Noah Preminger
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Noah's newest record for Palmetto Records, "Before the Rain", is now available! It features Frank Kimbrough on piano, John Hebert on bass, Matt Wilson on drums and Preminger on saxophone.
Some select press:
Top 10 releases/Best of Jazz in 2011: NPR/A Blog Surpreme
Top 10 Best Jazz Albums of 2011: Slate/Stereophile/Fred Kaplan
Top 10 Jazz releases of 2011: Seymour & Nakikian
Best Releases of 2011: All About Jazz/Mark Corroto
Top Jazz releases of 2011: Jazz in Space
Best of 2011: Step Tempest/Richard Kamins
Top 25 releases of 2011: JJA/David Adler
“… impressive, challenging, and beautiful.” – Kevin Lowenthal, Boston Globe
“…luxe melodic improvising…in the theme of his own ‘Abreaction,’ playing slowly over Mr. Wilson’s fast and quiet free-rhythm drumming, he designs a different kind of sound for each note, an individual destiny and story.” – Ben Ratliff, The New York Times
“His sound is informed by everybody but beholden to no one. Which makes him continually unpredictable, and continually satisfying.” – Jon Garelick, The Boston Phoenix
“…another major gift to the jazz world…a distinguished disc sure to seize attention for his evocatively melodic style… Playing with the grace and expressiveness of a jazz veteran, the young man with a horn mixes cool restraint with emotional depth and old-fashioned poetry with contemporary bite… distinctive voice as a saxophonist and composer.” – Owen McNally, The Hartford Courant
Editor’s Pick: “Before the Rain is marked by the same sense of adventure and exploration as Preminger’s 2008 debut CD Dry Bridge Road, but with more compositional depth and group interplay. The tempos never rise above medium, but the creativity and passion remain extremely high.” – Ed Enright, DownBeat
“… his very hip band have a way of making plenty happen.” – Jim Macnie, The Village Voice
“4-stars…a superbly flexible quartet…full of adventure, individuality and light and shade. Preminger is a bit special.” — Ray Comiskey, Irish Times
“Preminger is just 24, but already he has a distinctive sound: a confident, husky tone, combined with fleet, sometimes fragmentary phrasings: something like Sonny Rollins channeling Leo Konitz.” – Fred Kaplan, Stereophile
“Believe the hype; he is the real deal… Before the Rain is a knockout.” – Alan Young, Lucid Culture
“Before the Rain is a statement of musical freedom…fresh, true and uniquely original.” – Saxophone Journal
“4-stars….I haven’t been this impressed with a young musician for a long time.” — Duncan Heining, Jazzwise
“4-stars…His second CD is a gem, highlighting his gorgeous tone and patient ballad playing.” — Chris Smith, Winnipeg Free Press
“His playing has a maturity and confidence that seem unimaginable in a 24-year-old… Preminger lays out a soulful, introspective and deeply emotional sound.” – Thomas Staudter, The Gazette
“… intelligent, melodic, poetic, thoughtful and unpretentious... Before the Rain should please you for years to come.” – Richard B. Kamins, Step Tempest
“… a rich sound and drop-dead gorgeous music.” – Mark Corroto, All About Jazz
“It takes a jazz improviser time to develop a personal sound on an instrument, so it’s rather remarkable that Noah Preminger has made such quick advances in the singularity department… The real thing has arrived.” – Jim Macnie, Tone Audio Magazine
“His deceptive sweet, delicate style greets close listeners with a great deal of complex, purposeful playing that throws off echoes of great tenormen from Hawkins to Webster to Lovano… this kid is well on his way to the elite club of tenor players.” – Victor Aaron, Something Else!
