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“OUTSTANDING !”(Eric Wagoner, visual artist)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>Obsessions Octet\u2019s fourth offeringWell into their second decade, the experiment known as Obsessions Octet shows serious staying power, proving that melding a string quartet to a jazz quartet was an inspired idea. Their new fourth recording, Reverence on Bent River, expertly takes in a wide breadth of material that\u2019s alternately sublime, suspenseful, pleasingly intricate, elegantly spare, and even danceable over eight tracks.Obsession Octet recently released their fourth offering, Reverence on Bent River.\u00a0\u00a0Chief composer-arranger and reedman Kent Sangster delivers some of the jazziest tunes, but his opening Reverence and the Latin-infused Circling Back are true classical-jazz fusions, with the strings dutifully marking changes and ornamenting melodies, opening things up for Sangster\u2019s expressive saxophones. (…)(Roger Levesque, Edmonton Journal)<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/div>More <\/a> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t <\/div>\n\t \t<\/div>\n\t\t <\/div>\n\t \n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t \t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t \t \t \n\t\t \n\n \n \n\t\t\t\t\tAlbums\t\t <\/span>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t(click below to listen sample)\t\t <\/span>\n <\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\t <\/div>\n\t \t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t \t \t \n\t\t \t\n\t \t\t\n\t\t\t \n\t \t \t<\/div>\n\t\t \n\t \t \t<\/div>\n\t\t <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t <\/div>\n\t \t<\/div>\n\t\t <\/div>\n\t \n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t \t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t \t \t \n\t\t \n\n \n\t\t \n\t\t \t\t\t <\/a>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n \n \t<\/div>\n\t <\/div>\n\t \t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t \t \t \n\t\t \n\n \n\t\t \n\t\t \t\t\t <\/a>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n \n \t<\/div>\n\t <\/div>\n\t \t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t \t \t \n\t\t \n\n \n\t\t \n\t\t \t\t\t <\/a>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n \n \t<\/div>\n\t <\/div>\n\t \t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t \t \t \n\t\t \n\n \n\t\t \n\t\t \t\t\t <\/a>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n \n \t<\/div>\n\t <\/div>\n\t \t<\/div>\n\t\t <\/div>\n\t \n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t <\/div>\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t \t \t \n\t\t \n\n \n \n\t\t\t\t\tArtists\t\t <\/span>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/span>\n <\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t \t\t\n\t\t\t \n\t \t \t \n\t\t \n\n \n\t\t \n\t\t \t\t\t <\/a>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n \n \t<\/div>\n\n\n \n Kent-Saxophone<\/h4> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n\n\t <\/div>\n\t \t<\/div>\n\t\t \n\t \t \t \n\t\t \n\n \n\t\t \n\t\t \t\t\t <\/a>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n \n \t<\/div>\n\n\n \n Joanna-Violin<\/h4> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n\n\t <\/div>\n\t \t<\/div>\n\t\t \n\t \t \t \n\t\t \n\n \n\t\t \n\t\t \t\t\t <\/a>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n \n \t<\/div>\n\n\n \n Ronda-Cello<\/h4> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n\n\t <\/div>\n\t \t<\/div>\n\t\t <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t \t\t\n\t\t\t \n\t \t \t \n\t\t \n\n \n\t\t \n\t\t \t\t\t <\/a>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n \n \t<\/div>\n\n\n \n Leanne-Viola<\/h4> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n\n\t <\/div>\n\t \t<\/div>\n\t\t \n\t \t \t<\/div>\n\t\t \n\t \t \t
Obsessions Octet\u2019s fourth offeringWell into their second decade, the experiment known as Obsessions Octet shows serious staying power, proving that melding a string quartet to a jazz quartet was an inspired idea.