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"a disc of evocative, meaty music that reaches rhapsodic levels"

Ottawa Citizen (Jigtok cd review), Peter Hum/ dec. 2016

"With each successive CD, Darren Sigesmund has become a more distinctive and accomplished composer and bandleader. His previous one, Strands III, made brilliant use of Eliana Cuevas' wordless vocals on ensemble passages and here he employs two New Yorkers, violinist Mark Feldman and pianist/accordionist Gary Versace, to create dramatically different instrumental textures in company with his own trombone. While that last CD had a certain Brazilian feel to it, New Quintet (darrensigesmund.ca) sometimes has a distinctly French quality, Feldman's dramatic and impassioned violin combine with the reediness of Versace's accordion to suggest an ancient cafe ambience. Much of the music has a limpid lyricism but it moves with an underlying rhythmic power, propelled by bassist Jim Vivian and drummer Ethan Ardelli. Sigesmund is as tuneful an improviser as he is a composer, bringing a special, slightly muffled warmth and subtle inflections to his every solo."

THE WHOLENOTE (New Quintet cd review)/ oct. 2015

Best Canadian Jazz CD of 2014 (Strands III)

Ottawa Citizen Jazz Blog, Peter Hum/ dec. 2014

"Sigesmund is an outstanding composer, creating welcoming moods comprised of evocative and elusive harmonies."

THE WHOLENOTE (Strands III review), Stuart Broomer/ sept. 1, 2014

" Passion & poetry...freshness & virtuosity"

TOMJAZZ (new Quintet gig review), Spain's main e-jazz magazine/ oct. 8, 2012

" Of the new people I've heard, Darren Sigesmund is a real standout. He is a brilliant composer and his CD, Strands, is great."

Canadian jazz master Don Thompson's list of three all-time favourite Canadian jazz recordings, MUSIC.CBC.CA/ may 9, 2012

" 2010 JUNO nomination (Strands II) - Best Traditional Jazz Album"

" Galaxie Rising Star Award for Best Composition (song, Dance for Leila)"

2010 MONTREAL INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL

" Brilliant! " (Strands II CD review)

TORONTO LIFE MAGAZINE / march 23, 2010

" Top 10 jazz albums of 2009 & best Canadian Jazz CD of 2009" - For Strands II CD (2009)

OTTAWA CITIZEN / december 23, 2009

" The jazz perpetrated in the tent this damp evening is some of the best we have heard, or maybe are even likely to hear."

THE CHRONICLE HERALD, Atlantic Jazz Festival, concert review/ july 12, 2010

" Enchanting!"

John Shand, critic for the SYDNEY MORNING HERALD

" Vivid and thrilling (four out of 5 stars)" (Strands II CD review)

Peter Hum, OTTAWA CITIZEN/ dec. 4, 2009

"As a writer, he's a genius" four stars (Strands CD review)

JD Considine, THE GLOBE AND MAIL/ april 15, 2008

" 2009 Trombonist of the Year (Nominee)"

CANADIAN NATIONAL JAZZ AWARDS

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