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| Marcus Strickland Quartet at the Jazz Standard Marcus Strickland Quartet at the Jazz Standard - August 13 & 14, 7:30 & 9:30pm sets.Marcus Strickland – tenor, alto, and soprano saxophones, Gerald Clayton – piano, Linda Oh – bass, Justin Brown – drums "Strickland's own approach to music goes far beyond merely staying current - he is an innovator." - Joe Montague, JazzReview.com "Marcus expertly stretches the outside of the envelope on every solo, and his sense of narrative never falls flat." - J. Hunter, All About Jazz "Like Newk before him, Strickland has assembled a set of tunes with strong, direct melodies that inspire boundless reveries . . . Strikingly, the leader's own originals are just as memorable, and tailor-made for his tightly attuned trio . . . Throughout the album, the trio maintains a sound both sparse and rich, with a relaxed ease that allows for experimentation but without the airiness ever feeling empty." - Shaun Brady, DownBeat "Great knots of sound, breezy lines continuously unfurling - Strickland puts pressure on himself to carry the ball and he's been gaining a lot of yardage lately...want to hear how those qualities play out on the stand? Of course you do." - Jim Macnie, The Village Voice "A streamlined acoustic trio date, steeped in jazz heritage even as it foregrounds inventive takes on tunes by OutKast, Oumou Sangare, Jaco Pastorius and others." - David Adler, Time Out New York "This album, with Mr. Strickland distributing his intensity carefully over a subtle, flexible rhythm section, is of a whole other order...It's a record you can give to friends who aren't keeping score with jazz. That's good..." - Ben Ratliff, The New York Times (on Idiosyncrasies) "Strickland has started to turn heads in the most thriving but most competitive jazz scene on the planet... his tone: liquid and luminous, yet forceful and exact... simply one of jazz's shining young saxophonists." - Thomas Conrad, JazzTimes write your comments about the article :: © 2013 Jazz News :: home page |