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| For Your Consideration: Jane Ira Bloom Early Americans I am thrilled to announce that Early Americans, has been placed in consideration for nomination at the 2017 Grammys. Early Americans is in the following three categories: Best Improvised Solo (Song Patrol) Best Jazz Instrumental Album Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical (Engineer: Jim Anderson & Mastering: Alan Silverman) If you are a voting member, I hope you will consider supporting Early Americans in all three categories! I have included some highlights and videos below. Please also feel free to share this page with other voting members who may consider supporting the album as well! Early Americans Jane Ira Bloom - Soprano Saxophone Mark Helias - Bass Bobby Previte - Drums Early Americans Selected Review Highlights "Burning, deeply empathetic trio chemistry...that demands an encore..." Ian Patterson, All About Jazz "Bloom and her band mates are fearless..." John Corcelli, Critics at Large "Strong and cohesive...Jane Ira Bloom mines lush, pastoral aesthetic on Early Americans..." Alain Druot, Sept '16 Issue of DownBeat Magazine "...sonic gold...another of Jane Ira Bloom's first-rate recordings." Dan McClenaghan, All About Jazz "...It is obvious from the very beginning that this is going to speak to your soul." Travis Rogers, JazzTimes "Bloom has established herself as one of the preeminent soprano players of the era." Justin Cober-Lake, PopMatters "A serious contender for the jazz album of the year..." Greg Applegate Edwards, Gapplegate Music Review "The album is a tour de force." Jack Goldstein, Blogcritics "There's a sonic richness and closeness to the material, a shared aesthetic between performer and production." Audiophile Audition "Early Americans has, at once, a cerebral, esthetic and visceral appeal and is an example of a consummate artwork." Hrayr Attarian, All About Jazz "...Marked by a thrilling unity of purpose that is like little else you'll hear in jazz these days...One of the great jazz records of the year..." Jeff Simon, The Buffalo News One if by land, Two if by sea, Early Americans Just think of three. Yours truly, JIB write your comments about the article :: © 2016 Jazz News :: home page |