The Motion Trio, born and raised as a working band in and of itself, has historically been invested and accommodating to special collaborators. Steve Swell, Paul Dunmall and Jeb Bishop have preceded the outstanding Peter Evans, a trumpeter, composer, orchestrator and improviser of the highest order, who has made an indelible mark in contemporary jazz. His technique, vision and clarity of thought - from solo to his own bands (trio to octet), as well as his collaborations - have made it clear that he is not only pushing the very physical boundaries of his instrument, but of what jazz and new music can become; a creator of multiple, visionary avenues, only reachable to those who have the deepest understanding of the history of jazz and of the possibilities of musical sound expression.

2014 saw the release of two albums of the Motion Trio with Mr. Evans, both on the well respected Lithuanian imprint NoBusiness Records. ‘The Freedom Principle’ and ‘Live in Lisbon’, both recorded in Portugal’s main city, have been lauded internationally as key moments in the advancements of the most recent contemporary jazz and improvisation. Amado’s post-Rollins robust phrasing and Evans’ deconstruction of the possibilities of blowing, are sided in these two records by the outstanding rhythm section of Miguel Mira and Gabriel Ferrandini. Mira is a hydra of a cellist - he’s very much able to keep the time going the way it oughta, at the same time being always attuned to where the abyssal vortex of free music must lead to. Ferrandini is a monster on the drums; his notions of pulse, timbre, and his almost purely elemental awareness of where the music should be moving towards to, are proof of a rare orchestral notion of melody and harmony  - as well as rhythm, of course - behind the kit.Amado, ever progressing in both tenor and alto saxophone, possesses gorgeous color, tone, and melodic clarity. His phrasing, always soulful and singular, has made him into one of the key new players in the European scene, having played with so many stateside and continental icons, from Joe McPhee, to Kent Kessler, to Chris Corsano or Taylor Ho Bynum.