"One of the deep pleasures of living in New York City is the opportunity to hear and admire musicians who, although they may have been on the scene for years, are wonderful “discoveries.” Daniel Duke, double bassist and composer, is someone who’s impressed me mightily...a classic-in-the-making"
-Michael Steinman (jazzlives)
Discography
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"De Lucia has expanded Brubeck's original arrangements while retaining their spirit and he has done a beautiful job... deliciously anachronistic while simultaneously modern (or perhaps that should be timeless)...Audio quality is far richer and has considerably more presence than the indifferent sound of Brubeck's original tracks" -Chris May (All About Jazz)
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"In the hands of De Lucia and his musicians, the Octet arrangements fly off the page with abandon and vibrancy." -Phillip Clark (New York Review of Books)
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"I hear only warmth, enthusiasm, and expertise in this music — both contrapuntal and exuberant..." -Michael Steinman (JazzLives)
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Jon de Lucia - The Brubeck Octet Project
Musaeum Clausum 2024
"Wittman's low-key but engaging rhetoric is just what we need..." -Stephen Smoliar (The Rehearsal Studio)
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"The interplay is full of subtle shifts... and the result is a glorious unified experience" -Greg Victor (ParcBench.live)
Joe Wittman - Trio Works Lume
2023
"Excellent recording and high-energy playing combine to make a most memorable jazz adventure!" -Dick Metcalf (ContemporaryFusionReviews)
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"Wittman is feeling the spirit on this one" -George W. Harris (jazzweekly)
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"As perfectly inventive, intuitive, conversational and emotionally impactful as jazz trio dates get"
-Jonathan Widran (JWVibe)
Joe Wittman - Trio Works Sol
2023
"A fascinating drummer...explodes with a furious energy, but is filtered with precision.. goes hard" -Phillip Freeman (Downbeat)
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Corey Wilcox and Nic Cacioppo - Underground Swing
Plug Records 2022
Discography
"This superb album... It's familiar but refreshingly freaky" -Chris Pearson (Times UK)
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"The tight bass-and-drum pocket produce(s) an intoxicating sense of excitement" -Britt Robson (Jazztimes)
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"The team builds up on Duke's strums on the intense 'Hive Queen'" -George W. Harris (Jazz Weekly)
"One of the standout jazz efforts of 2021" -Apple Music
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"The future of the music actually looks quite bright... Duke and Cacioppo follow her ideas while contributing some important input of their own" -Scott Yanow (LA Jazz Scene)
Nicole Glover - Strange Lands
Savant Records 2021
"Nic Cacioppo on drums... lends an eddying, contrapuntal fury to the music. Cacioppo is busily impressive, layering polyrhythms the way horn players stack chords" -J.D. Considine (Downbeat)
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"Cacioppo's drums sound massive; his toms boom like Elvin Jones's on Coltrane albums from the 1960s" -Phillip Freeman (All About Jazz)
Nic Cacioppo - Time in Motion
2021
"Cacioppo adds emotive scope" -Derek Taylor (Dusted Magazine)
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"Cacioppo... summons the spirit of Ed Blackwell and Milford Graves" -Peter Margasak (The Quietus)
Nic Cacioppo - INSTINCT
2021
"A jazzy album that recalls the best of an actual period of recording rather than the collective memory of one... The talented instrumentalist she has assembled for the record are unleashed to provide a number of exciting musical moments... You'll find what you've been longing for here."
-Joe Bebco (The Syncopated Times)
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"A hot jazz band that gives traditional swing music new life" -Aplez.com
Cait Jones - I Love Being Here with You
2020
"A Suavely Lithe 'Sweet Pumpkin' that is coaxed along by William's brushes and Duke's jogger's pulse of a bass" -George W. Harris (Jazz Weekly)
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"This recording Blue Heaven is a very personal take on some of the most beloved American Standards" -Toronto Music Report