New York composer-drummer Willy Rodriguez presents his profoundly
thoughtful second album as a leader, In The Unknown
(I Will Find You), shaped by grief, memory, and the search for spiritual
reunion. Deeply personal in origin yet expansive in sound, the
music reflects a journey toward connection in the absence of certainty,
with music serving as the sole space where reunion feels
possible.
Leading an unconventional trio without bass, Rodriguez joins forces
with master musical polymath Leo Genovese and boundary-
pushing saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock to form a fluid, boundless
collective. Free of stylistic constraints, the trio allows the music to
unfold multi-directionally through open forms and deeply responsive
improvisation. The compositions function as emotional canvases
rather than fixed structures, shaped equally by trust, intuition,
and shared experience.
Recorded at the legendary Van Gelder Studio, In The Unknown (I
Will Find You) is an exploratory and intimate musical statement,
brought vividly to life by three highly creative voices working in profound
communion.