With his new CD 'Tactiles' Liberty Ellman emerges as one of the most intriguing, albeit unorthodox, guitarists on the New York scene today. An album of original, esoteric compositions marked by dense polyrhythms, dissonant, angular lines and an organic logic that ties the whole thing together in brilliant fashion.

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The leader’s (Jeff Denson’s) superb bowing.. showcasing Denson’s... by Bill Milkowski

The leader’s (Jeff Denson’s) superb bowing.. showcasing Denson’s haunting vocals

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Say That! is an iron fist upside the mushy head of smooth jazz, and Grant Geissman's defiant declaration of independence.

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Kenny Shanker burns with boppish abandon. by Bill Milkowski

Kenny Shanker burns with boppish abandon.

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Not since Cassandra Wilson's Blue Light Til Dawn has a vocalist cast such an entrancing spell as Valerie Joyce does on New York Blue.

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