5th June 2018: ★★★★ from Jazzwise Magazine and Concerto Magazine for Jeff Williams’ ‘Lifelike’ included in latest press highlights

Lifelike finds drummer Jeff Williams and his group live on the bandstand:

Gonçalo Marquez – trumpet

John O’Gallagher – alto sax

Josh Arcoleo – tenor sax

Kit Downes – piano

Sam Lasserson – bass

Here are the latest press highlights for Lifelike:

“Jeff Williams’ classic-jazz roots go deep but there’s nothing backward-looking about this vividly powerful set.”
★★★★ Jazzwise Magazine (website)

“Absorbing and memorable.​.. ​superb virtuosic musicians​.”
Sandy Brown Jazz (full review)​

​”​The writing is free-ranging, with lots of exploration at the edges of free-form, but the melodies and structures are satisfyingly memorable and direct throughout​.”
Jazz Views​ (full review)

“Williams constantly pushes at the shift between tonality and atonality and deftly masters the balance between structured and open play.”
★★★★​ ​Concerto Magazine (website)

“Rousing and multi-layered… Exciting and vital modern jazz.”
Jazz Podium (website)

“An energetic celebration of progressive live music.”
Jazz ‘n’ More (website)