In Ritmos de Agua, longtime friends and jazz musicians Leo Genovese, Mariano Otero and Sergio Verdinelli explore the power and potentiality of water. Contextualizing their aesthetic inspirations within the historical and the metaphorical, the 12 tracks allude to the very tangible rise of civilizations, rich natural ecologies and the singular fluidity of water that moves through their art. Appealing to genres like Chamame, Chamarrita, Tango and Candombe, the musicians draw from the experience of water, its fluidity and its steady tidal rhythms. While water never dances the same way twice, its amorphous predictability can be felt in the repetitive sensation of waves, or the meditative course of a stream—a feeling the musicians mirror in their varied compositions and gentle deliveries on piano, drums and bass. Speaking to their project, they collectively affirm, “Water is a musical entity, and we’d like to be like water.”
This project marks Leo Genovese’s and Trio Sin Tiempo’s debut on 577 Records. Ritmos de Agua will be available in August 2021 digitally and in CD format.
1. Battle of Adwa 03:09
2. Bety 03:25
3. Los Pajaros 04:39
4. Al Final Era Un Blues 03:44
5. Penumbra 03:35
6. Otra Cosita 02:31
7. Jack Palance 02:40
8. Hiedra 03:30
9. Danza Azul 02:47
10. Molay Bedra 04:40
11. Danza Trianu 02:36
12. Motian 01:47
Leo Genovese Piano
Mariano Otero Bass
Sergio Verdineli Drums
Recorded March 6, 2021 by Mariano Otero at Estudio Insigno, Buenos Aires
Mixed by Mariano Otero
Mastered by Paco Amenabar
Artwork by Gonzalo Elvira
Graphic design by Philip Marshall
