The Room

This is The Room, an album of instrumentals by Brazilian guitarist Fabiano do Nascimento and American saxophonist Sam Gendel. Ten tracks, each rendered remarkable by originality, mastery and singular beauty, by technical precision, shared creative vision and the players' empathetic, even telepathic, coming together.

The Room is there, then, at the intersection of Nascimento's atmospheric seven-string guitar playing and the flute-like harmonics of Gendel's soprano saxophone. It's a space magicked by serendipity, talent, belief: "In 2011 I was in a Latin jazz group called Triorganico," says do Nascimento, who was born into musical family in Rio de Janiero, attending the Conservatório de Música Brasileiro before relocating to LA. "We had a gig at a restaurant owned by Sam's cousin, who invited him along. Sam brought his sax and sat in."