The album features Santiago Lamisovski’s original compositions, combining written material with open improvisation and spontaneous interaction within the trio.
Andy Hamilton describes the album as:
“The music is rich and beguiling – an original and distinctive soundworld. All compositions are by Santiago Lamisovski. He is a fine, distinctive composer, whose style shows influences from Herbie Nichols and Andrew Hill.”
Nataniel Edelman – piano
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Nataniel Edelman is an Argentine pianist and composer currently based in Bern, Switzerland, where he is pursuing a Master’s degree in Composition at the Hochschule der Kunste Bern (HKB). He holds a degree in Jazz Piano from the Manuel de Falla Conservatory in Buenos Aires.
In 2016, he attended the School for Improvisational Music (SIM) at the Brooklyn Conservatory in New York, where he studied with Ralph Alessi, Tom Rainey, Kris Davis, Tim Berne, and Michael Formanek. He has also participated in masterclasses with musicians such as Jason Moran, Marilyn Crispell, Gary Versace, and Angelica Sanchez, as well as contemporary music figures including Brian Ferneyhough, JACK Quartet, Anthony Cheung, Toni Arnold, and Amy Williams.
Edelman has performed internationally at festivals and venues including the Winter Jazz Festival and BeJazz Transnation l Festival in Bern, New Music on the Point (Vermont), the University of Seville Festival, Centrum Kultury Lublin (Poland), Moods Gamut Festival (Zurich), Robalo Series (Lisbon), the Buenos Aires Jazz Festival, the Mar del Plata Jazz Festival, and ArtHaus Centro de Musica Contemporanea (Buenos Aires), among others.
He has collaborated with a wide range of artists, including Michael Formanek, Michael Attias, Rudy Royston, Gerald Cleaver, Dave Douglas, Sergio Verdinelli, Tony Malaby, Valentin Garvie, Silvan Schmid, Chris Lightcap and Tim Berne.
As a bandleader, he has released five albums to date, developing a body of work that moves between contemporary jazz and experimental composition In 2018, he received First Prize at the BeJazz Transnational Festival in Bern with the collective HUM,and in 2020 he was named “Pianist of the Year” by the Argentine jazz critics poll El Intruso.
Santiago Lamisovski – doublebass, composition
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Santiago Lamisovski is an Argentine double bassist and composer based in Buenos Aires, active in the
field of contemporary jazz and improvised music. He studied at the School of Contemporary Music
(formerly Berklee Global Partner) and holds a degree in JazzPerformance, specializing in double bass,
from the Manuel de Falla Conservatory.
In 2016, he was part of the School for Improvisational Music (SIM)in New York,directed by Ralph Alessi. He also studied privately with musicians such as Michael Formanek, Ron Carter, Thomas Morgan, and Angelica Sanchez.In 2015, He was awarded a scholarship to participate in the third Argentine Meeting on Improvisation and Composition organized by the National Endowment for the Arts. In 2024, he attended the International Music Creators + Collaborators Workshop on a full scholarship, directed by Kris Davis and Angelica Sanchez,where he studied with Dave Holland and Billy Hart.
Lamisovski has performed extensively in Europe, New York,South America, and China. He has appeared at major venues and festivals, including the Taihu International JazzFestival, the Buenos Aires International JazzFestival and the Mar del Plata JazzFestival. He also performed at the Teatro Colon. Over the past decade, he has collaborated in concerts and recordings with leading figures of the Argentine jazzscene, including Adrian laies, Ernesto Jodos, Camila Nebbia, Luis Nacht, Mariano Loiacono, Rodrigo Dominguez, Sergio Wagner,Valentin Garvie, Sergio Verdinelli, among others.
Internationally, he has performed with musicians such as Michael Attias, Russell Malone, Cyrus Chestnut, Bobby Watson, Peter Bernstein, Ed Neumeister, Louis Sclavis, Victor Goines, Duane Eubanks, Georgia Heers, and Steve Davis.
Fermín Merlo – drums
Fermin Merlo is an Argentine drummer born in Buenos Aires in 1992. He holds a degree in Jazz Performance with a specialization in drums from the Manuel de Falla Conservatory, where he graduated in 2013.
He has undertaken multiple study trips to New York, where he studied with musicians such as Barry Altschul, Nasheet Waits, Andrew Cyrille, Randy Peterson, Gerald Cleaver, Joey Baron, Tony Malaby, Angelica Sanchez, Tim Berne, and George Garzone. He was awarded scholarships by the National Endowment for the Arts (FNA) to participate in the First and Fourth Argentine Meetings on Improvisation and Composition (2012, 2015).
Merlo has developed an active career across Argentina and internationally, performing in a wide range of ens mbles and contexts. He has appeared at major jazz festivals in Argentina, including the Cordoba Jazz Festival, Salta Jazz Festival, and the Buenos Aires International Jazz Festival.
Internationally, he has performed at events such as Karnaval der Kulturen (Germany), the Festival de Contrabaixos do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Bass&Beat Festival (Poland, 2020), and the Bayerisches Jazzweekend in Regensburg (Germany). He has also toured and performed in New York and Mexico.
His work is marked by a strong engagement with both collaborative and artist-led projects and
includes performances with musicians such as Ralph Alessi, Tony Malaby, Tim Berne, John Hollenbeck, Mike Moreno, Michael Attias, Leo Genovese, Demian Cabaud, Camila Nebbia, Sean Conly, KennyWarren, Christopher Hoffman, Felix Henkelhausen, Santiago Leibson, and Julius Windisch.
Currently based in Buenos Aires, after residing for several years in Berlin, he remains active in the contemporary jazz and improvised music scene, contributing to a broad range of projects with a focus on collective interaction and musical exploration.
