Leo Genovese / Mariano Otero / Sergio Verdinelli - Trio Sin Tiempo: Ritmos de Agua (2021 577 Records)

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

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Rodrigo Domínguez / Mariano Otero / Sergio Verdinelli - Borocotopo (August 27, 2021 Ears & Eyes Records)

This Alter Ego of Domínguez, BOROCOTOPO, allows the channeling of very particular music, very playful and somewhat innocent since BOROCOTOPO does not care about "what they will say". Diving into its musical depths, this group uses everything at its disposal: groove, simple melodies, atonalism, noise, etc. but always with a very high degree of interaction: BOROCOTOPO plays with his friends! BOROCOTOPO wants to share his first album with everyone!

The group was formed at the beginning of 2018, from the idea of ​​making music that had the main components of groove, free improv, and singable melody, and also the exclusive use (for the first time in his career) of the alto sax as a lead instrument. Domínguez, Otero, and Verdinelli, have been playing together for many years, and have developed a very special language and rapport, but with this line-up, at some point, music began to emerge that seemed to come from elsewhere, that would not have worked the same in other context or other instrumentation. Then the name came up, which is a childish deformation (because that is how Rodrigo Domínguez understood it) of a cartoon character from the 1970s. It was clear that this music drew its vitality and innocence from that childhood and hence the use of “cartoon music” when describing aspects of this project.

In 2019 the trio toured several cities within Argentina, and on that tour, the group's repertoire and personality were consolidated. In some concerts, Ernesto Jodos and Sergio Wagner joined in, and they brought such vibrant colors to the trio that it was decided to invite them for the recording. The album was recorded in January 2020, just before the COVID-19 pandemic, and it was a photograph of that evolution. The music continues to evolve since then!

Rodrigo Domínguez

1. (mucho mejor que esta) Pocilga (feat. Ernesto Jodos) 08:10

2. Borocotopo

3. Miyazaki (feat. Sergio Wagner)

4. Jodido

5. Bolero

6. Bill (feat. Sergio Wagner)

7. Enamorada del Muro (feat. Ernesto Jodos)

BOROCOTOPO is:

Rodrigo Domínguez - alto sax/compositions

Mariano Otero - electric bass

Sergio Verdinelli - drums

Special guests:

Ernesto Jodos - Fender Rhodes on “Pocilga” and “Enamorada del muro”

Sergio Wagner - cornet on “Miyazaki” and “Bill”

Recorded by Mariano Otero at Insigno in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Mixed by Mariano Otero & Francisco Amenábar

Mastered by Francisco Amenábar

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Juan Bayon - Vidas Simples (EARS&EYES RECORDS 2018)

Fernando Rios, ArgentJazz says of ‘Vidas Simples’, “Juan is one of the most important jazz musicians of our generation...” 

In 'Vidas Simples', "Juan's writing fluctuates between waves of inputs and outputs; They make it clear that experience as a composer of all subjects is the dominant force that prevails as the central axis in the final result," says Impronta de Jazz. 

Juan Bayon is one of the hardest working and creative contrabassists in Buenos Aires, Argentina where a strong influential ‘modern’ jazz scene has been flourishing for years and presents incredibly fresh sounds and ideas. Juan is one of the leaders of this movement having played and/or recorded with locals like Paula Shocron, Eleonora Eubel, Adrián Iaies, Ernesto Jodos, Eloy Michelini, Bernardo Baraj, Damián Bolotín, Francisco Rivero, Mariano Loiacono, Ricardo Cavalli and with internationals such as Tony Malaby, Ches Smith, Cecilia Todd, Andrew D'Angelo, Jakob Bro, Matija Dedic (another ears&eyes recording artist), Tommy Smith, Danny Grissett, William Winant, Eva Klesse, Judy Niemack, Paolo Di Sabatino y Darmon Meader. He’s also a part of one of the most supportive local indie labels, KUAI Music, where he along with others part of this “collective” release an array of what the Buenos Aires avant-jazz scene has to offer. 

ears&eyes Records feels incredibly lucky to help share Juan’s newest and third as-leader release, Vidas Simples, where he’s joined by a fine set of musicians including one of my favorite alto saxophonist in Buenos Aires, 26-year old Lucas Goicoechea, Chilean vibraphonist Diego Urbano who attended the Monk Institute alongside Josh Johnson and who is a member of Wayne Shorter-produced group Holophonor, Argentine-born NYC-based pianist Santiago Leibson who has recently recorded with Billy Drummond and Drew Gress, and hard-working drummer Sergio Verdinelli who’s performed with Argentine-famed rock bassist Spinetta, among 100s of other prominent names through Argentina. This is not only a record documenting the explosiveness that exists here in Buenos Aires at the moment, but also takes on a more international legacy. 

I won’t deny as someone who now lives in Buenos Aires that I’m biased but I’ve been following Juan’s playing ever since he played with (another ears&eyes artist) Croatia's pianist Matija Dedic. Matija was in town playing at the International Jazz Fest in 2016 and needed a bassist that could fit in perfectly with his new bop and virtuosic chops with a looseness that would be needed to make the set feel nature, relaxed but with an intensity Matija often utilizes. Juan was just that and ever since I’ve been wanting to release something of his. He presented this recorded set of tunes, and I jumped at the chance. -Matthew Golombisky 

Lucas Goicoechea - alto sax

Diego Urbano - vibraphone

Santiago Leibson - piano

Juan Bayon - double bass

Sergio Verdinelli - drums

1. Cumbia de Gambartes 08:31

2. Pausa 01:23

3. Aural 06:01

4. Rupturas 05:27

5. Ego 01:57

6. La Vida Simple 06:55

7. Fortaleza 06:44

Compositions by Juan Bayon

Todos los temas pertenecen a Juan Bayon

Recorded, mixed and mastered by Florencio Justo in Doctor F Studio, Buenos Aires

Art/design by Nicolas Gaggero Brajcich

Ingeniero de grabación, mezclado y masterizado por Florencio Justo en Doctor F, Buenos Aires

Arte de tapa: Nicolas Gaggero Brajcich