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Eric Bolvin
“The smooth jazz trumpet idiom has been the stronghold of Ric Braun, Greg Adams, Chris Botti and, in its earliest iterations, Miles Davis and Herb Alpert. With Workin' It,, Bolvin shows he has the goods to stand with those commercially better-known players.” ~Nick Mondello All About Jazz.com “This disc contains an outstanding variety of compelling music, and it will be Eric Bolvin’s breakout project! WORKIN’ IT is a hit. Highly recommended!” ~Sandy Shore, Smooth Jazz.com “Bolvin is one hot player, drawing from the inspiration of the trumpet’s masters and turning it into his own sound. In fact, Bolvin has a sound to which many players aspire; and he is a forthright bandleader, composer and arranger.” ~Trevor McLaren - All About Jazz.com “I have to say that Eric Bolvin is quite impressive. I think he’s on to something here.” ~Ronald Jackson- JazzReview.com
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Eric Bolvin: No Boundaries
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by Nicholas F. Mondello
One might wonder what might have drawn the great Miles Davis to record melodically verbatim covers of Michael Jackson's Human Nature" and Cyndi Lauper's Time After Time," in a smooth jazz format. Commercial interest? A musical category boundary to break? Because he could? With No Boundaries, trumpeter Eric Bolvin continues to validate his very distinguished place as a fine proponent of smooth jazz trumpet. While there are no breakthroughs or Davis-like covers present, the disc perfectly fits ...
read moreEric Bolvin: Workin' It
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by Nicholas F. Mondello
Eric Bolvin is a multi-tasker's multi-tasker. Not only is he one of the San Francisco Bay Area's busiest working trumpeters, but he's also exceptionally well-known and respected on the internet as a teacher, composer and publisher of brass-related methods. He's a one-man brand. With Workin' It, Bolvin gets back to his toot roots" and delivers 14 - count 'em - very tasty smooth jazz and funk-rock selections. The smooth jazz trumpet idiom has been the stronghold of ...
read moreEric Bolvin: Eric Bolvin's Quorum
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by Trevor MacLaren
Quorum is an unassuming knockout from the start! Bolvin is one hot player, drawing from the inspiration of the trumpet's masters and turning it into his own sound. In fact, Bolvin has a sound to which many players aspire; and he is a forthright bandleader, composer and arranger. His arrangement of Billy Strayhorn's Chelsea Bridge" is a masterful example of this.
But to pull off such feats, a man is not a band onto himself (unless he's Stevie Wonder). That ...
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