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Rodrigo Pinheiro, piano
Pedro Carneiro, marimba with quarter tone extension

Citizen Jazz
...The following spring appeared Kinetic Études , a piano/marimba duo disc, recorded by Rodrigo Pinheiro and Pedro Carneiro . Six pieces called “studies”, like so many sound experiments. They are quite long, which leaves time for the music to happen. Resonance, speed, energy, space, impact, silence are some of the parameters on which the two musicians influence. This gives a rich and varied music, ultimately very percussive, which suggests, beyond the instrumental qualities of the two protagonists, the extent of the registers of these two instruments as well as their close linguistic proximity.
by Julien Aunos, March 20, 2023

New York City Jazz Records
...That lyricism is close to a certain neo-classical impulse apparent in some of the recordings, most notably those with the presence of Pedro Carneiro, a classical conductor and master percussionist who entered the improvisers realm about a decade ago in the company of violinist Carlos Zingaro, father figure to Lisboan free music. It is evident in Carneiro’s duo recording with Pinheiro, Kinetic Etudes, in which the levels of precision and complexity result in improvisations that could only have sprung from the deliberations and intensive rehearsal of a composer and two virtuosi, respectively. Its spontaneity, however, gives it further dimension, as do the resonant bass register and the quarter-tone extension of Carneiro’s vast marimba.
by Stuart Broomer, Aug. 27, 2022

Enora.be
...Best of all is how the dialogue, because that's what it is, keeps you on the edge of your seat as a listener, with the closing étude as the culmination of power, finesse and empathy. An impressive tour de force that demarcates its own playing zone.
by Guy Peters, Jan. 7, 2022

The Wire
...Exploratory chamber improv from the Portuguese duo of pianist Rodrigo Pinheiro and percussionist Pedro Carneiro. Across six étu.......
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