“They manage to say things that resound and hit home while speaking in a veritable whisper”
Marlbank.net
Read More“a musician of extraordinary passion and lyricism…Crump has something fresh to say”
JazzTrail
Read More“Crump plays the bass with an effortless balance of molten flow and forceful power. For a listener, the result is another kind of healthy tension: between dynamic uncertainty and deep reassurance.”
The New York Times
Read More“The approachable beauty of Outliers makes it one of the most immediately accessible Crump projects”
Nextbop
Read More“As is always the case with this band, the album strikes a balance between delicate chamber atmosphere and direct emotional expression“
WBGO
Read More“offers glittery collective lyricism, prismatic improvisations, and a courageous unconventionality through complex yet deeply engaging structures”
JazzTrail
Read More“Mr. Crump is a bassist with a broad stylistic frame, at home in both the avant-garde and a more traditional framework.”
The New York Times
Read More“drummerless ensembles often attract epithets like ‘chamber music’, but the pulse and groove here are emphatic”
JazzWise
Read More“music that is intricately constructed but retains a melodic foundation that reflects a commitment to song as well as arrangement”
JazzWise
Read More“cinematic soundscapes that weave melodies and textures like they were strands of colored cloth…what emerges is a shimmering surface of sound”
PopMatters