Marco de Carvalho “As a guitar player Carvalho is cliche-free, non-flamboyant, and mature, with firm fingering, economical strumming, wealthy economic ideas and chords, and an understated yet firm sound”
Jeff Johnson “Johnson's a shadow boxer who doesn't support a soloist as much as he challenges him.”
Kyle Asche “Asche displays a beautiful sound and a well-developed melodic sense”
Ezra Weiss “A bold, inspired figure in the contemporary jazz arranging scene.”
John Wojciechowski “...technically accomplished, musically profound and harmonically daring.”
Charlie Apicella & Iron City “As a player, Apicella immediately brings to mind Grant Green. He's funky, he's bluesy, and he's not afraid to get dirty at times. Apicella and band have that perfect jazz rapport that allows them to be tight as hell and play off each other beautifully.”
Craig Yaremko “...a powerful musical personality...rife with musical adventures...”
Vincent Herring “His early experiences with Lionel Hampton and Nat Adderley gave Herring the grounding all superior musicians can only ever benefit from - in his case leading to his status as one of the most respected altoists extant.”
Mel Brown “High energy bop played with unbridled enthusiasm. ”
Mark Quint “Mark Quint is a singer/songwriter that brings to mind other vocalists in the jazz realm such as Mark Murphy, Kurt Elling, Bob Dorough, Mose Allison, Dave Frishberg, and especially to this listener, Michael Franks.”
Peter Lin “Traditions in transformation! ...an incredibly moving collection of works that contributes to the unique voice of AAPI's as well as the dynamic cultural force that jazz represents.”
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