Multi-instrumentalist and guitarist Pedro Martins – the
25-year-old Brazilian musical prodigy and laureate of The 2015 Socar Guitar
Competition at the 49th Montreux Jazz Festival – continues to further the Kurt
Rosenwinkel-led musical journey of Heartcore Records with his new album VOX
(available February 8). Produced by Rosenwinkel, VOX is a bold musical
statement with Martins serving as the principle composer and arranger as well
as writing most of the lyrics.
In addition to Martins showcasing his multi-instrumental
skills by playing guitar, piano/synths, bass, drums, percussion, flute and
singing in falsetto, he is joined by an all-star cast of supporting musicians:
Brad Mehldau, Chris Potter, Kyle Crane, Federico Heliodoro, Antonio Loureiro,
and Oscar Azevedo. “This album is like a book of stories that have happened in
my life,” says Martins. “What you can hear is actually my inner voice narrating
those stories through the medium of music.”
The 13 jazz-inflected Brazilian rock songs on VOX are a
result of a two-year long recording, writing, and production process between
Martins and Rosenwinkel. Though this is Martins' first album for Heartcore
Records, his relationship with Rosenwinkel has a deeply rooted past, with
Martins discovering an early demo of a song that ended up on Rosenwinkel’s
critically acclaimed release Caipi (a story that must be heard from Martins and
Rosenwinkel directly to understand the serendipitous nature of this
collaboration). Coming full-circle, Martins is now a featured member of
Rosenwinkel’s Caipi band and contributed guitar, keyboards and voice on the
2017 album.
Altogether, VOX is a deeply personal and complex journey
where the listener is invited to join Martins in his wonderful world of
narrative driven sound, making this the perfect collection to the Heartcore
Records discography.
Pedro Martins · VOX
Heartcore Records · Release Date: February 8, 2019
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