Maria Chiara Argiro: The Fall Dance

Italian born pianist and composer Maria Chiara Argiro’ brings a fresh ensemble together featuring the voice of Leila Martial along with the thoughtful and impressionistic team of Sam Rapley/ts-cl-bcl, Tal Janes/g, Andrea Di Biase/b and Gaspar Sena/dr. Most of the pieces feature Martial’s soft and wordless vocals teamed pulsed forward by Sena’s brushes and dreamily thoughtful piano as on “When the Sea” and the melancholy “The Man Who Sees the World.” Rapley’s tenor and Martial’s sub-toned voice with libretto do wonders on “Freely” while the team thunders hard on the dark “Dream R.” Argiro has the ability to take you on a musical journey, with every  piece feeling like a mini musical novel, with Janes’ guitar lilting with the composer as the team canters together on the closing “Zen Song.” Thoughtful and thought provoking.

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