“As a bassist and composer, Mr. Crump avoids obvious routes but manages never to lose his way…”
The New York Times
Read More“Stephan Crump has been, sneakily perhaps, one of the most important musicians on the scene for 20 years.”
PopMatters
Read More“The way Crump breathes the music, feeling every single note with passion, is utterly contagious”
JazzTrail
Read More“Crump plays the bass with an effortless balance of molten flow and forceful power. For a listener, the result is another kind of healthy tension: between dynamic uncertainty and deep reassurance.”
The New York Times
Read More“Mr. Crump is a bassist with a broad stylistic frame, at home in both the avant-garde and a more traditional framework.”
The New York Times
Read More“Crump coaxed from his bass the kind of striking, spectral sob that makes audiences want to erupt in applause.”
LA Magazine
Read More“strikingly fresh and unobvious compositions…an impressive and original voice”
The Wire (UK)
Read More“Crump’s bass playing and especially his soloing should be something to marvel at for anyone who appreciates finely crafted, artistic jazz musicianship”
All Music Guide
Read More“he offers solid foundations that morph and dilate with an almost imperceptible fluidity”
The New York Times
Read More“his bass, beautifully recorded here, becomes a powerful presence, a physical and spiritual force that looms over this music”
Stereophile
Read More“As a composer, the Memphis native is top notch, possibly one of the best in jazz today for his consistent brilliance”
NextBop
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