“As a bassist and composer, Mr. Crump avoids obvious routes but manages never to lose his way…”
The New York Times
“a visionary artist who can convey profound themes through the medium of sound”
All About Jazz
“Stephan Crump has been, sneakily perhaps, one of the most important musicians on the scene for 20 years.”
PopMatters
“categories cease to matter”
JazzTimes
“a deep, woody timbre that’s as malleable as it is muscular”
Chicago Reader
“astonishingly beautiful playing”
London Jazz News
“almost miraculous”
El País
“improvisational elegance”
The Guardian (UK)
“bareness in emotion”
NPR
“strikingly fresh and unobvious compositions…an impressive and original voice”
The Wire (UK)
Looking forward to a solo set in Montreal at P’tit Ours on Thursday 10/9, followed by teaching at McGill the next day. Join me if you’re able. Tickets are here.
See the new video of “Diadromous” from the upcoming Otherlands Trio album Star Mountain with Darius Jones & Eric McPherson. Album arrives October 17th on Intakt Records and we play that night at Jazz Gallery NYC.
The first single from Otherlands Trio’s Star Mountain album on Intakt Records arrives Friday 9/19. The song, “Diadromous,” will also have a video release. You can pre-order the CD at my store, and a Bandcamp link is coming soon.
