Rodrigo Amado The Bridge

Widely considered as one of the most important European improvisers currently on the scene, in this quartet Rodrigo Amado gathers three of his strongest longtime influences, three leaders in their own right: German master pianist Alexander von Schlippenbach, Norwegian double bass wizard Ingebrigt Håker Flaten and legendary American drummer Gerry Hemingway.

For Amado this band represents a deep dive into his own formative roots. With Schlippenbach, Håker Flaten and Hemingway by his side, he has the perfect context to explore the classic materials he considers to be the basis of his journey as a musician, an impulse that is part him and part history. As US critic Stuart Broomer wrote: “Amado is an emerging master of a great tradition, more apparent with each new recording or performance.”

This is a quartet whose name really represents, aside from a direct homage to Sonny Rollins, a bridge between different languages, backgrounds and generations, all united through improvisation.