On the Cover: Catherine Russell – David Bowie Tribute on Page 4, Cover Story by Jim Motavalli on Page 8, Vox News on Page 11 Review by Alex Henderson – Lauren Henderson – La Bruja – Page 15 Review by Ken Dryden – Jesse Davis – Jesse Davis Live at Smalls Jazz Club – Page … Read More
Trumpeter and composer Rachel Therrien showcases her new Latin Jazz Project on Mi Hogar, due out February 10, 2023 via Outside In Music “The intensity is real, the sound gorgeous and the rhythms that ensue, infectious.” – Raul Da Gama/World Music Report on Pensamiento “Her inside/outside playing and ability to jump into the upper register … Read More
By Scott Yanow, L.A. Jazz Scene Rachel Therrien is an excellent modern jazz trumpeter from Canada. Her inside/outside playing and ability to jump into the upper register on a moment’s notice recall Kenny Wheeler at times but she mostly displays her own sound and style on Vena, her fifth recording as a leader. Read this … Read More
By Ross Boissoneau, Something Else! Canadian trumpet and flugelhorn player and composer Rachel Therrien has released five albums. She was the winner of the 2015 TD Grand Prize Jazz Award at the Montreal International Jazz Festival and the 2016 Stingray Jazz Rising Star Award. Therrien has performed with the likes of Claudio Roditi, Paquito D’Rivera, Lee Konitz and … Read More
By Jerome Wilson, All About Jazz Although the coronavirus has brought live music to a virtual standstill, recorded jazz has continued to pour out over the last few months. Here is a roundup of several recent releases that deserve some attention. Read all tis reviews here.
By Scott Yanow, L.A. Jazz Scene Rachel Therrien is an excellent modern jazz trumpeter from Canada. Her inside/outside playing and ability to jump into the upper register on a moment’s notice recall Kenny Wheeler at times but she mostly displays her own sound and style on Vena, her fifth recording as a leader. Read this … Read More
By Thomas Fletcher, Jazz Journal “A collection of 15 original compositions, Vena is trumpeter and flugelhornist Rachel Therrien’s fifth album. It’s is a remarkable creative exercise” Read the full review here.
By Tom Schnabel, KCRW This week’s playlist potpourri features mostly new plus a sprinkling of vintage tracks from around the world. Read the full playlist here.
By GeorgeW.Harris, Jazz Weekly Rachel Therrien plays trumpet and flugelhorn in a mix of modern tones along with a tinge of tribute to classic muscular horn players like Freddie Hubbard and Lee Morgan. Read this full review here.
By J.D Considine, Downbeat Canada has produced a striking range of trumpet greats, from Maynard Ferguson to Kenny Wheeler. And in recent years we can add the singular Ingrid Jensen, free-jazz poet Lina Allemano, singer/trumpeter Bria Skonberg and avant-garde experimentalist Steph Richards to that list. Rachel Therrien might not have garnered as much attention as … Read More
