MÁRIO LAGINHA

'Laginha has built a secure reputation in his native Portugal, both as vocalist Maria João’s accompanist of choice and in his own right as a jazz pianist with some 21 albums to his name on Portuguese and European jazz labels. This is his debut on Edition records, and something of a coup for the label as they have an artist of depth and accomplishment yet still relatively unknown with the potential to go far. Each one of his eleven originals on Jangada offer well-crafted melodies, mostly using ad hoc forms where the written and improvised blend seamlessly into an organic whole.'