musikprotokoll presents the trio Kurzmann/Kaplan/Carrasco at the SOCO festival in Montevideo (Uruguay). The first album of the trio, after three years of working together, is out now.

“Two recordings from two locations, which provided the titles for these pieces, in two countries but with the same three musicians: Eden Carrasco (alto sax), Leonel Kaplan (trumpet) and Christof Kurzmann on lloopp, which the same kind of software that Fennesz uses. A recording from Buenos Aires and one from Santiago. Two pieces, just over forty minutes, of very careful, silent improvisation. Despite the fact that I think I never heard of Carrasco and Kaplan, they seem to fit in nicely with that particular group of careful and silent improvisers, who sometimes use their instruments as objects. The three of them make a nice play together, listening to each other, interacting and opposing each other. Both pieces are very well made, requiring a lot of concentration from the listener to join into this careful world. That said, I must also admit that at the same time I didn’t hear much news under the sun of this kind of music. In itself fine pieces of music, well done, great recording but perhaps a bit too well-known.”  September 13, 2011 (FdW)

Christof Kurzmann: lloopp
Edén Carrasco: alto sax
Leonel Kaplan: trumpet

Read more and listen: http://www.leonelkaplan.com/unacasa_observatorio

More about: soco - international festival of advanced music and culture / Uruguay