“These European gypsy guitar bands produce astounding jazz
that makes most stateside pickers sound embarrassingly tame and
passionless.”
- PHOENIX NEW TIMES (Phoenix, AZ)
"Anyone
who doubts that Reinhardt's music has withstood the test of
time need only listen to Gypsy Swing…"
- Alex Henderson, ALL MUSIC GUIDE (Ann Arbor, MI)
"…a
fine job of conjuring the gypsy guitar king Django Reinhardt."
- Christopher Porter, JAZZ TIMES (Silver Springs, MD)
“You'll
want to swing your partner, bump and grind, and simply grin
at the inventive journeying from note to note.”
– Chris King, GLOBAL RHYTHM (New York, NY)
“…well-recorded
acoustic stuff without a lot of gimmickry going on…sounds
like it would be good for your next cookout."
- Greg Brown (singer/songwriter/guest critic), NEW AGE JOURNAL
(Watertown, MA)
"
Gypsy Swing introduces us to four amazing European guitarists…Each
has taken the tenets of gypsy guitarotechnics and translated
them into a sound that defies conventional wisdom: you won’t
believe this is all done acoustically!"
- John Schoenberger, ALBUM NETWORK / TOTALLY ADULT (Burbank,
CA)
"Well
stacked set that guitar fans will have something to crow about."
- Chris Spector, MIDWEST RECORD RECAP (Lake Zurich, IL)
"Sometimes
all you need to do is hear an album, then you realize you are
touched, dumbfounded, and moved by the music. Gypsy Swing is
one of those records… The flavor is stunning and the atmosphere
phenomenal."
- Jeff Vallett, WEST SIDE JOURNAL (Port Allen / West Baton Rouge
Parrish, LA)
"…some
of the better jazz you’ve ever heard, smooth as butter,
driven by guitar-picking that proves the existence of some higher
being… so infectious you have to snap your fingers and
stamp your feet."
- Rob Bricken, ACE WEEKLY (Lexington, KY)
“…leaves
listeners amazed that such music can be created without the
use of electrical instruments or synthesized sound production."
- Roland Stone, ACCENT ON TAMPA BAY (St. Petersburg, FL)
“…a
fresh, civilized sound, a virtual vacation for the ears for
pop music listeners."
- Celia Sharpe, THE REVIEW (Washington, DC)
"This
amazing recording of European acoustic gypsy guitar virtuosos
and their ensembles revive the sophistication and sass of Paris'
famed Hot Club…Playing with style and verve, their astonishing
speed and hot melodies make one breathless."
- PJ Birosik, MONTHLY ASPECTARIAN (Chicago, IL and surrounding
Great Lakes)
"Gypsy
Swing is an amazing recording."
- Brett Kaufman, QSF MAGAZINE (San Francisco, CA)