Born: February 17, 1972 Primary Instrument: Guitar
Last Updated: March 31, 2011“Watching virtuoso Jason Seed is such a treat. He has great facility in many different genres, and every show is a pleasant journey as he weaves a new unique musical tapestry every time he plays.” -- (Isthmus, Madison WI)
“....members of the Chicago Symphony, Milwaukee Symphony and Present Music and they are going to make sure that their music is driven home inside your skull for all eternity. Is it jazz? Rock? Vaudeville? Music Hall? The liner notes call this ongoing experiment rockedixieofunkinjazzpsyclassicadelicango. HCTF album of the year. So far.” -- Here Comes the Flood (Netherlands)
“'Genre-bending' is a term that gets thrown around by critics nearly as much as 'original,' yet Jason Seed seems to have a firm grip on both with his latest album 'Delusion.'...Seed has digested his influences and assimilated them into his own style.”-- Todd Lazarski Milwaukee Shepherd-Express
“The best music is often the hardest to categorize. Jason Seed...whose edgy music harkens back in form to the ensemble playing of the earliest jazz bands rather than the dull, string-of-solos format favored by many contemporary players. Some of the music echoes New Orleans with its confidently funky stride. Other tracks recall the tricky changes of progressive rock, a great lost King Crimson track here, an Eastern European violin power thrust there..” - Dave Luhrssen Milwaukee Shepherd Express.
“If you were to put Frank Zappa, Stephen Bishop, and John Coltrane on stage together with a string section, you might end up with something like the Jason Seed.. I almost hate to use the word unique, as it has been so overused (and misused), but this outfit is nonetheless one that brings that word to mind. In fact, I feel unqualified to comment on the music other than to say this is one of the more unusual recordings to cross our threshold. What we have here is sophisticated and polished, yet with an edge that is just raw enough to saw through your complacency and open your attention to a sound that is at the same time both new and comfortably familiar.” nightflying - little rock
“Jason Seed, reminiscent at times of John Scofield, surveys the territory between electric rock and straight-ahead jazz.” -- Don Heckman, L.A. Times (In reference to Jasons touring with the Jessica Lurie Ensemble)
“Jason Seed is actively using his own voice and space. The skillful development and execution of his original material along with his interpretation of standards and current artists indicates the breadth of the musical palette at his command.” - - Todd Robinson, President of Luna Records (Indianapolis)
