Dirk Serries, Rodrigo Amado, Andrew Lisle

"Masters of musical tension. Maintaining tension, resolving tension. It's an integral part of improvised music, but of this international trio in particular. Rodrigo Amado and Dirk Serries first bonded over a couple of duo concerts in the summer of 2018. With his roots in (free) jazz, lauded Portuguese saxophonist Amado became an intriguing sparring partner for the Belgian guitarist, who's been involved in a more abstract style for some time now. With English Andrew Lisle, a drummer with an extraordinary intuition and adaptability who already played with Amado while residing in Lisbon for a while, they found a companion who unlocks their potential for real and steers the trio towards new heights. Merging the earthy with the ethereal and the melodic with the abstract, the trio maintains a communal tightrope act that is part energy and part invention, approaching freedom without a safety net." - Guy Peters

"When one of the most productive free jazz saxophonists of Portugal, Rodrigo Amado, met Belgian experimental guitarist Dirk Serries for an ad-hoc duo performance (which led to a sold-out cassette release on Raw Tonk Records and a CD on Klanggalerie), it just clicked. After this duo, they both immediately felt they could continue as a trio with a drummer. An obvious choice became English-free drummer Andrew Lisle, who both share a friendship and creativity with. Dirk with Andrew and Colin Webster as Kodian Trio and Rodrigo met and played with Andrew in his younger years when Andrew resided for a while in Portugal. This trio meets the warm sax tone, grounded in proper free jazz traditions, with the relentless abstract guitar playing of Dirk Serries and the versatile drumming of Andrew. After three concerts they recorded their debut studio album at the Sunny Side Inc. Studio (Anderlecht, Belgium) which is now being released on Klanggalerie.”