“New Orleans great Sidney Bechet wasn’t the person one would expect eternally forward-looking saxophonist Rob Reddy to celebrate. But he’s not saluting Bechet by merely recreating the late saxophonist’s vintage recordings…”
-DownBeat
“Everyone knows the wild and focused vibrato of Sidney Bechet’s saxophone in the jazz world; it’s simply a staple. Saxophonist, Rob Reddy, however, believes that Bechet contributed much more to jazz besides assisting in solidifying American styles…
-Monologging.org
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“It’s tempting to view the career trajectory of the saxophonist Rob Reddy as indicative of a broader shift. He belongs to the constellation of avant-garde musicians who spent the 1990s working in close orbit to the Knitting Factory… He has grown increasingly independent even while courting institutional support….”
-New York Times
“Where other Downtown jazz artists were turning to the exotic sounds of Central Europe, the Balkans or Asia for inspiration, Reddy was digging deeper into the American vernacular of gospel, spirituals, blues and folk music…” Read More
-Downtown Express
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Rob Reddy is one of the prominent soprano saxophonists working today, but his reputation has been built upon his work as bandleader and, especially, as a composer. He’s been a presence in (NYC) for 20 years now…
-All About Jazz
“…American jazz musicians will always be fascinated with updating and expanding old vernacular Southern music –music of honky-tonks and parades and funerals… Rob Reddy’s Honor System, a sextet with an eight-year history and a new album (”Songs That You Can Trust,” on Koch Jazz), makes its way to these sources… Read More
-New York Times
