Théo Ceccaldi & Roberto Negro – Montevago (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 42:48 minutes | 471 MB | Genre: Jazz
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“Does jazz go around in circles?” That seems to be the question jazz-cynics often ask themselves. A quick listen to Montevagowill soon end that debate! Pianist Roberto Negro and violinist Théo Ceccaldi’s sizzling new sound makes stylistic labels redundant and the duo’s intense rhythms play with both repeated patterns and European folklore. Negro and Ceccaldi also have fun with the sound textures of their respective instruments, though they mostly focus on weaving them together. As the pair guide us back and forth through violent thunderstorms and calm blue skies, it becomes clear that these two string instrumentalists are brimming with new ideas. “But is this actually jazz?” Well, we’re not exactly sure, but it doesn’t really matter when the improvisations are this fascinating! – Marc Zisman
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Roberto Negro – Papier ciseau (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 44:01 minutes | 484 MB | Genre: Jazz
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On piano and keyboards, Roberto Negro expresses himself between naive melodies and explosive phrasing. Michele Rabbia shares his inventiveness between drums / percussions and electronics. Émile Parisien sprinkles his lyrical expression with incredible and surprising flashes. For this project, cellist Valentin Ceccaldi opted for the bass with contrasting playing.
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Emile Parisien & Roberto Negro – Les Métanuits (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 38:32 minutes | 389 MB | Genre: Jazz
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Tribute to the 100th birthday of the composer György Ligeti. 11 improvisations by Emile Parisien (soprano saxophone) and Robert Negro (piano), inspired by the String Quartet No. 1 “Métamorphoses Nocturnes”.
Ligeti appreciated improvisation in jazz, but rejected it within his compositions. Accordingly, Parisien and Negro proceeded respectfully: “The original motifs, moods and colors always flash out. Harmonically, we expanded them with our ideas,” explains Negro. In their Ligeti homage, they do not dwell on historicizing conventions of an old abstract avant-garde, but let beguilingly current, stirringly concrete music resound.
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