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Human Qualities REVIEWS

"Colorful, swinging, original jazz."

DICK METCALF, Contemporary Fusion Reviews

 

"Schapiro’s writing really IS innovative. He sounds like no one else while still leaning on certain established jazz forms."

LYNN RENÉE BAYLEY, Art Music Lounge

 

"A new set that hits it out of the park."

CHRIS SPECTOR, Midwest Record

 

"This is a big band album that blends both beauty and modern jazz into a refreshing, musical experience."

DEE DEE MCNEIL, Musical Memoirs

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Kind of Blue at 60

Summit Records
Release Date: April, 2020

Kind of Blue at 60 REVIEWS

"New Shoes: Kind of Blue at 60 is quite an achievement, in my view one of the finest jazz albums ever recorded.  I am in awe of what Jon Schapiro has done here, and urge you to really listen to it carefully."

LYNN RENÉ BAYLEY, Art Music Lounge

 

"This is a tremendous set."

ROBERT RUSCH, Jazz Lives

 

"Sets the standard for all jazz tribute projects to come."

JONATHAN WIDRAN, The JW Vibe

 

"Mysteriously infectious."

TOM HULL

 

"Among the most inventive and unpredictable big band jazz sets I’ve ever listened to."

DICK METCALF, Contemporary Fusion Reviews

 

"By showing that creative work still can be built off of Miles’ model, Schapiro and company pay the best possible tribute."

J.D. CONSIDINE, Downbeat