibson, bassist Felipe Zenicola and drummer João Valinho, this album propels listeners into a world where jazz, free improvisation and a kaleidoscope of genres collide and meld in real time. Recorded live at B10 Live in Shenzhen, China, this production does not just push boundaries--it bulldozes them. The opening ...

Album Review

Hyper.object: inter.independence

Read "inter.independence" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto
June 5, 2022

The premise defined for this recording session was clear; each member of the quintet was “to develop their ideas individually and to not immediately react or engage in direct dialog with the other musicians from the group." Did they succeed? Absolutely not, and that is what ultimately makes inter.independence a success as a free improvised recording. Hyper.object comprised bassist Hernâni Faustino and pianist Rodrigo Pinheiro from the acclaimed Red Trio plus the electronics of Carlos Santos, trumpeter João Almeida, and ...

Album Review

João Valinho / Luís Vicente / Salvoandrea Lucifora / Marcelo dos Reis: Light Machina

Read "Light Machina" reviewed by John Sharpe

by John Sharpe
May 2, 2022

For discerning listeners, the presence on an album of the Portuguese double act of trumpeter Luís Vicente and guitarist Marcelo dos Reis is a near guarantee of excellence. They've appeared on a whole series of top drawer releases including Points (Multikulti Project, 2019), Chamber 4 (FMR, 2015) and For Sale (Clean Feed, 2015). To that roster can be added Light Machina, where they join countryman drummer João Valinho and Sicilian trombonist Salvoandrea Lucifora, in a freely improvised concert from Coimbra ...

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José Lencastre / Jorge Nuno / Felipe Zenícola / João Valinho: Anthropic Neglect

Read "Anthropic Neglect" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto
June 21, 2021

Shall we choose a name for the quartet behind the release Anthropic Neglect? The four Portuguese musicians—saxophonist José Lencastre, guitarist Jorge Nuno, bassist Felipe Zenícola, and drummer João Valinho— might best operate under the moniker Lava Dome. The sounds created here are not unlike the molten and semifluid volcanic rock that simmers and seethes, constantly threatening to erupt. But will it it erupt? Stay tuned, as they say, because anticipation is the impulse behind the three improvisations heard ...