20th August 2018: ★★★★​ review from All About Jazz for Gene Jackson’s debut album as leader ‘Power of Love’ amongst latest press highlights

For his debut as leader – Power of Love – drummer Gene Jackson chooses a trio format with pianist Gabriel Guerrero and double bassist Carlo de Rosa.

Here are the latest press highlights for the album:

“Drummer Gene Jackson has been best known as a sideman for Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter, but his debut is set to change that… This ensemble is nothing if not cohesive.”
DownBeat Magazine (website)

“​The trio are flexible, creative and tasteful – De Rosa demonstrates his dizzying virtuosity, Guerrero is fleet, swinging and unsentimental, and Jackson powerful without being overly domineering.​”
Jazz Views​ (full review)

“A ​myriad of beguiling ideas both in terms of composition and execution.​.. ​It also highlights the sheer versatility of Jackson’s percussive talents​.”
★★★★​ All About Jazz​ (full review)

“We could be witnessing the unveiling of another classic.”
Bebop Spoken Here (full review)

“Abstract soundscapes and cheerful swing.”
JazzZeitung (website)

“An informal pot-pourri of standards and original compositions.”
Concerto Magazine (website)

“Solid.”
Jazz Podium (website)

“Melodic and harmonic twists delivered with passion.”
Musik an sich (website)

“Oscillating between lightheartedness and virtuosic gravitas… A testimony to what this trio format is capable of.”
Musikreviews Magazine (website)