George Harris, Jazz Weekly Eden Bareket – Night Baritone saxist Eden Bareket creates a rich post bop trio with Or Bareket/b and Felix Lecaros/dr on this nine song disc of originals. He’s got a big, fat and meaty sound, swooping into subtone territory when he digs deep with the bass on “Night Creatures” and creating … Read More
Lorens Chuno, Doing Jazz Podcast On this podcast, Lorens Chuno presents captivating conversations with enterprising jazz musicians. Episode 62: Gil Defay (Trumpeter/Composer) Listen here. On his new album, IT’S ALL LOVE, GIL DEFAY draws from his background in jazz, soul, and hiphop to create a collection of rich and accessible tunes that are all crafted … Read More
Dee Dee McNeil, Musical Memoirs Gil Defay’s original music is well -arranged and full of pleasant surprises. He has composed everything on this production and has enlisted a large ensemble of talented musicians to interpret his work. From the first track, “D. Bros Groove” the curtains part and the horns take stage center. It sounds … Read More
Joerg Schmitt, Sonic Soul English: Jazz for all! Gil Defay plays the trumpet. As a longtime experienced side man, he now shows us what a jazz rake is. Under the motto “bop your head, tap your feet, get up and dance …” it’s all around. And always on the ground of the facts. Without free fiddling and too daringExcursions to … Read More
Daniele Camerlengo, SUONO English: Making the joy that brightens our lives ring out is the good vertigo inherent in the human being, the precious practice to be handed down and spread without hesitation. It makes us live and express the positivity and the nuances that derive from it: the purity of love, the recreation of body … Read More
Chris Spector, Midwest Record RALPH PETERSON’S AGGREGATE PRIME/Inward Venture: A crew with cats with chops that are too hard to ignore, the gangs stirs it up in fine form here vibing the time frame from when daddio jazz met civil rights jazz and the church basements were swinging and grooving all night long. Purely hot … Read More
Matt Micucci, Jazziz Gil Defay, “D. Bros. Groove” Trumpeter, composer and arranger Gil Defay pays tribute to his brother Ansy, who introduced him to a melting pot of his musical influences, via his lively new track “D. Bros. Groove,” from his debut album as leader, It’s All Love, released on November 1. The album follows years … Read More
Trumpeter, composer and arranger Gil Defay is proud release his new album It’s All Love TODAY, November 1st! On this, his debut recording, Gil brings together a whole host of talented musicians including, Ansy Defay on tenor/soprano saxophones and vocals, Rakiem Walker on alto saxophone, Toku Jazz on flugelhorn, Antonio Peñalva on guitar, Joel Desroches on keyboards, … Read More
Trumpeter, composer and arranger Gil Defay is proud to announce the November 1st release of his new album It’s All Love. On this, his debut recording, Gil brings together a whole host of talented musicians including, Ansy Defay on tenor/soprano saxophones and vocals, Rakiem Walker on alto saxophone, Toku Jazz on flugelhorn, Antonio Peñalva on … Read More
