“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)
Otherlands Trio performs this month in New Haven, Portland, Baltimore, D.C., starting this weekend, 11/14-15. See the Shows page for tickets links and details. Also, this Wednesday 11/12 I’ll be at Close Up NYC for two sets with Sam Newsome and Dan Weiss.
Otherlands Trio celebrates the arrival of our first album, Star Mountain, this Friday 10/17 at The Jazz Gallery with two separate shows. Do join us if you’re in NYC, or on the live-stream. Tickets are here. And please pick up a copy of the album at the store. Finally, there’s a video première at noon EST for the song “Metamorpheme."
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.
