14th January 2015: Paul Jackson Trio with features for ‘Groove or Die’ from Jazzwise Magazine, Jazz Podium, Soul Train, Jazzthetik and more…

Bassist, vocalist, composer-arranger, producer and educator Paul Jackson is known as a “Musician’s Musician.” A founding member of Herbie Hancock’s The Headhunters, Paul’s creative output has shaped a new direction in contemporary music. He is one of the world’s most important and influential electric bassists – certainly one of the most studied and copied – and generations of bass players around the globe have been inspired by his signature infectious grooves.

Read some of the highlights from the latest round of reviews for ‘Groove or Die‘:

“Highly recommended.”
Funk Blog (Netherlands) (Read )

“Jackson is forever a hero… few bass men have dug that jazz funk groove so deep.”
Jazzwise Magazine (Read)

“Infectious”
Radio Okerwelle CD of the Week (Read)

“Black music entertainment at its finest!… a very unique sound.”
Soul Train Online (Read Review)

“What a title- what a life moto! Jackson’s manifesto underpins the album with an irresistible groove that is built from the compact trio playing.”
Tongebiet (Read Review)

“The sounds are soul; it’s groove at its best”.
Dieredaktion

“The founding member of the legendary Headhunters presents his new trio with a loads of soul, funy, groove, and jazz virtuosity.”
Medien-Info (Read Review)

“When I received my disc I thought the title looked a little threatening. I thought, ‘Will it groove me?’ The pillar of ‘The Headhunters’ succeeded… very funky, with a trace of gospel.”
Musik an Sich (Read)

“We had William Shakespeare’s dictum “To be or not to be” (from “Hamlet”); from then the bebop master Dizzy Gillespie gave us “To Be or Not to Bop.” And now from the Paul Jackson Trio it is “Groove or Die.”
Jazz Podium (Read)

“The massive, funky bass meets spacey synth-sounds and a stoic acting percussion; soulful, funky and flashy… excellent.”
Jazz Thing (Read Review)

“Virtuoso bass lines and intricate grooves.”
Jazzthetik (Read)