Hilario Rodeiro not only has an extensive career as a collaborator with artists such as Gordon Lee, Sabine Kühlich, Chris Kase, Bob Sands, and Deborah Carter, but this Galician drummer, producer, and composer based in Euskadi has also been part of renowned projects such as Pamplona Jazz Orquesta, R.S. Faktor, CiTriC, and Los Wachisneis.
“Pausa” takes shape after a long process, the result of previous experiences and the inevitable influence of artists such as Paul Motian, Bobo Stenson, and Paul Bley. A record in which Hilario Rodeiro has enlisted the collaboration of four renowned musicians and regular colleagues, such as Juan de Diego on trumpet and flugelhorn, Eneko Diéguez on alto saxophone, Julen Izarra on tenor and soprano saxophone, and Kike Arza on double bass. A quintet that takes up the challenge of not having any harmonic instruments, which creates empty spaces and constantly emphasizes the search for the moment.
These compositions could well be framed in the so-called Free Jazz or Experimental Jazz, but besides having various influences ranging from pop to jazz, chamber music, or traditional folklore, they are essentially focused on the encounter with interpretative poetry rather than instrumental virtuosity.