US Press Reviews

"This album (Jewels - the new CD) reinforces my admiration for the American Brass Quintet.  There are times when they take more risks, play more fluently, express deeper thoughts, and make complexity more coherent than any brass ensemble I have heard."   Kilpatrick, American Record Guide  Full Review (pdf)

"A spectacular demonstration of ensemble virtuosity.  The brilliance of their playing is matched by the extraordinary sonics:  crystalline definition, airy spaciousness, superb presence and an overall clarity that is positively breathtaking."
     The New York Times

"What the American Brass Quintet seemed intent on proving was that anything their instrumental relatives can do, they can do as well, or better.  No texture, speed, tonal color or dynamic seems to be beyond their means.  They sustain wispy pianissimos as easily as deafening fortissimos, and tossed off trills with awesome nonchalance.  They have an astonishing variety of tonal attacks, and can negotiate melodic passages of a convoluted rapidity that would frighten a coloratura soprano."  
    The Washington Post

"Describe the ideal in brass playing and you're talking about the kind of sound and ensemble produced by The American Brass Quintet."
    The San Francisco Examiner

"The members of the American Brass Quintet breathe as one, provide effortless well-matched phrasing, and generally produce a superbly balanced, fine golden sound."
    Los Angeles Times

"Brass quintets are, by their very nature, brilliant to the ear.  When reinforced by superb performance the effect is positively dazzling.  This is what happened when the American Brass Quintet played Monday night at the University of Denver.   In short, the American Brass Quintet did itself and the repertory proud."
    The Denver Post

"The American Brass Quintet is probably this country's most distinguished ensemble of its kind now appearing before the public.  Nothing seems difficult for them--from the sustaining of the quietest organ-like sonorities to the articulation of quicksilver passages requiring digital speed and tonguing agility."
    Baltimore Sun

A Golden Age of Brass

Foreign Press Reviews

"The American Brass Quintet filled the cathedral on Tuesday evening with a range of color and sound that was astonishingly rich and varied . . . just as impressive was the variety of music involved, taking in its stride works from the fifteenth century to the present day . . . show players with the verve and power of this fine quintet."
    The London Times

"The five American virtuosos don't seem to have any technical difficulties whatsoever; they play neck-breaking passages so self-assuredly and easily, as if they were playing flutes or clarinets.  The bravura of their solo playing multiples itself in the super bravura of their ensemble playing."
    Badische Zeitung

"This group is of a very high caliber, especially regarding technical mastery and musicality of each member and the intelligence, sensitivity and refinement of the interpretations . . . . the American Brass Quintet possesses, moreover, an art of nuance of which it seems extremely difficult to find many examples."
    La Provençal

"The program was clearly the result of careful preparation. . . the performance both from an individual and ensemble viewpoint was exemplary, and in addition, a noble one in quantity and quality, the group pays rewarding attention to dynamic gradations."
    Western Mail

"It is quite impossible to overpraise the playing of the American Brass Quintet . . . they have everything . . . brilliance, attack, perfect ensemble and intonation, and a tone quality of unrivalled purity, range and power . . . a concert of such high quality one could only single out a few of the outstanding moments . . . sombre beauty . . . featherlike delicacy . . . technical brilliance . . . wonderful sonorities.  For one listener in a long and full career of over half a century, this concert was a unique experience."
    Daily Telegraph, London