26th January 2017: Ingrid & Christine Jensen launch ‘Infinitude’ 17th Feb at the Jazz Gallery NYC + ★★★★½ review from All About Jazz and worldwide review round-up
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Infinitude is the debut release from sisters Ingrid and Christine Jensen which drops in stores officially in the US tomorrow.
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The US release show is at New York’s Jazz Gallery on February 17, and features:
Ingrid Jensen – trumpet
Christine Jensen – saxophone
Ben Monder – guitar, Matt Clohesy – bass
Jon Wikan – drums
More information and tickets: here
Since it’s release, Infinitude has received universal acclaim and here are the highlights from reviews in from the UK, Europe, North and South America and Canada:
“It is the combined years of experience that render the communication amongst Infinitude’s five players so fluid, so seemingly effortless and yet so intrinsically deep.”
★★★★½ All About Jazz (full review)
“The sisters are outstanding on their respective instruments… strong and creative throughout.”
Jazz Views (full review)
“The Jensen sisters have a signature sound, above all fusing Ingrid’s wending, world-class soloing with Christine’s lyrical compositions. This small ensemble CD generally keeps to that formula, although Christine on saxophone hits new heights and U.S. guitar genius Ben Monder is a wild card who energizes the proceedings.”
Ottawa Citizen – Best Canadian Jazz Albums of 2016 (full review)
“Almost frightening technical mastery is tempered by wide-open ears that render every chord, every note absolutely relevant.”
★★★★½ All About Jazz (full review)
“Haunting melodies with a big horizon.”
London Jazz (full review)
“Exquisite.”
Brazil Journal (full review)
“Saxophone and trumpet melodies flow fluidly from organic unison to telepathic harmonic divergences… before the guitarist [Monder] picks up the baton for a delay/reverb/distortion-drenched feature of monstrous virtuosity.”
★★★★½ All About Jazz (full review)
“Flawless… An impeccable rhythm section and textural innovation from Ben Monder.”
La Presse (full review)
“There’s a wonderful cohesion about this album with a tremendous group spirit and several inspired solos.”
Northern Echo (website)
“Nordicity. Synchronicity. Whatever the spark, the listener’s journey makes you glad you turned your head this way.”
WGBO (full review)
“Top notch by any standard.”
★★★★½ Winnipeg Free Press (full review)
“Infinitude represents a truly egalitarian collective… with compositional depth and improvisational heights.”
★★★★½ All About Jazz (full review)
“A fully Canadian jazz sound, imbued with local colors and international modernism… Magical.”
ICI Musique (full review)
“The writing is rich, colourful and varied and also highly evocative with a true cinematic quality.”
The Jazz Mann (full review)
“The horns unwind thoughtful, relaxed, conversational lines over the energetic rhythm section.”
Musically Speaking (full review)
”Their [Ingrid & Christine Jensen] individual styles share a compelling sense of spaciousness and a keen alertness to voicings and sound.”
The Wholenote (full review)
Infinitude also featured in The Jazz Breakfast‘s Festive Fifty (No. 27) (read)
Listen to ‘Swirlaround’ from Infinitude
