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Nataniel Edelman Trio

En vivo en Lisboa

Review

22

April, 2025

By: Adailton Moura

Photos: Adriana Melo & Cristina Marx

 

En Vivo en Lisboa (Robalo Music). Nataniel Edelman, piano / Michael Formanek, double bass / Michaël Attias, alto saxophone.

Artwork by Maria Bouza

At thirty three years old, Nataniel Edelman already has an interesting discography, whether as a bandleader or guest. The Argentine pianist is usually accompanied by two other musicians in his recordings and concerts. As the title suggests, En vivo en Lisboa (Robalo Music) is an EP recorded on October 22, 2023 at Penhasco, in the city of Lisbon, Portugal.

Once again, Edelman is accompanied by two great figures of American jazz: Michael Formanek, double bass, and (one of the most inventive musicians of the New York avant-garde) Michaël Attias, alto saxophone. This recording was made in 2023 during the Un Ruido de Agua (Clean Feed Records) tour, which also passed through Porto and Seville, Spain.

Much more experimental than the project they were promoting, also live, En vivo en Lisboa reflects the harmony that the three musicians have. It is an unaligned alignment because it does not have a specific cadence. They improvise following a flow that is sometimes murky, and sometimes smoother. Or that starts calmly and goes into a frenzy, reaches ecstasy and becomes smooth again. At certain moments, the instruments seem to enter into an organized discussion in which none of the voices overpowers the other.

We can hear these conversations in the four songs. They all have an initial theme, but they evolve as they develop. The style, cadence and expertise of each one contribute to the construction of something that is not straightforward. To the most sensitive ears it may sound like a mess, but with a little more attention and listening time it is possible to understand the message they share.

It is light, even in the periods of furor, with the bass acting as a mediator between the saxophone and the piano. It is balanced, spontaneous, free and enigmatic. It also portrays the power that music has to connect an exceptional Latin American pianist with two magnificent veterans of North American jazz in Europe.

 

Written by Adailton Moura

Abril 22, 2025

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