Hugo Carvalhais - Ascetica (2022)

"...The overall 5-part project is based on a search for those fleeting moments, when something magical occurs. Such moments happen without us realising where they come from: the writing, the choice of musicians, the assembly of the groups are all intended to propitiate magical moments. The term “magical” is a simplification - because these moments are actually inexplicable. They only occur from time to time. We don't know why or how. As lovers of jazz music, we sometimes recognise them. That is the quest. That is what Carvalhais is attempting to achieve. We encounter them in “Ascetic”. They are clouds, sir."

Emile Parisien - soprano saxophone -
Liudas Mockunas - clarinet , tenor saxophone -
Fábio Almeida - flute, alto saxophone -
Gabriel Pinto - piano, organ, synthesizer -
Mário Costa - drums -
Hugo Carvalhais - doublebass, electronics -