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Reviews for Awake
Greg Yuska, Jazz Improv's New
York Jazz Guide
"Shook turns
the heat up well beyond the boiling point with pyrotechnical technique
and raw energy rarely exhibited by the new breed of pianists."
Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
"...consistently showcases Travis Shook
at his best."
George Harris, All About Jazz
'"Fresh and hot seven years out of the oven, Awake is a prime example of the
adage 'good
things come to those who wait.' "
Edward Blanco, AllAboutJazz.com
'"A thoroughly enjoyable set of contemporary jazz, Awake captures
an exceptional
performance by pianist Travis Shook...."
Thomas Conrad, JazzTimes Magazine
"...Shook is something of a mystery man."
Reviews for Travis Shook Plays Kurt Weill
Thomas Conrad, JazzTimes Magazine
"...one of the hippest, driest,
most elliptical versions of "Mack the Knife" on record."
Grego Applegate Edwards, Cadence
Magazine
"This is an ambitious disk.... Travis Shook shows he is not afraid to try
different
things
with
some
highly
worked material."
French Reviews for Travis Shook (debut
album)
Best of 1993 (Jazz Magazine)
"...dominates his art thanks
to a beautiful control of the keyboard."
Nord Matin, Travis Shook "the" Discovery
"He has well earned the prize 'Special Discovery'.... Yes this Travis Shook
is a phenomenon and it is clear that they will be talking about him."
Joel Pailhé, Le
Monde de la Musique
"Travis Shook proves to be an affirmed talent."
Par Henri Marchal, La
Semaine des Spectacles
"Shook is a supreme pianist by his maturity, his assurance, his irresistible
punch and the electricity that frees itself from his playing."
Philippe Méziat, Jazz
Mag
"Among the super talented, Travis Shook, who has opened the umbrella, can
be an exceptional figure."
Miscellaneous Press
Hugo
Kugiya, Travis Shook meets jazz comeback head on at Tula's (The
Seattle Times)
Molly Gilmore, A soul for jazz (The
Olympian)
Jon
Garelick, Travis
Shook: Lost in the Keys
(The Boston Weekly)
Mark Hinson, Jazzman
Shook hits Dooley's Tuesday
(Tallahassee Democrat)
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