4th September 2018: JazzTimes Magazine, Stereogum, Jazz Weekly & NYC Jazz Record praise Tim Armacost’s ‘Time Being’ + upcoming live dates at Smalls NYC & Jazz Forum Arts
Press highlights for Time Being from acclaimed tenor saxophonist Tim Armacost:
Tim Armacost – tenor saxophone
Robert Hurst – double bass
Jeff ‘Tain’ Watts – drums
David Kikoski – piano
Scroll down for live dates.
”A whirlwind of clever ideas and rhythmic games: the kind that stimulates and energizes the ears without becoming chaotic or overwhelming.”
★★★★½ All About Jazz (full review)
“Armacost the tenor joins Armacost the conceptualist in unearthing new ways to assemble and express a cherished jazz vocabulary.”
Jazz Times (website)
“For all the freedom with bar lines and interior rhythms that “Time Being” displays so well, the underlying swing is palpable throughout.”
Jay Harvey Upstage (full review)
“Time Being is filled with intense interactions yet rarely, if ever, feels frenzied or even rushed. It’s easy to get lost in this music and so much fun to hear musicians really play… that playful quality is what stands out the most and is so satisfying.”
Step Tempest (full review)
“Moods and paces are constantly altered from one tune to another… Utterly Exciting.”
Jazz Trail (full review)
“Time Being is an exquisite, timeless gem.”
Capital Community News
Delightfully vibrant, open and free… .”
Draaim Jeoren
“Armacost is beefy, bold and brash… This one’s a joy!”
Jazz Weekly (full review)
“A brooding, intense album.”
Stereogum (full review)
“Tim Armacost knows how to pull emotions out of his playing… An adventurous composer.”
Sandy Brown Jazz (full review)
“A striking album from start to finish… Armacost comes across as a player with tone and intensity, imagination and drive.”
Jazz & Blues
“Blessed with a stunningly intuitive and complementary rhythm section… Armacost’s phrasing dazzlingly shifts at every turn.”
New York City Jazz Record (website)
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