Dripping by Ernesto Rodrigues, Dirk Serries, João Madeira & José Oliveira

Ernesto Rodrigues - viola & crackle box
Dirk Serries - archtop guitar
João Madeira - double bass
José Oliveira - percussion

Reviews:
"In principle, a "classic" Ernesto's quartet, with the
crême de la crême Lisbon section, including my beloved
João Madeira and José Oliveira. But, this is not all --
something is outstanding here, and this is the presence
of the phenomenal Dirk Serries on archtop guitar.
His lines are absolutely incredible, outstanding, and not
comparable to anything else.
The quartet presents a kind of suite in nine movements,
"Dripping I-IX". Again we encounter here the
"total music" of Ernesto: a mixture of free improvisation,
free jazz, free minimal music, free contemporary
chamber music, you name it. All movements are of
medium or short length, from lass than 3 to more than
8 minutes. In fact, the longest track, "Dripping IV",
lasting eight and a half minutes is my favorite. One of the
best records of Ernesto's operation in recent years!"
Maciej Lewenstein
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"Dripping offers a like-minded, free improvised meeting, featuring violist Ernesto Rodrigues (father of Guilherme), Belgian guitar hero Dirk Serries (who mastered and released on his label Zwosch, Zwosch & Zwosch), double bass player João Madeira, who recorded, mixed and mastered this session in Lisbon in May 2023 and collaborates regularly with Ernesto Rodrigues and Guilherme Rodrigues, and percussionist Oliveira. The atmosphere of this session is intense, closer at times to the fiery energy of a free jazz meeting, but also surprises sometimes with its playful rhythmic sensibility, even swinging one. Rodrigues (who also employs a crackle box), Series and Madeira keep feeding each other with bold ideas within tight and nervous dynamics until it is almost impossible to know who is producing which sounds of its string instrument while Oliveira colors this ecstatic commotion with imaginative percussive touches." Eyal Hareuveni, saltpeanuts.eu

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"In May 2023, guitarist Dirk Serries left for Portugal for a series of concerts with saxophonist José Lencastre. In Lisbon, he found himself unexpectedly in the company of like-minded local improvisers like Ernesto Rodrigues, João Madeira and José Oliveira. This story has now been released under the title 'Dripping'.
'Dripping' is yet another proof of the close cohesion in the great international improvisation family. Without established agreements but simply through the same interest and vision, they find each other at unexpected times and places. Date of this meeting was 7 May 2023. Location: João Madeira's studio in Lisbon. Extras: Ernesto Rodrigues, Dirk Serries, João Madeira and José Oliveira.
Everyone's move is immediate but not according to calibrated patterns, though. The cards are dealt according to the rules of the game of improvisation and those are listening, introducing and reacting. The three string instrumentalists like to show their most assertive side. Double bassist and violinist alternate by using their strings while Serries provides ragged blues tones in his own way. Percussionist Oliveira is also given a defining role in this microcosm. The icing on the cake is the exciting "bruitage" of 'VIII'.
The searching and probing tenor of the nine dialogues (numbered from I to IX) is inherent in this form of improvisation. Because each has its own signature, such a recording always remains brimming with surprising angles. The CD release, with artwork by Dilar Pereira, is limited to 100 copies and has since almost sold out. You know what to do." Georges Tonla Briquet, www.jazzhalo.be

Musician, Composer.

João Madeira has been totally committed to discovering new processes of creating and composing music, whilst, at the same time, exploring new concepts of musical performance.
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“A Fábrica de Nada”, 2005, and “A Máquina Hamlet”, 2020 - “Parece que o Mundo”, 2018, (contemporary dance).

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