Jazz Articles about Ensemble Progresivo

Ensemble Progresivo: Hesitancy

by John Eyles
November 10, 2014

Ensemble Progresivo was formed in 2007 by saxophonist/clarinetist Ricardo Tejero after he had an idea of working with improvisation within a compositional context. Although he was not the first to have such an idea, Tejero says that his method of making music was born with the band. As with several other successful London-based improvising ensembles (Roland Ramanan Tentet and Barrel spring to mind) the members of Ensemble Progresivo were drawn from the ranks of the London Improvisers Orchestra--violinist Alison Blunt, ...