★★★★★
The "zone" of this album's title refers to the zen-like state of being where one inhabits the creative moment, unimpeded by self-consciousness. It's an ongoing goal of trombonist-composer Ryan Keberle, who proclaimed that the last record with his band Catharsis, Music is Emotion, was "music from the heart and soul and not from the brain...
- www.wonderingsound.com
2014-09-30
★★★★★
At the tail end of 2013, trombonist Ryan Keberle contributed an enlightened article-cum-manifesto to The NYC Jazz Record . In said piece, Keberle used Music Is Emotion (Alternate Side Records, 2013), the debut project from his piano-less quartet called Catharsis, as a springboard into discussion about left-brain vs. right-brain forms of creation, the importance of stressing musicality over complexity, and the need to find a way to that zen-like space where the music flows...
- www.allaboutjazz.com
2014-09-10
★★★★★
Trombonist Ryan Keberle's debut CD, Double Quartet (Alternative Side, 2007), displays a facile and expressive instrumentalist with a sound and technique that is smoothly intoned and gregarious with an emphasis on creating strong melodic lines. He is also a musical thinker with a rapidly maturing compositional and arranging style...
- www.allaboutjazz.com
2010-08-20
★★★★★
Track Listing: If You Want; One Thought At A Time; Heavy Dreaming, Part 1; Heavy Dreaming, Part 2; I Like The Sunrise; The Slope Of A Blues; Early Mourning; Our Love Is Here To Stay; Coolant; Mother Nature's Son. Personnel: Ryan Keberle: trombone; Frank Kimbrough: piano; Matt Brewer: bass; Eric Doob: drums; Mike Rodriguez: trumpet; Marshall Gilkes: trombone; John Clark: french horn; Marcus Rojas: tuba...
- www.allaboutjazz.com
2010-03-18
★★★★★
Track Listing: Something Speaking; What Goes Around; Blackbird; Children of the Night; When I'm Away; 29 Palms; Norwegian Wood; Wedding Music; Organic Rodeo. Personnel: Ryan Keberle: trombone; Adam Birnbaum: piano; Matt Brewer: bass; Brad Wentworth: drums; Michael Rodriguez: trumpet; Chris Komer: french horn; Marshall Gilkes: trombone; Jose Davila: tuba...
- www.allaboutjazz.com
2009-06-05
★★★★★
Track Listing: Something Speaking; What Goes Around; Blackbird; Children of the Night; When I'm Away; 29 Palms; Norwegian Wood; Wedding Music; Organic Rodeo. Personnel: Ryan Keberle: trombone; Adam Birnbaum: piano; Matt Brewer: bass; Brad Wentworth: drums; Michael Rodriguez: trumpet; Chris Komer: French horn; Marshall Gilkes: trombone; Jose Davila: tuba...
- www.allaboutjazz.com
2009-06-05