THE NIGHT OF THE PURPLE MOON

“The Night of the Purple Moon” is one of the most recent projects that have derived from the Variable Geometry Orchestra’s activity. The members of the present group met, last October, at the orchestra’s concert in the town of Porto, and decided to join forces in an improvisation unit, thus reinforcing the Porto-Lisbon musical axis. The members of the rhythm section, who live in the northern city, participate in numerous other musical projects, where “F.R.I.C.S.”, an improvisation collective and “Lets Go to War”, an independent CD label, are only two of many examples. This group's first gig was played at “Casa Viva”, a collective that heavily promotes social intervention.

Abdul Moimême – tenor saxophone
Henrique Fernandes – electric double bass
Gustavo Costa - drums

for F.R.I.C.S. see www.myspace.com/fanfarraimprovisada
for “Lets Go To War” see: www.letsgotowar.com

Recorded live at Casa Viva, Porto, 16 December 2007.
(photos by Casa Viva, water colours by Miguel Mira)