"An insider’s view of the most unrecognized blue collar work force in America populating a lexicon of modern recorded music. When you understand the sideman/woman from the inside out you see that classifications such as pop/rock/jazz/fifties/sixties are far too confining for this story. . ."
"When Jacob Miller tells you everything is going to be just fine....you believe him! It's something in his voice. It's honest, kind, empathetic. This guy knows more than someone his age has a right to." --Marc Goodman, radio personality and original MTV VJ
"Jacob's album was one of the first albums on my desk the week I started at XM, and it was the first one I made a priority to support! I played four songs on our new music show In Spite Of All The Danger and within a few weeks, we added them into rotation. His music (was) a perfect compliment for what we do on The Loft!" --Jerry Rubino, Music Director, The Loft XM50 (SIRIUS)
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“In Monasterios’ music, fun and beauty unfold with a purpose – and jazz becomes an inch wider and deeper.” Fernando Gonzalez, The International Review of Music.
"A pianist of extraordinairy fluidity...” Jazztimes.com
"A compelling musical statement…” Greg Simmons, allaboutjazz.com
"Modern and insightful depth that is both uplifting and contemplative…” The Latin Jazz Corner
"The scope of the music defies easy categorization...a stellar collection.” Blogcritics.org
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From the first note of Jazz Impressions, an album co-led by Silvano Monasterios, Mark Egan and Paul Wertico, you know you're in for something interesting and different. I suppose that I shouldn't have been surprised, but considering Wertico's recent recorded output, I was a little bit surprised to find him on a piano trio record doing (some) standard fare. What these three do with that format, however, is nothing short of breathtaking. While I hesitate to say that this has the flavor of the classic Bill Evans Trios, that element is certainly in place. One can hear it in the ongoing dialog between these three from the first note to the last... Those who like their jazz with some adventure and teeth would do well to check this one out."
Paul Abella - Chicago Jazz Magazine
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