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Flicker Down
"A chamber jazz trio that specializes in art jazz without being avant garde, they take some real sonic flights of fancy where the inter play is as important as the playing. A real sitting down listening session.... dig how they properly know how to mine this vein. Well done" - Chris Spector (Midwest Record)
"The song 'Highway of Tears' brings me to tears. Within this, I feel the sadness give way to hope and renewal. That's what moves me about this." - Christi Belcourt "Holds lightning within the frame of a melody and signals the thunder to come" - Dave Sumner (Bandcamp Daily) "Credit Bentley’s excellent production work and the genius of the respective players with the final, moving results. This is jazz for classical music heads, classical music for jazzbos and something to recommend to all" - Stuart Derdeyn (The Vancouver Sun) "As improvisers, the group keeps their freshness alive with a freedom of expression and a nuanced sense of timing that decades of experience has only heightened. Each player’s technical execution is sheer perfection; gorgeously subtle mixing and production from Bentley only raises the bar." - Cheryl Ockrant (The Wholenote) "Exploratory without excess and with lyricism paced with logic, the CD is a perfect example of restrained creativity." - Ken Waxman (JazzWord) |
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A Bowl Of Sixty Taxidermists
"Elegant and bittersweet…. the original compositions accommodate fluttery abstraction as well as glowing consonance" - Nate Chinen (New York Times)
"Top drawer modern chamber jazz" - Ken Pickering (Artistic Director, Vancouver International Jazz Festival) "Quietly gorgeous music….. contemplative and delicate, the product of a careful conversation between the three players" - Alexander Varty (The Georgia Straight) "This is music that is introspective in spirit and outward bound in action. And it’s music that is sublime in any number of ways. Don’t wait for more words… go buy it now" - Dave Sumner (Bird Is The Worm) "Often elegant, consistently crafty and unpredictable.... economical & thoughtfully expressed. In other words, magical" - Bruce Lee Gallanter (Downtown Music Gallery) "A thoroughly satisfying collection...that confidently explores multiple moods and styles.. a recording that eschews histrionics and aggression for playing of a more peaceful character" - Ron Schepper (Textura) "Waxwing explores the outer reaches of the sonic universe and the inner workings of human emotion, reflecting the perplexing nature of that phrase... Through these intriguing and sonically diverse mood paintings, Waxwing proves that substance is of greater importance than stylistic single-mindedness" - Dan Bilawsky (All About Jazz) "A treasure-trove of melody, emotion, and masterful musicianship... This is bold, exciting, fervent, often daring, but always eminently listenable jazz" - Derek Stone (The Free Jazz Collective) "A Bowl of Sixty Taxidermists stands out on multiple-listens as a thoughtful, serious, chamber triumph" - Grego Applegate Edwards (Gapplegate) "Fascinating, appealing and highly individual music from the fertile Canadian scene" - Peter Bacon (The Jazz Breakfast) "A trio that seems to create its own genre…. the mood is reflective, at times playful, rather than somber. The work is less about loss than passage, a gentle trip into the unknown." - Stuart Broomer (The WholeNote) "Brilliant, exhilarating performances which combine lively momentum with a sense of poise... beautifully characterized in all its varied aspects. All of the music is especially fine, actually, full of energy and grace, and the barnstorming finale, is quite the crowning glory of this ever so memorable record." - Raul da Gama (JazzdaGama) |
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Escondido Dreams
"...a gorgeous release." - Panpot.ca
"...the album drips with relentless energy..." - Gaz-Eta "...a career highlight for guitarist Wilson and cellist Lee." - Eye Weekly "...rich in stylistic range." - textura.org "...a distinct sound that will appeal to fans of both free-improv and the ever-growing contemporary third-stream scene." - Left Hip Magazine "...a refreshing dose of exciting rist-taking." - La Scena Musicale |
