Reviews and Press ' We only go after musicians of a certain quality'. - Matt Johnson, Grimsby Telegraph, (August 2007) '...Una concezione visiva della partitura che Starace riesce a tradurre su una scia post-bop, con spiccata originalita'. - Matteo Brancaleoni, Jazz Magazine, (April 2007) '...he and his band turned in a real tour-de-force performance.' - Chris Beggs - Leicester Mercury, (26 February 2007) 'Five Questions for Tommaso Starace' - Norven Kane, Metro Newspaper Newcastle (December 2006) '...Like the photographer , Starace's eight portraits are full of quick-silver ingenuity and humour....' - Tom Barlow for Jazzwise magazine (October 2006) '...Le partiture sono visive, ma tradotte da Starace in una serie di brani da cui non mancano spunti originali e, soprattutto, una salda tempra solistica...' - Daniele Cecchini, Musica Jazz magazine (September 2006) 'Jazz musician Tommaso Starace has produced an album of music inpired by Elliott Erwitt photographs...' - Interview by Terry Hope, Editor of Digital Photo Pro magazine ( September 2006) 'Inspired by a series of iconic photographs, UK - based Italian alto saxophonist Tommaso Starace, has ignited a spark of creativity in his playing that could bring him to wider attention.....' - Interview by Tom Barlow in Jazzwise magazine (September 2006) '...The promising Starace seems to be revealing his most personal voice in the full-on music.' - John Fordham, The Guardian (18/8/2006) 'This is a unique collaboration of mind, music, sight and feeling...' - Edward F. Nesta for www.luxuryexperience.com (May 2006) 'All in all Starace has much to be proud of...' - Nic Jones for www.allaboutjazz.com (30/4/06) 'I've noticed that some of the most interesting and original jazz releases lately are coming from Europe.....' - John Henry for www.audaud.com (5th April 2006) 'Starace's melodious originals offer good blowing potential for alto and soprano solos delivered in a cleanly articulate post-bop style reminiscent of Phil Woods' - Jack Massarik for Jazzwise magazine (April 2006) 'Tommaso combines the visual and aural arts to great effect...' - Musicians Union Magazine (Spring 2006) '...this CD is outstanding in all ways. Tommaso Starace's quintet is superb, and the playing is flawless.' - Reviewed by: Lee Prosser for www.jazzreview.com (February 2006) 'Photographs or no photographs Starace swings magnificently. The quintet plays exquisitely and Tommaso Starace plays alto as it should be played...' - John Gilbert for www.ejazznews.com (26th February 2006) 'I am sure we will hear much of Tommaso in the future ...' - Don Mather for www.musicweb.uk.net (March 2006) 'One of the new young lions of jazz to look out for...' - Edward Blanco posted for www.ejazznews.com (10th February 2006) 'Signor Starace is a shrewd operator. He plays alto and soprano sax with impressive post-Parkerian felicity and Italian flair.' - Jack Massarik, Purcell Room concert reviewed in The Evening Standard 22nd December 2005 'This is an extremely promising debut album' Ian Carr reviewing 'Tommaso Starace quartet plus special guests' Home · Biography · Projects · Recordings · Reviews and Press · Diary · Gallery Contact   © Tommaso Starace 2002-7 Design: muna