Nada es Nada brings together Caracas-born guitarist Juanma Trujillo, Costa Rican bassist Kenneth Jiménez, Barcelona-based percussionist and sound artist Vasco Trilla for a set of improvised works recorded in Barcelona.
The music moves fluidly across improvisation, free jazz and avant-garde, as well as intricate soundscapes and noise explorations; from passages of considerable intensity and density to moments of near-silence and minimalism.
Trujillo is a guitarist of remarkable expressive range whose work spans jazz, rock, and free improvisation.
Jiménez is an exceptionally accomplished bassist, equally compelling in his arco playing as in his rhythmic and articulative precision, moving between composed and improvised contexts with equal fluency.
Trilla, one of the most in-demand voices in the European free improvised scene and a veteran of more than 100 recordings, brings a seemingly inexhaustible palette of timbres to the trio.
The tracklist, which includes pieces titled "Orphic Tales," "Sacred Monsters," and "La Mort et les Statues," suggests a shared interest in mythology, ritual, and the inanimate brought to life. Whether or not those themes are explicitly programmatic, the music carries a weight and deliberateness that gives it a particular gravity.
Releasing May 29 on limited edition CD and digital DL.
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