“Crump is also an eloquent instrumentalist whose painterly brushstrokes are heard to great effect on the musical portrait, Eweslepe.”
Berkshire Eagle
Read More“Stephan Crump represents a new breed of bassist/bandleader/composer, one who asks himself and his listeners to entertain new ideas about what jazz can be and where it can go.”
AllAboutJazz
Read More“In this collection bassist/composer Crump conjures up many moods. His understated ensemble approach occasionally gives way to a well-formed solo concept. With his burnished tone and deft fingers, Crump keeps it percolating until it’s his turn to boil.”
Bass Player
Read More“First-rate playing by all the principals on this auspicious debut from Crump, a talent who bears watching.”
JazzTimes
Read More“From the first listen, this quietly beautiful and supremely human music engaged me like the beginning of a great novel.”
JazzReview.com
Read More“As a bassist and composer, Mr. Crump avoids obvious routes but manages never to lose his way, as he demonstrates on his intimate new album, Rosetta.”
The New York Times
Read More“a low-key marvel: Chamber-ish in sonic temperament and containing melodies and harmonies that seem equally alluring and askew, it is at the same time full of bracing improvisation, a strangely intuitive group dynamic and sometimes urgent rhythmic propulsion”
JazzTimes
Read More“a supreme case of empathetic music making in which respect doesn’t cow either adventure or surprise”
AllAboutJazz
Read More“eleven on-the-fly selections which demonstrate deep listening and keen interaction where nothing is off limits”
AllAboutJazz
Read More“The whole thing had the illusion of a pattern or a stream, but it resisted symmetry: If they were tracing some borderline, it was running through wild and uncharted terrain”
The New York Times
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