Carlos Ezequiel - Circular Ii (2023) [Hi-Res]

Carlos Ezequiel is a drummer, composer and producer. With a career spanning more than 20 years, his biography includes six albums in partnership or as a solo artist, and performances in Brazil and abroad with artists such as Airto Moreira, Letieres Leite, Kurt Rosenwinkel, David Binney, Lage Lund, George Garzone and Sizão Machado, among others. He has toured South America, Japan, India and Europe - in 2019, he was featured at one of the greatest temples of European jazz, Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in London. His work as a composer combines the sound of modern jazz and Brazilian instrumental music with references from African and Indian music.

Following on from the album Circular (2017), Carlos Ezequiel releases Circular II on 1 December'23, an album in which he explores sonorities and inspirations based on musical experiences in places like India, Senegal, Scandinavia, the USA and South America. In this work, the musician also pays homage to percussionist Naná Vasconcelos (1944 - 2016).

Circular II features compositions by Carlos Ezequiel, such as Naná, The Other Side, Shift In, Shift Out and the track that gives the disc its name. Samba pro Carlos (Nenê) and Não Exatamente (Gustavo Bugni) complete the repertoire.

Carlos Ezequiel is a drummer, composer and producer of jazz and Brazilian instrumental music. Born in Maceió, Carlos lived in the USA in the 1990s, where he played with artists such as Jaleel Shaw and Vardan Ovsepian. Back in Brazil since 2000, he has been nominated for the Visa, Latin Grammy and Brazilian Music Awards. With a career spanning more than 20 years, he lives in São Paulo. He has played in Brazil with international jazz greats such as Kurt Rosenwinkel, Lage Lund and George Garzone.

Josué dos Santos, alto saxophone
Gustavo Bugni, piano
Noa Stroeter, double bass
Carlos Ezequiel, drums