Eloá Gonçalves Trio

The Eloá Gonçalves Trio, consisting of the Brazilian pianist and composer Eloá Gonçalves, the Brazilian drummer Luis Oliveira and the Austrian bassist Tobias Steinrück, presents a mixture of jazz, classical music and Brazilian music on their debut album "Casa". Supported by the Kunst Universität Graz and the city of Graz in Austria, the trio released their album under the Austrian label Alessa Records.

The trio has already played at various festivals in Europe, such as the Unterfahrt Jazz Club in Munich, the Jazz at the Generalihof Festival, the Steyr Jazz Festival and the Jazzwerkstatt Graz in Austria as well as the Savassi Festival in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. In September 2020, the trio was a finalist at the Central European Jazz Showcase in partnership with JazzFest Brno in the Czech Republic.

The album "Casa" has also attracted international attention and has been positively reviewed by critics of renowned magazines such as Downbeat (USA), Kulturní Magazín (Czech Republic), Jazz 'Halo (Belgium) and Concerto (Austria). The trio’s music was also played on radio stations such as Radio ORF (Vienna, Austria), Radio MEC (Brazil), Jazz FM (London, UK) and Styria Radio (Austria).

In a review of the album in Downbeat Magazine, the trio was described as "quiet" but with an "acute musicality" that is particularly expressed in the piece "Choro de pai e mãe". Eloá Gonçalves' compositions are described by critics as "melodic and brilliant" and offer "real depth".

The Eloá Gonçalves Trio has established itself in the jazz scene and offers an impressive mix of different genres. With their debut album "Casa", they have created a masterpiece that is appreciated by both critics and music lovers alike.