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Marina Albero: A Nomad of Sound

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  An Italian naval officer Ferdinand Magellan sailed around the globe in the early 16th century, as a traveler of the seven seas.  Florentine astronomer Galileo Galilei discovered the celestial bodies canvassing the Earth's solar system, the Milky Way, in the early 17th century, known to be a traveler of the stars.  Swiss apothecary Albrecht Höpfner invented various shades of blue in the late 18th century, noted as a traveler of colors.  Polish-French chemist Marie Curie discovered radium in the early 20th century, being a traveler of energy waves.   In the vane of such notable explorers, Barcelona-born pianist Marina Albero has made discoveries of her own in the early 21st century.  Creating new melodic formations using string and keyboard instruments.  The title of her 2024 release A Nomad of Sound reflects her explorative nature.  For the recording, she traveled from her home in Seattle, Washington, which she resettled to in 2014, and fou...

Album Review: A Nomad of Sound from Marina Albero

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Album:  A Nomad of Sound Artist:  Marina Albero Label:  Self-Release Website:  https://marinaalbero.net Serene and soothing, the music of pianist-composer Marina Albero projects an intimacy with her audience, illustrated in her 2024 self-released effort A Nomad of Sound .  Swells of improvised excursions and classic bop-infused emanations emerge along the shuffling, crinkling and rippling of the recording, as an inviting repartee surfaces among Albero and her compadres.  Supported by Amina Scott on bass, Pedro Segundo on drums, and mult-instrumentalist Yusa, the melodic transitions are seamless, integrating the suaveness of swing and the creative strokes of cool jazz. "Old Song" surges with billowing saxophone toots that blaze vigorously, as Albero's keys heighten the simmering jazz aura, having the effect of creating a smoldering atmosphere loaded with emotion and fervor. Albero's daughter Serena takes the vocal reins in "19 y 42," intensifying the simmeri...