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FEATURES / INTERVIEWS

DOWN BEAT  -  2006 Moutin Reunion : Counting on intuition Alain Drouot
ERIE TIMES NEWS -  2005 No Moutin Ruse Bob Protzman
JAZZ TIMES  -  2003 Moutin Reunion Quartet (Hearsay pages) Ashley Kahn
ALL ABOUT JAZZ  -  2003 Power Twins Unite: Francois & Louis Moutin Franz A. Matzner
BOSTON GLOBE  -  2002 Drum / bass duo, a pair since birth Bob Blumenthal



CD REVIEWS

About "Something Like Now"
CADENCE MAGAZINE -  2006 Moutin Reunion Quartet "Something Like Now"
MILWAUKEE SENTINEL -  2006 Moutin Reunion Quartet "Something Like Now" Karl Stark
SWING 2BOP  -  2006 Moutin Reunion Quartet "Something Like Now" Bruce Crowther
THE GLOBE AND MAIL -  2005 Moutin Reunion Quartet "Something Like Now" Mark Miller
JAZZ TIMES -  2005 Moutin Reunion Quartet "Something Like Now" Owen Cordle
DOWN BEAT -  2005 Moutin Reunion Quartet "Something Like Now" James Hale
POP MATTERS -  2005 Moutin Reunion Quartet "Something Like Now" Robert R. Calder
EJAZZNEWS  -  2005 Moutin Reunion Quartet "Something Like Now" George W. Caroll

It’s really incredible how the American invention of Jazz has pervaded all ethnic cultures globally. Twins François & Louis Moutin (plus group), have created an ambitious project for the enjoyment of the masses.


And, if Charlie Parker’s ‘Bird’s Medley’ is any indication of what they were trying to accomplish in the area of edification, the quartet has prevailed! I observe a certain innate biting precision within the combined group as they ply their wares. I must say that bassist Francois executes his bass lines with an exuberance that can only be verbalized as fiery! This is a group that enjoys the challenge of playing their music in settings that are other than traditionally relaxed. Rather, it’s a more positive, aggressive, & dynamic jazz which the group offers


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JAZZ REVIEW  -  2005 Moutin Reunion Quartet "Something Like Now" Richard Boursier
ALL ABOUT JAZZ  -  2005 Moutin Reunion Quartet "Something Like Now" Chris May
ALL ABOUT JAZZ  -  2005 Moutin Reunion Quartet "Something Like Now" Mark F. Turner
ALL ABOUT JAZZ  -  2005 Moutin Reunion Quartet "Something Like Now" Ken Franckling
O'S PLACE JAZZ -  2005 Moutin Reunion Quartet "Something Like Now" D. Oscar Groomes
IMPROVIJAZZATION - 2005  Moutin Reunion Quartet "Something Like Now" Dick Metcalf
ALL ABOUT JAZZ  -  2005 Moutin Reunion Quartet "Something Like Now" John Kelman
JAZZWEEK  -  2005 Moutin Reunion Quartet "Something Like Now" Ed Trefzger

About "Red Moon"
L.A. TIMES  -  2004 They're widening the global fraternity Don Heckman
WASHINGTON POST  -  2004 Moutin Reunion Quartet "Red Moon" Mike Joyce
ALL ABOUT JAZZ  -  2004 "Red Moon" - AAJ Picks of the week Dr. Judith Schlesinger
JAZZIZ  -  2004 Moutin Reunion Quartet "Red Moon" Steve Nash

About "Power Tree"
WASHINGTON POST  -  2002 Moutin Reunion Quartet "Power Tree" Mike Joyce
DOWN BEAT  -  2002 Moutin Reunion Quartet "Power Tree" Ted Panken



CONCERT REVIEWS AND PREVIEWS

JAZZ POLICE  -  2006 Dakota Jazz Club - Minneapolis
Andrea Canter
L.A. TIMES  -  2006 Jazz Bakery - Los Angeles
Don Heckmann
Santa Barbara Indep. -  2006 SOhO - Santa Barbara
Joseph Woodard
JAZZ TIMES - 2006 Detroit International Jazz Festival
Bill Milkowski
NY TIMES - 2007 / 2006 / 2005 Previews concerts in New York
Nate Chinen
JAZZNOW MAG. -  2005 Jazz Standard New - York City Lucy Galliher
Louisville Music News  -  2005 The Rudyard Kipling - Louisville
Martin Z. Kasdan Jr
JAZZIMPROV -  2005 Jazz Standard New - York City
Gilles Laheurte
ALL ABOUT JAZZ  -  2005 Duke Ellington Jazz Fest. - Washington, DC Frantz A. Matzner
ALL ABOUT JAZZ  -  2005 Ottawa International Jazz Festival - Day Four John Kelman
L'EXPRESS (Toronto)  -  2005 En français dans le jazz Sophie Hautcoeur
OTTAWA CITIZEN  -  2005 Moutin Reunion Quartet is doubly pleasing Alex Hutchinson
WASHINGTON POST  -  2002 Moutin Reunion Quartet Mike Joyce
Albany Times Union  -  2002 Saratoga Freihofer Jazz Festival Greg Haymes
BOSTON HERALD  -  2002 French quartet gives fans the ooh-la-la Robin Vaughan
Pittsburgh Tribune  -  2002 Jazz quartet to stop here on its first US tour Bob Karlovitz
VILLAGE VOICE  -  2004 Moutin Reunion Quartet - Iridium Macnie
VILLAGE VOICE  -  Nov 2003 Moutin Reunion Quartet - Jazz Standard Garry Giddins
VILLAGE VOICE  -  Jan 2003 Moutin Reunion Quartet - Jazz Gallery Garry Giddins