Ivo Perelman

Brazilian tenor saxophonist Ivo Perelman is a remarkably productive recording artist known for combining Brazilian folk themes with free jazz and an improvisational aesthetic that has grown increasingly varied as he has become a more prolific recording artist. While he continues to play well in the heavily distorted, abstract-expressionist vein developed by Albert Ayler, his sound also fits nicely alongside similarly inclined contemporaries including Elliott Levin and Ken Simon. Early trio recordings such as 1996's thematically related Slaves of Job and Revelation showcased co...