Secret Studio Sessions Vol.1 | 2019 | Paulo Gomes Trio
Without the usual boundaries of original repertoire lines or American jazz or music from any other origin, what I most value and look for in this trio is the collective sound and the pleasure of making the music I like the most. Without pretensions and in my favorite formation... the trio!
War and Peace | 2017 | MAP
Led by Paulo Gomes, MAP is a quartet dedicated to the interpretation of original music, with jazz influence, written by the members of the group. The group's third album, this time inspired by the great conflicts of human history, and their resolutions.
The musicians:
Paulo Gomes - Piano
Miguel Moreira - Guitar
Miguel Ângelo - Double bass
Acácio Salero - Battery
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Miguel Ângelo in January 2017.
"Paulo Gomes' new record firmly spreads its wings in an arcade of opposing aesthetics.
On one side appears the half-body of a peace dove, with essential and clean features.
They caress crystalline moments where the quartet uses space with serene amplitude. The delicacy gets to be a fifth member of the band, for interaction. On the other side we have half a fighter plane, ready for a devastating attack. This programmed chaos, noisy and violent in general, sometimes leaves tense silences; the silences with the memory of destruction.
'War and Peace' manages to fly to the highest emotional heights a suggestive hybrid of
opposite poles." - Abbe Rabad
