For the 10th “(Breaking) Valentin’s Point” Edition, I am excited to announce the following lineup:
Mason Davis // Dr
Tino Ribeiro // Bass
Augusto Sinesi // Guit
Fabio Radermacher // Trp
Augusto’s and my compositions will be presented, along side some selected standards on 26.08.25. I’m thrilled to have Ilgar Gökhan on board to record this live concert.
Also, this Saturday, on the 30th of August, you will be able to attend this concert:
Let me comment on this wonderful design by Edurne Echalar. The Rose is at the center, it is encompassing serval distinctively separated qualities. It is precious, because the conditions for its flowering need to be closely tended for and it needs to be protected from the thieves. It is fragile, because of its softness and youth. It is beautiful, it seems as if all of nature aimed at creating it as a testament to the depths of its being. It is rare, because in it all contradictions are resolved.
The rose’s thorns aim at the four cardinal directions. The band with its four different instruments, four different sounds, four different attitudes, four different minds are arranged according to these: the thorns remind us to hold the rhythm tight, to respect the harmony, to neither play too loud nor to quiet and to have each instrument have its space for improvisation and expression.
These are qualities we would like to reach and make obvious within our playing. It is also the goal that keeps the band together. We would not choose to play together if it were not for these qualities, either that, or we are desperate cynics. It is the great “philosophers stone”, the “gold” we want to create, but we must see that the lasting element lies within our own minds. And if we work together, we may have an easier (or harder, it really depends) time reaching it. The different instruments we play, the different backgrounds, the different practical visions, they fade with this symbol of unity that serves to orient ourselves musically: the rose compass.
Mason Davis // Dr
Rafael Muleh // Bass
Alejandro Muhech // Git
Fabio Radermacher // Trp
Saturday, 30th of August from 7:30pm at Valentin’s Stüberl, Donaustraße 112, 12043 Berlin.
Albums of the Week (vintage edition)
Shakti – A Handful of Beauty (with John McLaughlin)
A consciousness altering listening experience.
Joe Henderson – Lush Life – The Music of Billy Strayhorn
The sheer lineup serves to account for the classic status this album rightfully has.
Donald Byrd – A New Perspective
Donald’s rich religious scope, the quire, the blues. This album has depth and beauty.
Catch ya somewhere, at a concert or online.
Fabio
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