Peter Furlan Project | Album Release
Ft. Peter Furlan (compositions, arrangements, soprano sax & tenor sax), Vinnie Cutro (trumpet & flugelhorn), Neil “Nail” Alexander (piano), Andrew Beals (alto sax), Erick Storckman (trombone), Brad Hubbard (baritone sax & bass clarinet), Joel Newton (guitar), Charlie Dougherty (bass), Nadav Snir-Zelniker (drums)
Celebrating the Album Release - Peter Furlan Project Live at Maureen’s Jazz Cellar
"This is what jazz folks usually call a little big band. The ten piece unit under Peter Furlan sound big enough and are very well integrated. The ensembles are played with precision and a lot of thought seems to have gone into producing various different tone colours...It certainly has a distinctive sound and the sound colours produced are unique to Furlan’s little orchestra. … The music on all tracks has a distinctive flavour, in some ways like the old Gil Evans orchestras when Gil recorded under his own name…, this is a very good session." - Derek Ansell, Jazz Views UK
PETER FURLAN is a saxophonist, composer, arranger and educator whose striking originality is demonstrated on his Peter Furlan Project release “Between The Lines,“ and Peter Furlan – Spy Glass Hill.” In addition to leading The Peter Furlan Project and The Peter Furlan Trio & Quintet, he co-leads two groups Mr. Gone and Le Jazz Electronique. He has performed and recorded with Terumasa Hino, Dizzy Gillespie, Eddie Henderson, Thomas Chapin, Don Alias, Frank Foster, Brian Lynch, John Hart, Mike Richmond, Terry Silverlight, Cameron Brown, Steven Bernstein, Duane Eubanks, Vinnie Cutro, David Budway, Roger Rosenberg, Ratzo Harris, Richie Morales, Mahavishnu Project, The Temptations, 10,000 Maniacs, The Four Tops and many others. The diversity of these musical experiences inform Peter’s comprehensive and eclectic creative palette.
…A Visit From The Goon Squad opens with baritone sax in cartoon film mode and progresses into a triumphant big band blow out with catchy guitar, trumpet and keyboard soloing en route.. ..this is a collection of clever arrangements with accomplished musicians that proficiently blend the composed with the improvised… ..”an eclectic mix of straight-ahead, funk and post-boppish jazz with a distinctly big band style of delivery” Brian Payne, Jazz Journal UK
“Between the Lines, an album inspired by contemporary literature, is a captivating amalgam of musical possibilities powered by saxophonist/composer Peter Furlan’s lifelong love of reading, and his writing and instrumental chops, which stand along side the most accomplished jazz musicians. Peter’s original music is played by an ensemble of New York area heavyweights including longtime collaborators trumpeter Vinnie Cutro, who played with Horace Silver, and Sonny Rollins’ last guitarist Saul Rubin, a friend since their days at the University of Hartford under the wing of Jackie McLean. The result is an audio tapestry rich in diversity and emotional content. Repeated listening only serves to enhance this highly satisfying musical experience.” Bret Primack, Jazz Video Guy