Adriano Orrù

  • Unknown Shores

    Unknown Shores

    Reciprocal listening and conversational attitude are the special features of this album. Fresh interplay that brings the musicians to cross an intimate threshold unvelaing subtle nuances and stylish inventions. A nice collaboration that shares a good tone palette, with interesting mirroring plays on the grounding double bass by Adriano Orrù, the enchanting keyboard finger dance…

  • Ma’adim Vallis – VARIABLE GEOMETRY ORCHESTRA

    Ma’adim Vallis – VARIABLE GEOMETRY ORCHESTRA

    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…

  • Live 2016 – Ensemble MIA

    Live 2016 – Ensemble MIA

    Ensemble #1 – Conducted by Mia Zabelka: Paulo Silva – guitar Luiz Rocha, Noel Taylor – clarinet Alvaro Rosso, João Madeira – double bass Bruno Gonçalves, Cortez-Lamont III, Fernando Guiomar – electric guitar Paulo Curado – flute Carlos Canão – gong Pedro Castello Lopes – percussion Silvia Corda – piano Maria do Mar, Sarah Claman…

  • MIA 2017 by Jazz.pt

    MIA 2017 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 |…

  • Quasar – Variable Geometry Orchestra

    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 CollectiveThe Squid’s EarAvant Music News Ernesto Rodrigues – conduction and harpMaria…

  • Orrù Mar Rocha @ ZBD – Creative Fest – Lisbon

    Orrù Mar Rocha @ ZBD – Creative Fest – Lisbon

    Orrù Mar Rocha @ ZBD – Creative Fest – Lisbon Video of the performance at the Creative Fest organized by Creative Sources at Galeria Zé dos Bois – ZBD Lisbon, 28th November 2015 Adriano Orrù – double bass Maria do Mar – violin Luiz Rocha – soprano and bass clarinets The drawing above was made…

  • Orrù, Mar, Rocha – a Jazz.pt review

    A Jazz.pt review by Rui Eduardo Paes, himself a witness of the concert. (in Portuguese) Ponto escuta | Jazz.pt No Description One more review by Avant Music News, at the best of 2015 list by a Jazz Noise and a beautiful set of drawings by Rita Draper Frazão in which we are included. Buy it…

  • best of 2015 – a Jazz Noise

    best of 2015 This is the last post of 2015 and, with Orrù, Mar, Rocha – “Live at MIA 2015” (EndTitles) – we’re at the best of list compiled by Dave Foxall’s at A Jazz Noise. The Orrù, Mar, Rocha trio was born at MIA, a big festival/meeting of improvised music at a Atouguia da…

  • Avant Music News – Review

    The Orrù – Mar – Rocha release by EndTitles, reviewed by Avant Music News. AMN Reviews: Palimpsest Trio – Stanze [pyr168]; Orrù Mar Rocha – Live at MIA 2015 [Endtitles ET2] Improvisation can be, among other things, a kind of spontaneous composition. Two improvisational trios whose common element is Sardinian double bassist Adriano Orrù are…