18th June 2018: ★★★★½ All About Jazz review amongst press highlights for Jim Hart’s Cloudmakers Five and ‘Traveling Pulse’
Traveling Pulse is the first release from an augmented Cloudmakers Five project ( Jim Hart – vibraphone, Michael Janisch – double bass, Dave Smith – drums) introducing saxophonist/clarinettist Antonin-Tri Hoang and electric guitarist Hannes Riepler – a superbly-produced live recording garnered from two resounding nights at London’s Vortex Jazz Club which concluded their January–March 2017 tour.
‘The Road’ (left) recorded live at Wells Cathedral School
Here are the latest press highlights for Traveling Pulse :
“It’s the spirit of exploration that’s so exhilarating about this record…This is complex, sophisticated music… The level of musicianship displayed is truly formidable.”
Jazz Views (full review)
“Hart is without doubt one of the best vibes players around, and this album denotes a high water mark in his career.”
★★★★½ All About Jazz (full review)
“The musician’s deep immersion in a diverse range of contemporary music fields has a fascination all of its own”
Jazzwise Magazine (website)
“Cloudmakers Five offers accessibility to original improvisational orchestrations that lie somewhere between the sound of central New York and the modern European tradition.”
Radio REC (website)
“Traveling Pulse succeeds in conveying a sense of cognitive assonance where Hart’s imaginative charts merge seamlessly with virtuosic extemporisation from all five protagonists.”
★★★★½ All About Jazz (full review)
“Fantastic improvisations and breathtaking tonality… Enriching European jazz.”
Digitale Jazz Zeitung
“A vibraphone ensemble full of energy led by the illustrious Jim Hart.”
Rheinmain Magazine (website)