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Mano A Mano: Mano a Mano
by Chris Mosey
Mano a mano is Spanish for hand to hand as in unarmed combat. Nowadays it is used in much the same way as the English expression head to head, and doesn't imply anything too serious. This is just as well because the two guitarists going hand to hand here are brothers. Bruno and ...
Joel Silva: Geyser
by Budd Kopman
Portuguese drummer Joel Silva has organized a very fine band to bring his compositions to life. The resulting album, Geyser, is a deeply felt paean to nature and man's place within it. From the opening track, the music (with one exception) creates mental images of wide-open spaces and the emotions of awe and humility. ...
Jorge Moniz: Inquieta Luz
by Chris Mosey
Inquieta Luz (Restless Light), by a band fronted by Portuguese drummer Jorge Moniz, explodes like a firework in all directions. The opener, “Interruptor," is electronic and discordant, having the same sort of effect on the listener's sensibilities as fingers scraping down a blackboard. After this--mercifully--things get very much better. The ...
Lisbon Underground Music Ensemble: L.U.M.E.
by Angelo Leonardi
Il termine “lume" in portoghese significa fuoco ma, inteso come acronimo, indica il Lisbon Underground Music Ensemble, una band di 15 elementi guidata dal pianista e compositore Marco Barroso. Nato nel 2006 il L.U.M.E. debutta con quest'album in cui mostra di saper dire qualcosa di personale nel panorama orchestrale contemporaneo. La scena musicale ...
Joao Hasselberg: Truth Has To Be Given In Riddles
by Chris Mosey
Truth Has To Be Given In Riddles, title of Portuguese bassist Joao Hasselberg's latest album, is reminiscent of a Zen koan, an illogical poem which aims to generate “great doubt" and propel a listener into satori, enlightenment. The album opens in this spirit with a short track titled “Opening" featuring an enigmatic wordless ...
MoFrancesco Quintetto: Piedra Solar
by Mehdi El Mouden
Piedra Solar--the second album of the MoFrancesco Quintetto--is deeply rooted in Mediterranean and latin influences. Highly structured yet with a pint of improvisation, the songs reveal deep consideration of past influences, familiar themes, and novel straight ahead jazz. In the Quintet's words, the album pays homage to the Iberian Peninsula where Italian bass lead ...
Luís Lopes Lisbon Berlin Trio: The Line
by Mark Corroto
Guitarist Luís Lopes posted the following quote on his Facebook page, “art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable." With that as his mission statement, the question arises: can one listen to his music with a sympathetic ear? Or more importantly, is discomfort the motivation and ultimately the goal? Lopes' ...
MoFrancesco Quintetto: Piedra Solar
by Chris Mosey
Time was when jazz flirtations with the Iberian Peninsula were limited to the gentle rattle of castanets followed by Rodrigo's “Concierto De Aranjuez" and a feeling you were doing something intellectual. No more. Francesco Valente cites as a major source of inspiration for this album--a homage to his adopted homeland--Portuguese author Jose Saramago's ...
MoFrancesco Quintetto: Piedra Solar
by Roger Farbey
The instantly engaging “Ala'Ad-Din" opens this 70 minute set, the second album by this talented Lisbon-based group. A bass and piano riff confidently introduces “Abraxas" with unison horns taking up the main theme, leader Francesco Valente's electric bass to the fore and Brazilian guest percussionist Marcos Suzano playing pandeiro to great effect. Aline Frazão's ...
Rodrigo Amado Motion Trio & Peter Evans: The Freedom Principle
by Alberto Bazzurro
Inciso anch'esso a Lisbona, però in studio, due soli giorni dopo (quindi il 18 marzo 2013) il Live in Lisbon recensito di recente, questo nuovo lavoro del trio plus del sassofonista portoghese, pur fondandosi sempre sull'improvvisazione senza rete, presenta tuttavia strutture più rigide (almeno questa è l'impressione che ci trasmette), compassate, formalmente tornite. ...
