15th March 2018: George Colligan ‘More Powerful’ May Euro tour dates announced + latest review highlights including ★★★★ from All About Jazz, All About Jazz, Culture Jazz, Stereo Gum and more…
George Colligan will be doing a series of dates across Europe, in May, in support of recent release More Powerful.
On the album, Colligan leads a vibrant trio and quartet session of original music with artists with whom he has enjoyed a long association – double bassist Linda May Han Oh and drummer Rudy Royston – plus rising saxophonist Nicole Glover.
Here are the latest press highlights:
“More Powerful showcases Colligan’s colourful use of a jazz vocabulary in the modernist tradition… It’s far more than a blowing session.”
Jazzwise Magazine (website)
“This set of sprightly numbers all penned by Colligan, don’t hold back at any time… The sheer vitality of his playing is truly remarkable, his tunes uniformly memorable and vibrant.”
★★★★ All About Jazz (full review)
“Controlled power, solid and inspired.”
Culture Jazz
“This album has everything… A contender for album of the year.”
Le Souffle Bleu (Blog)
“Beautiful melodies over a lightness of chords… Free and inspired… An incredible album.”
Radio REC
“Colligan’s writing continues to showcase a talent for clean, clear melodies that stay with the listener long after the album is finished.”
Herald Scotland (full review)
“A thoughtfully programmed, impressively accomplished affair that should win Colligan plenty of new admirers.”
London Jazz (full review)
“This is powerful, accessible, exciting contemporary jazz by a crack team of high-level operatives, treading a fine line between maintaining the tradition and pushing at the frontiers.”
Jazz Views (full reviews)
“Swinging with pinpoint accuracy and real force, the perfect foundation for Colligan’s fast, boppish melodies and high-energy extrapolations.”
Stereo Gum (full review)
An impressive offering from Colligan. The standard of the musicianship is excellent throughout, sometimes dazzlingly so, these musicians have ‘chops’ in spades.
★★★★ Jazz Mann (full review)
“An impressive display of prowess and creativity.”
Jazz Weekly (full review)
“Fast-paced and modern without denying tradition.”
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