Acoustic Caravan – Brillante

Description

The name says it all! The trio sees itself in the best sense of its name as a traveling ambassador of acoustic world music—beyond conventional genre boundaries. Their playing combines elements of French valse mu-sette, jazz, Brazilian samba, and bossa nova, the melancholic bandoneon sounds of Astor Piazzolla, and the rhythmic richness of the Balkans to create a multi-layered soundscape. Despite the musical diversity, the three musicians always retain an unmistakable signature. Their arrangements never seem collage-like, but develop with natural flow, esprit, and personal expression.
Vladislav Cojocaru (accordion), Vlado Grizelj (guitar), and Giorgi Makhoshvili (bass) come from Moldova, Bos-nia-Herzegovina, and Georgia. Due to the musicians’ biographical backgrounds, their phrasing is interwoven with Eastern European embellishments and lyrical melodies.
The pieces, penned by the ensemble members, tell of independence, joie de vivre, and inner agility. Delicate and daring one moment, explosive and full of emotion the next—the sound spectrum is wide. Pride and down-to-earthness are just as present as the joy of virtuoso playing. At the center are the elegance of French mu-sette and the rhythmic sophistication of jazz.