Guitarist Billy Stein has been hidden in plain sight for
almost 30 years, playing in New York with an impressively
wide spectrum of players. ...The rhythmic empathy within the
trio is strong, as is their ability to anticipate and
dovetail each other’s next move. They get so deep in the
pocket that they end up somewhere else.
Bill Shoemaker, Point of Departure
A self-proclaimed organic coalescence of the straightahead
and avant garde worlds, Stein straddles freeform
improvisation and structured composition with remarkable
consistency.
Troy Collins, All About Jazz
Hybrids Top Ten CDs 2006
Nate Dorward, Coda Magazine
Hybrids Honorable Mention - Jazz Consumer Guide
Tom Hull, Village Voice
.....what really shines is the instinctive development of a
sound which is cultured (Stein graduated from Hunter College
and also has classical guitar experience) and, at the very
same moment, raw enough to be accepted as pure intuitional
language.
Massino Ricci, Touching Extremes
...(Hybrids) has a compelling nature that makes you yearn
for another go around
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Guitarist Billy Stein has been hidden in plain sight for
almost 30 years, playing in New York with an impressively
wide spectrum of players. ...The rhythmic empathy within the
trio is strong, as is their ability to anticipate and
dovetail each other’s next move. They get so deep in the
pocket that they end up somewhere else.
Bill Shoemaker, Point of Departure
A self-proclaimed organic coalescence of the straightahead
and avant garde worlds, Stein straddles freeform
improvisation and structured composition with remarkable
consistency.
Troy Collins, All About Jazz
Hybrids Top Ten CDs 2006
Nate Dorward, Coda Magazine
Hybrids Honorable Mention - Jazz Consumer Guide
Tom Hull, Village Voice
.....what really shines is the instinctive development of a
sound which is cultured (Stein graduated from Hunter College
and also has classical guitar experience) and, at the very
same moment, raw enough to be accepted as pure intuitional
language.
Massino Ricci, Touching Extremes
...(Hybrids) has a compelling nature that makes you yearn
for another go around. Difficult to put your finger on,
this harmolodic venture's subtlety equals a lasting
potency.
Jay Collins, Cadence Magazine
..One of most fascinating jazz guitar discs to appear in
quite a long while.
Bruce Gallanter, Downtown Music Gallery
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