María Valencia, Matt Moran & Brandon Lopez - Tarabita Espiral (2025) [Official Digital Download 24/48]

Friendships and musical ties that are born unpredictably and are woven through distance, allowed the fortuitous encounter of Tarabita Espiral. A trio made up of Colombian saxophonist and clarinetist Maria Valencia, Puerto Rican NY- based double bassist Brandon López and NY-based vibraphonist Matt Moran. These three vibrant artists eschew traditional roles to sculpt a musical landscape of restless motion and textural dissonance. Valencia’s reeds seethe and spiral, channeling both fractured lyricism and guttural exorcism, while Moran’s vibes are less shimmer than pulse—percussive, fractured, bowed. Lopez anchors and disrupts in equal measure, his bass work a volatile mix of deep groove and extended technique. This is improvised music at its edge: exploratory, unrelenting, and defiant. This trio doesn’t just play—they interrogate, offering a recording that’s as confrontational as it is deeply attuned.

Maria Valencia - alto saxophone, Bb clarinet
Matt Moran - vibraphone
Brandon Lopez - bass/percussion

Tracklist:
01 Del río, las abejas y otras criaturas
02 Pequeños pasos evitan el abismo
03 Viento, metal y llegada


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