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Album Review

Chile, the country of sensuous poetry and visceral prose, is not well known for its jazz. Over the past two decades, however, the nation has been home to a growing improvised music scene. Three musicians who honed their skills in this relatively new environment have come together as Simetrio, releasing an eponymous CD of intellectually intense yet emotionally charged music. Pianist Lautaro Quevedo is the nominal leader of this collaborative group and the composer of seven out ...

Album Review

Simetrio: Simetrio

Read "Simetrio" reviewed by Eyal Hareuveni

by Eyal Hareuveni
July 19, 2012

The debut release from Chilean piano trio Simetrío has its own fresh aesthetic. This trio does not want to be cornered as another Latin jazz outfit but seeks to create its own repertoire free of any genre boundaries. The trio have been working since 2009 but bassist Marcelo Córdova and pianist Lautaro Quevedo, the composers of the trio original material, began working together in the nineties as session musicians in the United Arab Emirates. The trio refer ...