Novoa/Kamaguchi/Cleaver Trio Delivers Electrifying Second Volume, A Bold, Experimental Fusion of Density and Dialogue

The wait is over.  If you’ve been holding your breath since hearing Novoa/Kamaguchi/Cleaver Trio, Vol. 1, it is time to let it out.  Vol. 2 is almost here!  The group has returned to 577 Records once more, serving a heaping second helping of addictive musical brilliance that comes out in May.

Even The Wire magazine celebrated the trio's first album, calling it “a deep and thoughtful release” – and Vol. 2 is no different.  Eva Novoa is the Barcelona-born pianist/composer taking the world by storm with her creativity and talent.  And she is back to wow us again on the piano, Fender Rhodes, Chinese gongs, and a little whistling.

To complete the trio, she chose her longtime comrade and collaborator of some fifteen years, bassist Masa Kamaguchi, and Detroit drum wizard Gerald Cleaver.  The group has performed live in NYC since 2017. They made their first record (Vol. 1) with 577 Records in 2024.  Their highly anticipated Vol. 2 marks Eva's fourth album with the label.

In their upcoming release, Novoa steers the trio through elegant experimentation of its full potential, confidently grasping golden threads from great masters of music to shape her own melodic universe.  The multi-instrumentalist says it’s where melodic density meets contrapuntal dialogue, a free interplay of rich textures and riveting, masterly improvisation.  This smooth complexity is what gives rise to the group’s uniqueness.

Like Vol. 1, the album cover art features the work of Novoa’s friend and collaborator, popular street photographer Richard Sandler.  It drops on May 23, 2025, and will be available on CD, vinyl, and digital download.

Eva Novoa
Novoa / Kamaguchi / Cleaver Trio, Vol. 2

Eva Novoa - piano, Fender Rhodes, Chinese Gongs & whistling
Masa Kamaguchi - bass
Gerald Cleaver - drums

Recorded in New Jersey
Release: May 23. 2-25
Total 12" vinyl time - 39:55
Catalogue number 5918-2

Photography by Richard Sandler 
Graphic design by Sergio Vezzali

Vinyl: Beautifully designed limited edition vinyl LP

TRACKS:

SIDE ONE
1. Modus Vivendi 7:01
2. Triangles for G 9:10
3. Popcorn In Your Brain 4:07

SIDE TWO
1. From Left To Right 3:56
2. Gonga 2 5:06
3. Mucho Masa 6:24
4. Palomitas De Maiz 4:11

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