A quick round-up of some of the great press we’ve been getting for “Accomplish Jazz”…
‘Music and More’ 01/07/10, Tim Niland
“Big, brawny, modern jazz…creative and arousing music that was played in an exciting manner.”
‘Step Tempest’ 01/05/10, Richard B. Kamins
“The music is spacious and swinging, occasionally raucous and hard-edged with solos that push at the boundaries of the songs…I like how this music can be so quiet yet so intense.”
‘All About Jazz’ 01/03/09, Raul d’Gama Rose
“Lundbom wears [his] almost childlike wonder as a rather thin mask, belying a graceful sophistication that marks an apparent determination to go beyond the mere skin of sound…To do this and make music that is so on-the-mark as far as tone and color goes is quite an achievement…’Accomplish Jazz’ may be the album that takes Lundbom & Big Five Chord to the next level, one that moves beyond the realm of experimentation into music that is distinct and shows a clear sense of direction in the swelling flood of the new avant-garde…”
‘Something Else!’ 01/03/10, Pico
“Accomplish Jazz accomplishes the kind of loose, rocking avant-jazz that few other than Jon Lundbom is capable of producing.”
“Great headphone music for anyone who’s just closed down the bar but needs more of the night.”
‘The Province’ 12/22/09, Stuart Derdeyn
“Five fine songs from a young, dynamic band…Grade: B”
‘Shepherd Express’ (& ‘Express Milwaukee’) 12/22/09, David Luhrssen
‘Jazzblog.ca’ (‘Ottawa Citizen’) 12/07/09, Peter Hum
‘Jazz Prospecting’ 12/07/09, Tom Hull (B+ Review)