““THE SAX-BASS-DRUMS TRIO IS HARDLY NEW, BUT TODAY IT RARELY PULSES WITH THE POWER AND PRECISION STEERING OF JERRY STEINHILBER’S CREW. THE GLEAMING LINES AND MASSIVE TONE OF JOSH COOK’S TENOR, THE COMMANDINGLY AUTHORITATIVE BASS LINES FROM KING DAHL, AND STEINHILBER’S EAR-OPENING ORCHESTRATIONS AT THE DRUMS. SIDE-LENGTH SUITES — EXTENDED MEDLEYS DEDICATED TO COLTRANE, MILES, MONK, AND OTHER PARAGONS — STEINHILBER AND COMPANY DO THE TRADITION AND THEMSELVES PROUD. ””
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“The Jerry Steinhilber Trio is the most exciting music heard in the pacific northwest in the last 20 years”
““Steinhilber is a powerful but disciplined drummer who is an equal partner in the development and execution of improvisational ideas, urging other members of the band to extend themselves” ”
“Steinhilber has a light touch and a unique sense of the rhythmic potential offered by the drum set. He follows in the footsteps of Elvin Jones, Billy Higgins, and others who moved the instrument beyond keeping time and laying down the beat.”
JERRY STEINHILBER ON JAZZ TALK SEATTLE