Novas Trio is a jazz trio formed by Carlos Vera on vibraphone, Jeff Miles on guitar and Rodrigo Recabarren on drums. Since 2011, they have been exploring the sounds that their particular configuration allows and experimenting with the “absence” of bass through different styles and themes while shaping the identity of the project. They have released two albums: “Borderfall” in 2013 and “Gravity’s Empire” in 2016. Both were received with praise from the audience and specialized press, and presented with tours in Chile, the United States and Europe. They are currently working on their third album “Time Choir”, which will be released in 2023.
The Band
Rodrigo Recabarren
Drums
Rodrigo Recabarren is a Chilean drummer and educator. He was born in Santiago in 1982 and began playing drums at the age of 19. He studied music at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile before moving to New York City in 2009 to further his studies at New York University. Since then, Recabarren has become an in-demand musician in the jazz world, performing and recording with a wide range of artists including Melissa Aldana, Guillermo Klein, Camila Meza, Perico Sambeat, Ángel Parra, Nano Stern, and more. Recabarren’s discography includes numerous releases with various groups, including Beekman, Peregrinos, Novas Trio, Alex Terrier, Perico Sambeat, MURAL, Andre Carvallo, and Jeff Miles. He has been sponsored by Zildjian cymbals, Gretsch drums, Vic Firth sticks, and Tune-Bot tuners.
Carlos Vera L.
Vibraphone & Malletkat
Born in Santiago de Chile, Carlos has been deeply engaged in the language of Jazz as a vibraphonist and percussionist from a very young age. With the preeminent guidance of his percussionist father, Carlos has developed to become one of the most prominent Chilean musicians of his generation. Carlos holds a BA from the Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile and a Masters degree from the Hochschule fur Music und Theater in Munich, Germany. Carlos is an endorsed Adams vibraphone artist and has performed in Jazz festivals and clubs in cities like Sapporo, Stuttgart, Vienna, New York City, Munich and Berlin, among many others.
Jeff Miles
Guitars, Effects & Voice
From San Diego California, Jeff is quickly becoming one of the most in-demand musicians on the New York music scene. The winner of the 2008 Montreux Jazz Guitar competition, Jeff began studying classical piano at the age of six and picked up the guitar at twelve. In 2004 he moved to Boston to attend the Berklee College of Music on scholarship. Featured on numerous recordings, Jeff is sought after for his orchestral pallet of sounds and blistering, evocative improvisations. He has performed around the world in venues such as The Monterrey Jazz Festival, Montreux Jazz Festival, Las Condes Jazz Festival, Blues Alley, Bar Next Door and Smalls Jazz Club . He currently resides in Brooklyn, New York.
STORE
Time Choir
2023
Gravity’s End
2016
Borderfall
2013
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New Album!
coming up in November 2023
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Time Choir is the third album by the decade old Novas Trio. On tour in 2020, the band was in Germany when the first case of COVID was announced to the world. After two weeks on the road, the band tracked at Mastermix Studio in Munich and speeded back to their respective homes. A week later, everything changed.
This new record continues down the path well established by Novas Trio 10 years ago: A genre-less orchestral fusion of style focused heavily on improvisation and group interplay. This new record emerges as an extension and expansion on their sound, stretching the musical resources of the band members to achieve their strongest offering to date.
Time Choir will be available on all streaming platforms, for digital download and on limited-edition vinyl on Tone Rogue Records in November 2023. Frannerd has collaborated with the band again, and her amazing artwork will be featured on the vinyl version or the high-res download which is only available on the band’s website and Bandcamp.