Grido (Shout) is the culmination of a collaboration carried out with some of the composers I have met, whose aim was to explore the full range of expressive possibilities that the saxophone offers. Each of the composers brings a unique approach and style, which makes for a stimulating mix of colors and sounds that highlight both the concrete and amorphous capacity of the instrument. This album is a sonic journey that presents a continuous meandering through various states from calm to anxiety, sounds ranging from vocal to instrumental, rhythmical moments that are solid then scattered, tonal qualities that move from vivid to somber, and textural environments here thick and opaque, there ephemeral and transparent - a combination of sensations that formulate a rich experience and provide a multifarious perspective of contemporary thought on the saxophone.
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