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A group of young, talented and named musicians
of the Brazilian music the trio is formed by Chico Willcox (bass),
Erik Escobar (keyboards) and Igor Willcox (drums) and has been on
the road for more than 6 years playing in festivals, jazz clubs
and bars, hotels and workshops.
This makes their sound extremely musical and connected.
Releasing their first album called New Samba Jazz by the
Swiss label Altrisuoni Records, the trio had the idea of playing
samba without borders or prejudices.
Influenced by jazz and Brazilian music, they recorded
well known standards from the Brazilian music and jazz Água de Beber
(composed by Antonio Carlos Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes) and Prince
of Darkness from Wayne Shorter.
Everything played in Samba Jazz, a style which mixes
the swing and the samba rhythm with the way of improvising and playing
originated from jazz.
A homogeneous mixture which results in an open and
inteligent sound without rhythmic, harmonic and melodic restrictions.
The album New Samba Jazz was recorded 100% live
in a true interplay with all nuances and dynamics which exist in
the music.
Why New Samba Jazz?
Due to the way of playing a modern and new sound, respecting the
roots. This is the new generation of Brazilian instrumental music
and also probably worldwide. One thing is very clear, the intention
is not to innovate, but to impress their ways of playing.
The trio does not see as its task to say if this
sound is innovator, but the listener should be able to do it. Furthermore
the album New Samba Jazz brings also own compositions by Chico Willcox
( Lembrança and Gente de Casa), demonstrating from one side sensibility,
but from the other side intelligence for harmony, melody and rhythmic.
The New Samba Jazz project is totally independently
recorded, mixed and mastered 100% digital, in the studio of the
Willcox brothers, called W&W Estúdio.
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