Brilliant Brasilian guitarist and composer, Marco Antonio Santos has something remarkable to share with you! His new album is called About: Silence. The CD/digital release will take place May 5th 2023 and will later be celebrated with a live show in Austin TX, May 10th, with string quartet & woodwind quartet, conductor, jazz trio (guitar, bass, and drums), dancer, and photography exhibition.
About: Silence, recorded in 2022, is a conceptual visual album that comprises diverse forms of art and media—visual arts (video, painting, and digital drawing), dance, poetry, and music. As a musical composition, the work consists of 11 audio tracks that can be understood either as free-standing compositions gathered under a unified concept or as multi-movement work.
The album’s 11 tracks feature a jazz guitar trio—guitar, upright bass, and drums—joined on four tracks by a woodwind quartet and on five by a string quartet. Tracks are supplemented by video combining improvisational dance, musicians in the studio, and visual art, as well as poetry. Taken together, the elements express varied meanings of silence—introspection, grief, oppression, and the absence of sound. Only one movement forgoes this chamber quartet element and is written strictly for the guitar trio. A website unites each of the art forms in one place, bringing the full experience of the album to its listener/viewer.
Marco Antonio Santos is a guitarist, arranger, composer, and music educator. Originally from Minas Gerais, Brazil, he is currently based in Austin, Texas. Throughout more than fifteen years as a professional musician, Santos has performed extensively in Brazil and the United States, navigating freely between jazz, funk, pop, and Brazilian music. His singular style blends traces from his multiple musical influences, ranging from Radiohead and Pat Metheny to Maria Schneider and Brazilian legend Milton Nascimento.
To pre-order Silence, go here:
https://marcoantoniosantos.bandcamp.com/album/about-silence
Release show at CRASHBOX (Austin, TX), May 10th 2023
