Fabian Almazan “...Almazan masterfully manipulates a balance between lyricism and tension...moments of heart-swelling beauty roiled with subtle dissonances that promote stunning, continuously unfolding harmonic growth.”
Dominic J. Marshall “[Marshall] brings together a great heritage of the past, but also something very fresh and new.”
Martin Budde “Budde isn't chasing trends or recreating bygone eras...he's standing on the shoulders of giants, but his gaze is firmly fixed on finding his own way.”
ReSurgence “Owen opens up the music to the rafters...as yearning becomes these tremendous bursts of dynamic drama, form, and splendor.”
John Gross “Gross' playing is deeply, profoundly human, fat and sensuous yet hard and jagged, inflamed with a gleeful audacity.”
Kiki Valera “...one of the world's greatest exponents of the cuatro...Valera specializes in son, the infectious call-and-answer Cuban song form, but solos like a jazz guy.”
Joshua Redman “There's only a handful of naturally gifted musicians, and Joshua' s one of them. Everytime you hear him, he's at a higher level.”
Clarence Penn “...gesture and space surging from a place of heart-felt and fluid integrity...Penn exudes such enthusiasm and love for the music--it is simply impossible not to feel uplifted.”
Western Jazz Collective “Rathbun's lines dance and glide, reflecting both childlike wonder and well-honed artistry.”
Alex Graham “Some of the great alto players, Charlie Parker, Cannonball Adderley, Phil Woods and even a touch of Johnny Hodges can be discerned as he works to extend the parameters of the horn...”
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