“Preminger’s sound is remarkably flexible, at times picking up on the metallic sweetness of Coltrane but with a darker hue, fewer high overtones in the sounds.” – Stuart Broomer, All About Jazz - New York
“If you want to know what it’s like to be 24 and reaching the highest levels of your craft, have a chat with Noah Preminger… Preminger’s tone and rhythmic command are impeccable…. Preminger is similarly flexible in his approach to composition…That Preminger coaxes such a compelling, cohesive performance from these heavy hitters only amplifies his precociousness as a bandleader and musician.” — John Frederick Moore, Jazziz
“His unique phrasing and melodic statements seem to always go where you least expect it, a sign of a true creative artist.” – Ken Laster, In The Groove
“The recording itself is sumptuous and spot-on, and it pulls you into the music as if Preminger and company are playing exclusively for you.” – Nick Bewsey, Jazz in Space
“…still in his mid-twenties, the pace of Preminger’s ascent is nearly unprecedented… modern jazz with a flowing pace and airness the evokes freedom...” — Bill Carbone, New Haven Advocate
“I dig his Ornette obsession, and applaud his judicious ballad choices. But I’m still trying to figure out how this sharp new(ish) tenor player can be such a staunch romantic and a skilled outcat at such a young age. A long listen to Before the Rain will help explain things. It’s plush and piercing and plenty impressive.” — Jim Macnie, Lament for a Straight Line
“…mood, taste, freedom, musicality, freedom and direction. This is modern music. Superior.” — Greg Edwards, Gapplegate Music
“To judge by his sophomore effort, Before the Rain, tenor saxophonist Noah Preminger’s singular forte is the reinvention of the ballad. He does it so well, and so nearly exclusively, that it came as a pleasant surprise during his performance at Scullers Jazz Club in Boston, MA that there is so much more to him than that (not least his power to surprise), and that he can do so much more, which, essentially, comes down to anything to which he sets his mind.” — Gordon Marshall, All About Jazz
“Sensitivity and an ear for aural sophistication are the hallmarks of tenor saxophonist Noah Preminger.” – Jerry D’Souza, All About Jazz
“An atmospheric, rising sax man doesn’t try to ape Coltrane or Rollins or Getz or Sanborn, he just stands his own ground on this ballady flavored set… A tasty player, he knows his stuff and how to strut it well.” – Midwest Record Review
Noah's newest record for Palmetto Records, "Before the Rain", is now available! It features Frank Kimbrough on piano, John Hebert on bass, Matt Wilson on drums and Preminger on saxophone.
Some select press:
Top 10 releases/Best of Jazz in 2011: NPR/A Blog Surpreme
Top 10 Best Jazz Albums of 2011: Slate/Stereophile/Fred Kaplan
Top 10 Jazz releases of 2011: Seymour & Nakikian
Best Releases of 2011: All About Jazz/Mark Corroto
Top Jazz releases of 2011: Jazz in Space
Best of 2011: Step Tempest/Richard Kamins
Top 25 releases of 2011: JJA/David Adler
“… impressive, challenging, and beautiful.” – Kevin Lowenthal, Boston Globe
“…luxe melodic improvising…in the theme of his own ‘Abreaction,’ playing slowly over Mr. Wilson’s fast and quiet free-rhythm drumming, he designs a different kind of sound for each note, an individual destiny and story.” – Ben Ratliff, The New York Times
“His sound is informed by everybody but beholden to no one. Which makes him continually unpredictable, and continually satisfying.” – Jon Garelick, The Boston Phoenix
“…another major gift to the jazz world…a distinguished disc sure to seize attention for his evocatively melodic style… Playing with the grace and expressiveness of a jazz veteran, the young man with a horn mixes cool restraint with emotional depth and old-fashioned poetry with contemporary bite… distinctive voice as a saxophonist and composer.” – Owen McNally, The Hartford Courant
Editor’s Pick: “Before the Rain is marked by the same sense of adventure and exploration as Preminger’s 2008 debut CD Dry Bridge Road, but with more compositional depth and group interplay. The tempos never rise above medium, but the creativity and passion remain extremely high.” – Ed Enright, DownBeat
“… his very hip band have a way of making plenty happen.” – Jim Macnie, The Village Voice
