Smooth Elevator - Moving Target [CD]

Cat. no: LOS3192
Format: CD
Barcode: 7090025833199
Release Date: 01 Aug 2025
Genre: Jazz

This trio's journey began in 2011, when drummer Gioele Pagliaccia, guitarist Will Bernard, and bassist Danilo Gallo frst crossed paths

What started as a one-off encounterbetween three like-minded musicians has since evolved into a deep and unpredictable conversation - one that thrives on raw energy, intuition, and reinvention.

Recorded live in the studio right after a weeklong tour (Moving Target) it captures the trio navigating the space between structure and spontaneity, where jazz dissolves into psychedelia, grooves fracture into abstraction, and melodies emerge like feeting apparitions. Elements of jazz, funk, avant-rock, and ambient textures collide in a fuid, shape- shifting soundscape. More than a collection of tracks, this album is a testament to the power of connection - formed over years, forged in the moment, and always open to the unknown.

Individually, each member of the trio has carved out a distinct path in the world of creative music. Their credits include Tom Waits, Don Cherry, John Medeski, Stanton Moore, Charlie Hunter, Dr. John, Zigaboo Modeliste. Bill Frisell, Marc Ribot, Jim Black, Wayne Horvitz, Mike Patton, Benny Golson, Guano Padano. Joe Lally, Rosa Brunello, Idris Ackamoor & The Pyramids, Vincenzo Vasi, Massimo Pupillo, and Gianni Gebbia, among other international jazz and avant-garde artists. Together, they create a sound that is both deeply rooted and constantly evolving.

Will Bernard - guitar
Danilo Gallo: bass
Giole Pagliaccia: drums, percussion

Recorded November 24, 2024 by Marco Sirio Pivett, Metro Rec, Riva del Garda, Italy

The track "Blues for Bologna" is a live recording from November 2024 at the Angelica Festival in Bologna, Italy.

Tracks: Slow Mover / Erik / FutuRISIKO / Lullaby of Rattlesnakes / Leda(Pagliaccia) / Miguel's Panda / P.M. Gone / Urban Modesty / Civico 0 - In fondo alla Strada / Walking trough the Suburbs of Rome late at Night / Judie Lee / Healthy is Good / Blues for Bologna