Catatumbo is a trio right at the cutting edge of the contemporary avant-improv scene. Featuring the German-born, former London, now Brooklyn-based original F-IRE Collective tenor/soprano saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock; the now Barcelona-based young drummer/percussionist Javier Carmona who is one of the movers and shakers in the free improv field, and another ex-London resident; and young double bassist Olie Brice who currently has deep roots in both the new and old avant scenes in London. The three personalities gel emphatically on 'Catatumbo', recorded live at the Vortex in November 2010 and extremely well recorded by LOOP Collective trumpeter and dedicated studio producer Alex Bonney. Saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock has made a name for herself in New York recently, playing and recording frequently on the avant-jazz scene with such significant cutting edge underground artists as Weasel Walter, Trevor Dunn, Mary Halvorson and drummer Tom Rainey.