STEINER AADNEKVAM - Freedom's Trio II
Losen: LOS195-2
Steinar Aadnekvam: guitar, vocal; Ruben Farias: bass, vocal; Deodato Siquir: drums, vocal.
Recorded December 2017 by Alexander Harnlov at Vall Recording Studio, Gotland, Sweden.
The first Freedom’s Trio CD came out in 2016 and had an attractive mix of Latin and African rhythms, with Aadnekvam’s guitar playing creating intricate phrases. This trio has been gathering fans around the world. One of these is Robben Ford, a stalwart of many Montreux jazz recordings, who sat in with the band at a festival in Europe. As well as praising Aadnekvam’s guitar work, he says that the trio has a ‘natural synergy which can be rare’. This second outing for the trio continues that blend of rhythms and celebration of the acoustic guitar. If anything the tunes have become more sophisticated, with rhythms switching and turning mid-tune and each player knowing exactly what to play and when. The trio have also cast their musical net wider, with some bouncing jazz-funk ‘Funkenstein’ (track 7) and ‘Pick up your trash’ (track 8) mixing easily with the more Latin influenced pieces. This all goes to show that if the music has gained complexity, the trio have lost none of their infectious exuberance.
Reviewed by Chris Baber
Losen: LOS195-2
Steinar Aadnekvam: guitar, vocal; Ruben Farias: bass, vocal; Deodato Siquir: drums, vocal.
Recorded December 2017 by Alexander Harnlov at Vall Recording Studio, Gotland, Sweden.
The first Freedom’s Trio CD came out in 2016 and had an attractive mix of Latin and African rhythms, with Aadnekvam’s guitar playing creating intricate phrases. This trio has been gathering fans around the world. One of these is Robben Ford, a stalwart of many Montreux jazz recordings, who sat in with the band at a festival in Europe. As well as praising Aadnekvam’s guitar work, he says that the trio has a ‘natural synergy which can be rare’. This second outing for the trio continues that blend of rhythms and celebration of the acoustic guitar. If anything the tunes have become more sophisticated, with rhythms switching and turning mid-tune and each player knowing exactly what to play and when. The trio have also cast their musical net wider, with some bouncing jazz-funk ‘Funkenstein’ (track 7) and ‘Pick up your trash’ (track 8) mixing easily with the more Latin influenced pieces. This all goes to show that if the music has gained complexity, the trio have lost none of their infectious exuberance.
Reviewed by Chris Baber
