Common Ground, by José Lencastre / Carlos Zingaro / Clara Lai / Gonçalo Almeida / João Sousa

Common Ground

by José Lencastre / Carlos Zingaro / Clara Lai / Gonçalo Almeida / João Sousa

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Dragonjazz The eponymous title is introduced by an expressive dialogue of strings between the violinist and the double bass player. What comes next has a spectral beauty, the five bandmates improvising spontaneously a moving sound mass which rises in power very slowly like a tide. This is a perfect piece to illustrate the inexorable movement of the Solaris protoplasmic ocean. In the end, though, the triumph of this music is to charge off in the direction of something entirely new. Favorite track: Inspirational Souls.

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1.	Revolutionary Periods 10:55	buy track
2.	Unbroken Flow 08:56
3.	Nature of Reality 04:39
4.	Inspirational Souls 07:05	buy track
5.	Common Ground 11:14

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Common ground explores new sonic possibilities in a quintet format.
There is dialogue and interaction in a searching mode, as the musicians are looking to find unity in language and sound within their different approaches and backgrounds.

Intense and soft music at the same time. Contemporary, abstract, but also free and groovy.

Emotions delivered with honesty and passion by José Lencastre on alto sax, Carlos Zíngaro on violin, Clara Lai on piano, Gonçalo Almeida on double bass, and Joāo Sousa on drums.

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released April 1, 2022

José Lencastre - Alto Sax
Carlos Zíngaro - Violin
Clara Lai - Piano
Gonçalo Almeida- Double Bass
João Sousa - Drums

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Recorded at Namouche Studios in Lisbon on November 20th 2021by Joaquim Monte, assisted by Bernardo Centeno
Mixed and mastered by David Zuchowski at One room audio in Chicago

Artwork by João Lomelino
Band photo by Nuno Martins
Produced by José Lencastre
Executive Production by Phonogram Unit

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www.joselencastre.com José Lencastre is a creative improviser, composer and saxophonist based in Lisbon, Portugal.

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