Perselí @ de Roode Bioscoop

Perselí performing live at de Roode Bioscoop in Amsterdam. Recorded live on 13 February 2021.

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Newly formed trio, Perselí, played a wonderful set of songs at de Roode Bioscoop back in February. Fuensanta's words and voice perfectly intertwine with carefully chosen melodies and abrupt improvisations by José and Alistair. Keep an eye on this new trio on the block!


The singer, bassist and composer Fuensanta Méndez was born and raised in the water forest of Veracruz (Mexico) to an artistic family. She grew up surrounded by traditional Latin-American and contemporary European music, dance, theater and books. At thirteen she decided to be a singer and began studying and performing jazz, at fifteen she started writing poetry. Méndez moved to the Netherlands to study at the Conservatory of Amsterdam, from which she graduated summa cum laude in 2019. She debuted her compositions during the Princess Christina Jazz Concours in 2016, achieving 1st place, the press prize and an invitation to perform with her quintet in North Sea Jazz 2017. Since then she has performed around Europe and Mexico as a solo artist, bandleader, and sidewoman in various situations related to improvised music. She was grantee of Jóvenes Creadores 2019 from FONCA, a national award for young composers in Mexico. Her first release, the live album "Ensamble Grande" is out from May 1st 2020.


José Soares is a jazz saxophone player and composer from Portugal currently living in Amsterdam where he pursued a Masters's degree at the Conservatory of Amsterdam. His musical endeavors started at the age of 6 with the first instrument being the saxophone. Soares has a Conservatory and a pre- bachelor degree in classical music from Conservatório de Música David de Sousa and Escola Profissional de Música de Espinho. In 2010 he began his jazz studies in the Escola Superior de Música e Artes do Espectáculo of which he holds a Bachelor's degree. José is a recurring presence in the national jazz scene and besides his Quartet and his Amsterdam Trio, Soares is part of several award-winning acclaimed Portuguese bands.


Alistair Payne is a trumpeter and composer born in Southern Scotland. After having had lessons in the Scottish professional scene, he went to study at the Conservatorium in Amsterdam. He currently lives in Amsterdam and studied with musicians such as Yaniv Nachum, Ruud Breuls, Jasper Blom and Reinier Baas. Alistairs plays with various musicians of the Amsterdam scene such as Guy Salamon Group, Sun Mi Hong, Fuensanta Méndez Ensamble Grande, Teis Semey and many more.



Perselí
Alistair Payne - trumpet
Fuensanta Méndez - voice & double bass
José Soares - alto saxophone

00:00 Yo Te Buscaba Tanto by Fuensanta Méndez

04:40 Jacintos by José Soares, Alistair Payne (music) Fuensanta Méndez (words/music)

Video: Henk Huibers; Audio: Philip ten Brink; Lights: Nistal Wloczysiak; Video Editing: Kingdon Productions; Producers: Hanna Schreuders, Isla Van Hout, Kasper Stern, Martijn Grootendorst

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