by Jerome Wilson, All About Jazz
Eric Hofbauer‘s Five Agents
Book Of Water
Creative Nation Music
Guitarist Hofbauer leads a spellbinding live recording where his spidery and intricate lines weave in and out of the bracing free-to-funk blowing of an able group of musicians.
Steve Haines
And The Third Floor Orchestra
Justin Time
Bassist Haines arranges a gorgeous suite of folk, pop and classical pieces for string orchestra that features solo work by Chad Eby on soprano saxophone, Joey Calderazzo on piano and Becca Stevens doing the finest singing of her career.