Jazz Articles about Ozo

Ozo: A Kind Of Zo

by John Sharpe
November 20, 2015

There's a strand of Portuguese music which oscillates between the points of a triangle formed by improv, ambient and minimalism. Ozo, which comprises erstwhile classical pianist Paulo Mesquita, and rock/pop drummer Pedro Oliveira, sits somewhere in the centre of that triangle. The dominant characteristic of the nine jointly-credited cuts is a pretty melodicism allied to a basic rhythm created using unconventional textures. Although Oliveira is credited only with prepared drums, at times the result is reminiscent of electronics. ...