“…virtually unrivaled…stylistically impeccable…glorious…exquisite…”
Howard Reich, Chicago Tribune

“I’ve never heard the band swing harder or sound so tight.”
Kevin Whitehead, Chicago Sun Times

“This is one of the finest bands on the scene today.”
Joe Lovano, as quoted in The Daily Nortwestern

“It’s not often we get to be in the presence of genius.”
David Becker, as quoted in the Washington Post

“…powerful and ear-grabbing soloists…”
Neil Tesser, Chicago Reader

“Critics who heard the (Jump for Joy) program . . . were jumping to rave.”
Deanna Isaacs, Chicago Reader’s Guide

“...this town’s answer to the Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall Orchestras...presented a most elegant program”
John McDonough, Downbeat Magazine

“The most intimate kind of big band music one could imagine...elegant”
Lloyd Sachs, Chicago Sun-Times

“Jazz...it’s about strolling down St. Catherine Street and bumping into the elegant swing of the Chicago Jazz Ensemble”
Peter Hadekel, Montreal Gazette

“This is a jazz orchestra of the best quality, deriving musicians from all over Chicago’s elite jazz community.”
SceneZine

“Chicago Jazz Ensemble Gives Vibrant Debut at Ted Mann (Concert Hall).”
Minneapolis Star Tribune

ALSO VISIT:
• THE JON FADDIS JAZZ ORCHESTRA
• JON FADDIS