Spanish-language jazz magazine Contratiempo published an article on Life & Umbrella, the second album by Mexican pianist Javier Red, based in Chicago.
What Contratiempo wrote
Este nuevo álbum es mucho más que una simple grabación musical; es una profunda expresión del amor de un padre por su hijo con autismo y un intento de comprender mejor el mundo interior de estos niños extraordinarios. (“This new album is much more than a simple recording; it is a deep expression of a father’s love for his son with autism and an attempt to better understand the inner world of these extraordinary children.”)
Contratiempo
The Contratiempo article
The article presents the album’s twelve songs and its organic rhythmic approach away from conventional meters, and recalls Javier Red’s background, from his mentors Michel Block, Ralph Alessi and Steve Coleman to his first album Ephemeral Certainties on Delmark Records.
Read the article on Contratiempo
About Life & Umbrella
Life & Umbrella · Javier Red’s Imagery Converter · Desafio Candente Records, 12 May 2023. Twelve compositions by Javier Red that describe the emotions, inner world and daily life of an autistic child, and how parents experience it. Javier Red (piano), Jake Wark (tenor saxophone), Ben Dillinger (bass), Gustavo Cortiñas (drums). Artwork by Carmen Chami.
