Duende Libre delivers "euphoric new jazz"
Duende Libre brings their blend of rhythms from Cuba, Brazil, and West Africa to Polson Nov. 8 as part of the Mission Valley Live series. (Rachel Bennett Photography)
The award-winning jazz trio Duende Libre performs at 7 p.m. Nov. 8 at the Polson High auditorium as part of the Mission Valley Live concert series.
The trio’s original music combines jazz virtuosity with roots rhythms from Cuba, Brazil, and West Africa into a “strikingly authentic blend.”
Core members Alex Chadsey (bandleader and keys), Jeff Busch (percussion) and Farko Dosumov (bass) have apprenticed with direct descendants and master musicians of these traditions, and consider themselves disciples of their teachers. The result is described as “euphoric new jazz that honors its historical roots, pushing open the boundaries of genre to invoke a powerful sonic freedom.”
Their 2020 recording, “The Dance She Spoke,” was named the Best Seattle Album of 2020 by the Seattle Times and NW Recording of the Year by Earshot Jazz’s Golden Ear Awards.
“Each member’s experiences are vital as they filter West African traditional rhythms through their own hands, voices, minds, bodies, each song as much choreography as a composition,” PopMatters wrote. “Hopeful in sound as well as in ideological foundation, [the band creates music] full of heart and historical multitudes.”
Tickets to their concert are available at the door or online at missionvalleylive.com.