Performances
Village Voice: Best of the Month
Our upcoming show at ShapeShifter in Brooklyn is named one of the 10 best jazz shows of the month of May by the Village Voice. Read the article here.
Recordings
Jazz Weekly Review
Not totally sure what to make of this review. Is it positive or something else? Anyhow, I’m happy to have the review regardless. Read it here.
Recordings
Review from Step Tempest
A great new review of Subjects and Complements here. Scroll down a bit to get to the text. A short excerpt: “Subjects and Complements was issued in November of this year and the music has posited itself in my ears ever since. The subtlety of the arrangements, the mature melodies, and Read more…
Recordings
emusic review
Got a nice little mention from emusic.com reviewer/writer Dave Sumner, reprinted here: “Justin Morell, Dectet: Subjects and Complements: A gorgeous recording that behaves with a third-stream elegance. A jazz album that likes to shoot the breeze about classical music. And though it’s a sizable group on the bandstand, the numbers Read more…
Recordings
CD review from Pittsburgh Tribune
This review just posted on the Pittsburgh Tribune website. Reprint here: Justin Morell Dectet (Sonic Frenzy) From a set of five fugues to familiar-feeling pieces that coast along in classic big-band fashion, the Justin Morell Dectet offers a clever look at large-ensemble music on “Subjects and Complements.” Besides providing all Read more…