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| Paulo Almeida with 'Love in Motion' on Dox Records  Paulo Almeida is a Brazilian drummer, percussionist and composer based in Basel. He approaches composition as fluidly as he moves between continents and traditions, and Love in Motion makes that process audible. The record emerged from an intensive period at the piano, where he sang through ideas before transferring them to the drum set and his band. He uses his voice not as ornament but as a compositional tool, shaping and phrasing a direction before a single drum pattern is set in place.Singing has accompanied him since childhood, and here that background becomes directly perceptible. It connects naturally to how he approaches the drum set. Rather than treating it as a purely rhythmic engine, Almeida understands it as an instrument of color, contour, and melodic presence. The drums do not simply mark time; they participate in shaping it, responding to breath and phrasing rather than imposing structure. This approach carried into the recording process. The album was made with musicians from Almeida's close circle in Basel, players who understand his language and include Lorenzo Vitolo, Josh Schofield and Joan Codina with an appearance by the influential and internationally recognized Jorge Rossy. write your comments about the article :: © 2026 Jazz News :: home page |