“Of Fragility and Impermanence” on the best jazz on Bandcamp, November 2025

“Of Fragility and Impermanence” on the best jazz on Bandcamp, November 2025. Here’s the article:

“The musical temperament of the music of André Carvalho’s latest channels his intended theme. Chamber jazz flush with modern electronic influences gives the affair the sense of both something traditional and something brand new, mirroring the double bassist’s contemplation of his own youthful innocence as he observes that same state in his newborn child—existing simultaneously in places of yesterday and today. There’s an ebb and flow to the music, where harmonic swells break into thin rivulets of melody cascading earthward. The electronics are strikes of dissonance—sometimes at the music’s heart, sometimes sizzling at the edge of things. Composition and improvisation in a battle for supremacy, no one influence ever able to fully claim victory. It displays an icy demeanor, while revealing myriad cracks across its surface. The presence of the music is palpable, even at its most introspective, which it is often. It’s a stunning work. Alto saxophonist-bass clarinetist José Soares, cellist Raquel Reis, pianist Samuel Gapp, and electronics specialist João Hasselberg join Carvalho for this session.”

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