![]() “Beautiful melodies” BBC 6 Music: Huey Morgan “there are so few new jazz bands writing complex vocal tunes and this is the band that’s doing it, and they’re doing it so well…vocal melodies are beautiful as are the lyrics. “it’s the attention to fine detail which lifts this engaging recording to a higher level…sure to garner a wider following, whilst continuing to enthrall current audiences.” LondonJazz “This album will charm you” **** York Press It’s a pretty impressive feat and one that seems guaranteed to ensure that their star will continue to rise. “Kairos have created an album that seems set to increase their across the board appeal but without in any way compromising their artistic or political integrity. “.a deft, clever and engaging piece of work…channeling the spirits of Wayne Shorter, Nick Drake and Astor Piazolla into a compelling, haunting hybrid… moment(s) of exquisite beauty, a rather special piece of tightrope walking from Waldmann” Music OMH **** “a clever and sensitive record” The Independent, **** “probably the best release I’ve heard this year…sublime” Culture Capital, Catherine Marks “Everything We Hold is the sound of a band building on earlier successes, a beautifully-crafted work that takes the quartet’s sound onward and upward…full of great ideas, brought to fruition by great musicians.” All About JazzĪ ‘beguiling mix of soulful jazz-folk songs and kinetic modern jazz’ Jazzwise “Musically complex but melodically irresistible, the album is a winner from first to last…Waldmann plays with such lyrical expressiveness it’s easy to forget he’s not a vocalist too” (UK Metro) ” “the greatness of the album lies in how its varied elements come together so convincingly” **** THE TIMES ![]() “Waldmann’s sensitivity to jazz dynamics and potential for improv remains sharp, as is his own sax-playing…Jules Buckley adds rich strings arrangements…very accomplished” **** THE GUARDIAN ![]() Waldmann’s playing is joyous“ THE OBSERVER ‘Hidden Gem of 2013′ “Adam Waldmann is no respecter of boundaries…Unleashing London soul star Omar on the folksy Song for the Open Road proves a masterstroke. “Bursting with dreamy, hummable melodic themes… this is easily Waldmann’s best to date…hangs together beautifully in the way albums were always meant to” Jazzwise **** “Spellbinding instrumentals that blend high-calibre jazz improvisation with accessible melodies…a scintillating new opus” MOJO **** ![]() New album 'Everything We Hold' out now on Naim Label featuring guest vocalists Omar Lye-Fook, Marc O'Reilly and Emilia Martensson. ![]()
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