Vasco Trilla

Vasco Trilla is a Portuguese-born percussionist and drummer based in Barcelona. His work crosses free improvisation, experimental jazz and electroacoustic approaches to percussion, with particular attention to resonance, friction, sustained sound and the physical properties of instruments and objects.

Rather than treating drums principally as a source of pulse, he develops an extended sound vocabulary with gongs, bells, cymbals, timpani, bows and prepared surfaces. His solo recordings examine the relationship between gesture, sound, silence and listening, often turning percussion into an ensemble of vibrating materials.

Trilla has collaborated with musicians including Luís Vicente, Mars Williams, Susana Santos Silva, Martin Küchen, Rafał Mazur and Jamaaladeen Tacuma. His projects include the groups Phicus and Fish Wool, alongside duos, trios and solo performances presented internationally. His Creative Sources appearances are listed below.