Danilo Perez is a man with some serious jazz cred. The Panamanian pianist got his start playing with Dizzy Gillespie, and continued with Wayne Shorter. As a composer and bandleader himself, he’s practically peerless. – NPR (on Danilo Perez)
A tenorist who can remind you of Joe Henderson at his craftiest, he employs his considerable technique in the service of music rather than spectacle. – The New Yorker (on Chris Potter)
Trombonist, vocalist and raconteur, Wycliffe Gordon is a one-man show unto himself… A virtuosic brassman with a huge capacity for musical history – The Wall Street Journal (on Wycliffe Gordon)
Many say Cohen has assumed the spirit of the great Miles Davis, reincarnated into a powerful combination of lyricism and intellect. He among the best in world… – LA Weekly (on Avishai Cohen)
The luxurious dimensions of Lizz Wright’s voice — a smooth, dark alto possessed of qualities you might associate with barrel-aged bourbon or butter-soft leather — have typically come with a counterweight of righteous uplift. – The New York Times (on Lizz Wright)