Jazz Articles about Ricardo Toscano

About Ricardo Toscano

Album Review

Cicero Lee is a double bassist, composer and producer, with over two decades of a career in the Portuguese and international music scenes. His work unfolds between original works and collaborations in diverse contexts, bridging jazz with other musical languages. “Amazonia" opens with an orchestral drumroll before unfolding into a processional-style ballad. Ricardo Toscano's saxophone guides the melody with quiet authority while the rhythm section provides a steady and supportive foundation. On “Beyond Light," Toscano establishes a graceful, ...

Album Review

Ricardo Toscano: Quartet

Read "Quartet" reviewed by Ian Patterson

by Ian Patterson
May 10, 2019

The debut recording as leader of alto saxophonist Ricardo Toscano might not have the most Google-friendly title, but it reflects the importance of the unit with whom this rising star of Portuguese jazz has played since 2014. Indirectly, perhaps, it could also be read as a tribute to John Coltrane's classic quartet, which seems to be a clear source of inspiration, though not exclusively so. The tunes, all originals bar one, are firmly planted in the straight-ahead, post-bop tradition, evoking ...