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Ma’adim Vallis – VARIABLE GEOMETRY ORCHESTRA

2nd April 2018 Luiz Rocha

Ma’adim Vallis
VARIABLE GEOMETRY ORCHESTRA

Released in April 2nd 2018 by Creative Sources
Read a review by Avantscena

Ernesto Rodrigues – conduction, valiha & brazilian rabeca
Maria Do Mar – violin
Guilherme Rodrigues – cello
Ricardo Jacinto – cello
Miguel Mira – cello
Guillaume Gargaud – acoustic guitar
Miguel Almeida – classical guitar
Gianna de Toni – ukulele
Hernâni Faustino – double bass
Adriano Orrù – double bass
João Madeira – double bass
Bernardo Álvares – double bass
Fernando Sousa – electric guitar
Paulo Leal Duarte – electric guitar
Abdul Moimême – prepared electric guitar
Miguel Feraso Cabral – violaika
Karoline Leblanc – piano
Maria Radich – voice
Tiago Varela – melodica
Silvia Corda – melodica
Manuel Guimaraes – melodica
Carlos Santos – electronics
Carla Santana – electronics
André Hencleeday – megaphone
Armando Gonçalves Pereira – accordion
Paulo Chagas – flute & oboe
Luiz Rocha – clarinet
José Bruno Parrinha – bass clarinet
Nuno Torres – alto saxophone
José Lencastre – alto saxophone
Etienne Brunet – soprano & alto saxophone
Paulo Galão- tenor saxophone
Luis Guerreiro – trumpet
Anna Piosik – trumpet
Fernando Simoes – trombone
Eduardo Chagas – trombone
Francisco Trindade – objects
Vasco Trilla – percussion
Pedro Santo – drums
João Valinho – drums

Recorded Live in Lisbon
CD I on 25th November 2017 at O’Culto da Ajuda by Miguel Azguime
CD II on 5th January 2018 at Damas by Carlos Santos at Damas

News

MIA 2017 by Jazz.pt

3rd May 2017 Luiz Rocha

MIA 2017

MIA 2017－Encontro de Música Improvisada de Atouguia da Baleia, the 8th edition of the festival, is gathering about 80 musicians of 16 countries. It happens annually at a tiny little village called Atouguia da Baleia in Portugal.

Rui Eduardo Paes from Jazz.pt explains it very well here:

Jazz.pt | Breves | MIA traz 80 músicos de 16 países à Atouguia

O MIA – Encontro de Música Improvisada de Atouguia da Baleia vai decorrer entre os próximos dias 11 e 14 de Maio, em vários pontos da vila de Atouguia da Baleia, no concelho de Peniche. O também conhecido como “congresso da improvisação” terá este ano a participação de cerca de 80 improvisadores de 16 países…
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News

Post-MIA Jam Session at Lisbon

19th June 2016 Luiz Rocha

Keeping the record…

Inspired by last year’s Post-MIA jam, Carlo Mascolo, Maria do Mar and I proposed Desterro to repeat it once more. If we do it again for one or two more years, it will inevitably become a tradition: the Post-MIA Jam Session in Lisbon, featuring the MIA participants that were still around and every Lisbon based musician that wants to join.

We were worried about the neighbours and suggested to the musicians to control their volume and keep the music below mezzo-forte dynamics, and it worked amazingly well: helped to maintain conscious playing the whole night, and the music did not stop until about 4am.

Maria do Mar – violin
Abdul Moimême – acoustic guitar
Ryoko Imai – percussion
Rui Sousa – electric bass
Moises Fernandes – trumpet
Bruno Parrinha – saxophone
Laura Marques – voice
Lorenzo Lustri – piano and synths
Quinto Fabriziani – violin
Francisco Andrade – saxophone
Carlo Mascolo – trombone
Pedro Santo – drums
Vania – voice
El Santo Albano “Chuck” Mark Lotz – flute
Ulf Mengersen – double bass
Mestre André – electronics and piano
Antoine Gilleron – trumpet
Baltazar – piano
Paulo Galão – bass clarinet
Alvaro Rosso – double bass
Luiz Rocha – clarinet
João Madeira – double bass
Paulo Curado – flute
Manuel Guimarães – piano
Karoline Leblanc – piano
Paulo Lopes – drums

and at the pen/pencil/mixed techniques: Rita Draper Frazão

¿am I missing someone?

Desterro
Calçada do Desterro, 7
10th May 2016 @ 21h30
Lisbon

p.s.
if you wanna know about the Free Improvisation Jam Sessions I organize in Barcelona, here are some links: the 1st, the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th.

Music

Quasar – Variable Geometry Orchestra

31st March 2016 Luiz Rocha

Quasar – Variable Geometry Orchestra

Creative Sources 2016

Quasar was recorded during the Creative Fest 2015 -organized by the label Creative Sources- what made possible gathering those 45 musicians for the recording. It was mostly freely improvised and briefly conducted by Ernesto Rodrigues.

Read some reviews by:
The Free Jazz Collective
The Squid’s Ear
Avant Music News

Ernesto Rodrigues – conduction and harp
Maria da Rocha – violin
Emanuela Lioy – violin
Maria do Mar – viola
Guilherme Rodrigues – cello
Miguel Mira – cello
Álvaro Rosso – double bass
Adam Pultz Melbye – double bass
Hernani Faustino – double bass
Adriano Orrù – double bass
João Madeira – double bass
Miguel Ivo Cruz – viola da gamba
Emídio Buchinho – acoustic guitar
Flak – acoustic guitar
Abdul Moimême – prepared electric guitar
Paulo Duarte – electric guitar
Antônio Chaparreiro – electric guitar
Stephan Sieben – electric guitar
Guilherme Carmelo – baritone guitar
Maria Radich – voice
Paulo Curado – flute
Paulo Chagas – oboe
Bruno Parrinha – clarinet and alto clarinet
Ricardo Ribeiro – bass clarinet
Paulo Galão – bass clarinet
Luiz Rocha – bass clarinet
Albert Cirera – soprano and tenor saxophone
Nuno Torres – alto saxophone
Sei Miguel – pocket trumpet
Yaw Tembe – trumpet
Luís Vicente – trumpet
Fala Mariam – alto trombone
Eduardo Chagas – trombone
Fernando Simões – trombone
Carlos Santos João Silva – synthesizer
Nuno Moita – turntable
Armando Pereira – toy piano
Manuel Guimarães – church organ
Silvia Corda – melodica
Nuno Morão – drums
Monsieur Trinité – percussion
Carlos Godinho – percussion
Hakon Berre – percussion
André Hencleeday – percussion
Pedro Castello Lopes – percussion

Quasar – Variable Geometry Orchestra was recorded live on 29th November 2015 at St.George’s Church by André Silva and Pedro Serrano – Scratch Built Studio. Photography by Nuno Martins, Graphic Design by Carlos Santos, Production by Ernesto Rodrigues.