“4-stars…a superbly flexible quartet…full of adventure, individuality and light and shade. Preminger is a bit special.” — Ray Comiskey, Irish Times
“Preminger is just 24, but already he has a distinctive sound: a confident, husky tone, combined with fleet, sometimes fragmentary phrasings: something like Sonny Rollins channeling Leo Konitz.” – Fred Kaplan, Stereophile
“Believe the hype; he is the real deal… Before the Rain is a knockout.” – Alan Young, Lucid Culture
“Before the Rain is a statement of musical freedom…fresh, true and uniquely original.” – Saxophone Journal
“4-stars….I haven’t been this impressed with a young musician for a long time.” — Duncan Heining, Jazzwise
“4-stars…His second CD is a gem, highlighting his gorgeous tone and patient ballad playing.” — Chris Smith, Winnipeg Free Press
“His playing has a maturity and confidence that seem unimaginable in a 24-year-old… Preminger lays out a soulful, introspective and deeply emotional sound.” – Thomas Staudter, The Gazette
“… intelligent, melodic, poetic, thoughtful and unpretentious... Before the Rain should please you for years to come.” – Richard B. Kamins, Step Tempest
“… a rich sound and drop-dead gorgeous music.” – Mark Corroto, All About Jazz
“It takes a jazz improviser time to develop a personal sound on an instrument, so it’s rather remarkable that Noah Preminger has made such quick advances in the singularity department… The real thing has arrived.” – Jim Macnie, Tone Audio Magazine
“His deceptive sweet, delicate style greets close listeners with a great deal of complex, purposeful playing that throws off echoes of great tenormen from Hawkins to Webster to Lovano… this kid is well on his way to the elite club of tenor players.” – Victor Aaron, Something Else!
“Preminger’s sound is remarkably flexible, at times picking up on the metallic sweetness of Coltrane but with a darker hue, fewer high overtones in the sounds.” – Stuart Broomer, All About Jazz - New York
“If you want to know what it’s like to be 24 and reaching the highest levels of your craft, have a chat with Noah Preminger… Preminger’s tone and rhythmic command are impeccable…. Preminger is similarly flexible in his approach to composition…That Preminger coaxes such a compelling, cohesive performance from these heavy hitters only amplifies his precociousness as a bandleader and musician.” — John Frederick Moore, Jazziz
“His unique phrasing and melodic statements seem to always go where you least expect it, a sign of a true creative artist.” – Ken Laster, In The Groove
“The recording itself is sumptuous and spot-on, and it pulls you into the music as if Preminger and company are playing exclusively for you.” – Nick Bewsey, Jazz in Space
“…still in his mid-twenties, the pace of Preminger’s ascent is nearly unprecedented… modern jazz with a flowing pace and airness the evokes freedom...” — Bill Carbone, New Haven Advocate
“I dig his Ornette obsession, and applaud his judicious ballad choices. But I’m still trying to figure out how this sharp new(ish) tenor player can be such a staunch romantic and a skilled outcat at such a young age. A long listen to Before the Rain will help explain things. It’s plush and piercing and plenty impressive.” — Jim Macnie, Lament for a Straight Line
“…mood, taste, freedom, musicality, freedom and direction. This is modern music. Superior.” — Greg Edwards, Gapplegate Music
“To judge by his sophomore effort, Before the Rain, tenor saxophonist Noah Preminger’s singular forte is the reinvention of the ballad. He does it so well, and so nearly exclusively, that it came as a pleasant surprise during his performance at Scullers Jazz Club in Boston, MA that there is so much more to him than that (not least his power to surprise), and that he can do so much more, which, essentially, comes down to anything to which he sets his mind.” — Gordon Marshall, All About Jazz
“Sensitivity and an ear for aural sophistication are the hallmarks of tenor saxophonist Noah Preminger.” – Jerry D’Souza, All About Jazz
“An atmospheric, rising sax man doesn’t try to ape Coltrane or Rollins or Getz or Sanborn, he just stands his own ground on this ballady flavored set… A tasty player, he knows his stuff and how to strut it well.” – Midwest Record Review
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