In their performance, Paxariño Trío is interpreting songs from its latest album, Dagas de Fuego (Daggers of Fire), a musical tour from “tanguillos” to the sounds of North Africa, and from Sephardic music –with a touch of saxophone achieving the same sound as the clarinet which plays such an important role in Jewish melodies–, to music from the Balkans, and from places even further beyond in the Mediterranean… Soul, heart, passion, delicateness and a flexible, broad, deeply-felt touch, perfectly adjusted to each instrument, from the flute to the ney. They are all flutes, yes, but each of them has its own way of expressing what Javier Paxariño has managed to understand. 

A culture lover who is open-minded in his research and investigation, Paxariño has also figured out how to bring the best of the Three Cultures which co-existed on the Iberian Peninsula –Muslim, Christian and Jewish– in a musical exercise which transcends, becoming a sea which bathes and brings in echoes of the waves… It finds shelter in the sensitive vibe conveyed through his fellow musicians, with whom he smiles as he executes this music with pure inspiration. Manu de Lucena, amazing in his well-balanced and perfectly measured form of accompaniment and guidance in drums and finger work, and Josete Ordóñez, spectacular because of his restraint in flamenco falsettos and depth in the Arab oud: both understand Javier’s music in the same ways. 

Paxariño Trío is made up of Javier Paxariño (saxophone and ethnic flutes), Josete Ordóñez (guitar, electric oud, “manola”) and Manu de Lucena (percussion).