David Friesen “Once in a great while, a musician emerges with such authority and such seemingly effortless originality that his place in the front ranks of his instrument is unquestioned. So it is with David Friesen.”
Matt Wilson “There are a few more emphatically dazzling drummers working today, but almost nobody in Wilson's peer group with a broader grasp of jazz or a more natural sense of time, or a stronger signature as a band leader, or more goodwill among his fellow players.”
Matt Jorgensen “No one playing in this format - with the exception of perhaps Vijay Iyer - has crafted a more distinctive jazz identity.”
Kurt Elling “...the standout male jazz vocalist of our time.”
Victor Garcia “...trumpeter Victor Garcia - one of Chicago's most exciting young musicians, equally adept at Latin music and pure jazz improvisation...”
Don Sickler “Knowing Don Sickler's pedigree, skilled arranger for various and sundry tasty delights from the Tadd Dameron rep unit Dameronia to T.S. Monk.”
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