Results for "Gustavo Cortiñas"

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The Crisis Knows No Borders

By Gustavo Cortiñas

Label: Desafio Candente Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: The Basic Economic Farsity; The Growth Imperative; Oil and Water Don't Mix; Skepticism; Wishcycle; Sea Levels Rising; The Crisis Knows No Borders; Your Right Under The Sun; The Man of Flesh & Bone; Meditation on the End of Times.

Album

Magpie: The Music of Joe Clark

By "Jazz Entre Amigos" Cuarteto

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2025
Track listing: Bernard; Magpie; The Parliament; Heaven On Seven; Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Maker; Potato.

Article: Inside the Songs

Gustavo Cortiñas Inspires Unity and Empathy Through Music

by Dean Nardi
October 14, 2025

The renowned French writer Victor Hugo once wrote that “music is noise that thinks." Hugo was highlighting the profound and intellectual nature of music, suggesting that while it may seem like disorganized sound ("noise"), it carries deep meaning and expresses complex ideas and emotions that can only be conveyed through this medium. Hugo also wrote of ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Gustavo Cortiñas, Teis Semey, Bugge Wesseltoft, Alexander Hawkins & More

by Ludovico Granvassu
October 9, 2025

Stamp your jazz passport without packing a bag: this week's playlist gathers Scandinavian trailblazers, both fresh and seasoned, alongside British, Mexican, and Italian adventurers pushing jazz into new territory.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Teis Semey “Hippity Hoppity Abolish Private Property" En masse! (Loumi) ...

Article: Album Review

Juanjo López: Above, Beyond, Within

by Troy Dostert
August 24, 2025

In our troubling national moment of intensified nativism and ethnic fearmongering, it can be edifying to encounter the stories of people whose lives are directly affected by the current climate. One of them is Juanjo López, a guitarist now well-established in the Chicago scene but who came years ago to the United States with his family ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Gustavo Cortiñas: A Jazz Drummer's Call To Action

by Lawrence Peryer
July 19, 2025

Today, the Spotlight shines on drummer and composer Gustavo Cortiñas.Gustavo's latest album, The Crisis Knows No Borders (Desafío Candente Records), tackles climate change head-on through music that's both urgent and beautiful. Working with guitarist Dave Miller, saxophonist Jon Irabagon, and violinist Mark Feldman, he's created compositions that explore how global warming sparks conflicts, drives ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Renner, Azymuth, Claudio Scolari Project, Kristen R. Bromley Quartet

by Cheryl K.
July 3, 2025

During this week's two-hour program of Jazz and improvised music, selections from new releases by the trio Renner, the Atlantic Jazz Collective, the Brazilian Jazz-Funk group Azymuth, the Claudio Scolari Project, guitarist Kristen R. Bromley, and drummer Gustavo Cortinas.Playlist Johnny Hartman “I Just Dropped By to Say Hello" from I Just Dropped By to ...

Article: Album Review

Gustavo Cortiñas: The Crisis Knows No Borders

by Hrayr Attarian
June 13, 2025

Drummer Gustavo Cortinas is one of Chicago's most imaginative and exciting composers. This is not solely due to his brilliant creativity but also because he explores socially aware and relevant themes. He has honed a unique style that is easily recognizable as his own. His sixth release as a leader, the superb The Crisis Knows No ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

New Releases From Cortiñas, Muñeses, Wexler And More

by Bob Osborne
April 24, 2025

On this show we have a variety of new releases including latin jazz, classical crossover, and, live cuts. In addition a re-release of a classic album from Keith Jarrett and a dip in the archive for music from John Abercrombie and Julius Hemphill. I also continue my deep dive into the recent re-releases of Ivo Perelman's ...

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III. Oil & Water Don't Mix

Featuring the music of Gustavo Cortiñas
Duration: 7:00
April 4, 2025

Chicago-based drummer and composer Gustavo Cortiñas takes on the climate crisis on his forthcoming album, The Crisis Knows No Border. Movement III, "Oil & Water Don't Mix" features the drummer alongside Mark Feldman, Jon Irabagon, & Dave Miller.

Our economy and society are heavily reliant on fossil fuels, yet our existence hinges on vital natural resources like water. This piece delves into contrasting liquid textures, rubato melodic counterpoints, and the interplay of dry and wet sounds to depict the conflict between these essential needs. It highlights how our short-term economic desires often overshadow sustainability, leading us to compromise our future by depleting water and resources in pursuit of economic growth.

"The music of this album is inspired by global warming and its far-reaching socio-political implications, which transcend borders and manifest in tragic humanitarian crises such as armed conflicts, poverty, famine, climate disasters, and immigration. While my previous projects delved into the history of colonialism and immigration, I now aim to confront the existential threat posed to our civilization by addressing this pressing issue, and the repercussions it has on our society and our humanity," shared Cortiñas. "My hope is to send a message of unity and empathy in these trying times, through music that makes the crisis and its urgency palpable, and a message that humbles us and finds our destinies intertwined in this world and on the path forward."