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Additional Quotes
“The cellist Tomeka Reid, from Chicago, has been one of the great energies of the past year in jazz: a melodic improviser with a natural, flowing sense of song and an experimenter who can create heat and grit with the texture of sound.”
—Ben Ratliff, The New York Times
“[Nicole Mitchell is] a flutist who embodies the sunny optimism of California and Chicago’s bold, creative spirit.”
—Michael J. West, Jazz Times
“A multi-threat musician who thrives as soloist, bandleader, presenter and global talent scout, [Mike] Reed has emerged as a center of gravity for music in Chicago (and beyond).”
—Howard Reich, The Chicago Tribune