“Rob Mullins is a diverse keyboardist capable of both crossover and bop.” CapableDiverseCrossoverBops Author:Scott Yanow
“One cannot help but be impressed by this music. The musicianship is top-notch, the performances unpredictable and full of surprises, and Eric Starr's writing is consistently inventive.” WritingHelpingPerformancesSurpriseConsistentlyImpressedUnpredictableEricNotchesMusicianshipTop Notch Author:Scott Yanow
“Unlike anything heard before. This is jazz for the 21st century.” HeardCenturyJazz21st Century Author:Scott Yanow
“Corina Bartra is a very intriguing singer. On Son Zumbon ... the music utilizes tricky rhythms, the leader's haunting voice, and plenty of short solos. There is no lack on intensity in this program.” VoiceLeaderSonProgramSingersRhythmPlentyIntensitySoloHauntingTrickyIntriguing Author:Scott Yanow
“A fluent trumpeter with a bright tone and a forward-looking style.” StyleToneFluent Author:Scott Yanow
“I want labor to be the point, because everything in our lives is miraculously made with no idea of how it's done. As an active and critical consumer, and as someone who has attempted to make the flawless and failed, I wanted a transparency of construction here. If we know how it is made and how it falls apart, we will know how to rebuild it.” IfsKnowsWantMadeIdeasDoneWantedLife IsFallKnow HowOur LivesLaborCriticalActiveConsumersNo IdeaConstructionFalling ApartTransparencyFlawless Author:Tom Sachs
“Hello Kitty is an icon that doesn't stand for anything at all. Hello Kitty never has been, and never will be, anything. She's pure license; you can even get a Hello Kitty car! The branding thing is completely out of control, but it started as nothing and maintains its nothingness. It's not about the ego, and in that way it's very Japanese.” WayHas BeensCarPureEgoBrandingNothingnessHelloLicenseIconsKittiesHello Kitty Author:Tom Sachs
“Stories are the best democracy we have. We are allowed to become the other we never dreamed we could be.” StoriesDemocracy Author:Colum McCann