Tierra Infinita
Self-Released, 2024
8/10
The globally revered guitarist Dario Acosta Teich brings us a live record of fusion ideas, where the 7 tracks welcome many guests to the modern jazz template.
“Kachariy” opens the listen with harmonic, wordless vocals and Yulia Musayelyan’s dreamy flute amid the Andean folk ideas, and “Low Tide” follows with hand clapping and Eleanor Dubinsky’s expressive voice guiding the melodic gestures of the rich delivery.
In the middle, “Zamba para la Noche” showcases Franco Luciano’s warm harmonica playing via the flowing intimacy, while “Pétalo del Sur” spotlights Maria Gómez’s pretty pipes and Pipi Piazzolla’s fluid drumming for the frisky folk highlight.
The last track, “Milonga Hermética”, then pays homage to Brazilian avante-gardener thanks to the bass solo courtesy of Fernando Huergo and the charming flute.
A globally exciting and mashing of contemporary jazz and Argentine folk, Teich makes for a technical and memorable body of work that will resonate worldwide.