"With praises to a dozen genres and fealty to none, this quartet is creating an original vocabulary that endorses both jazz and folk as equal partners in their own musical nation." - Dirty Linen Magazine
"Rogers is an inventive and charismatic sax [+]"With praises to a dozen genres and fealty to none, this quartet is creating an original vocabulary that endorses both jazz and folk as equal partners in their own musical nation." - Dirty Linen Magazine
"Rogers is an inventive and charismatic saxist, and as a bandleader he's savvy enough to make optimal use of what he's got: that's not a mere violin Rice is sawing in the opening track, 'Kanawha Girl'; it's a bona fide crazy-ass African hillbilly fiddle. When Rogers and Stone duel it out on lunndogo talking drums in their 'Travelogue,' you might as well be in the heart of an alternative African universe's own Bonnaroo jam-band land.... The synthesis of jazz and world music is nothing new, of course, but... Rogers' pieces could only have been conjured via one thoroughly invested in the multiple traditions being considered -- think Coltrane's relationship to Indian music and its spiritual birthplace as a reference point." - Global Rhythm Magazine
"An original, yet somehow deeply rooted, musical sound. [They] have found the non-existent link between Appalachian string bands, Ghanaian percussion, downtown jazz and a host of other ideas that miraculously fit together as if they had the deepest of ethnomusical roots." -- CDRoots
"Combines the best of contemporary jazz... with West African instruments, melodies, and rhythms. Rice is one of the unsung heroes of jazz violin. Unlike some world music amalgams... Imaginary Homeland is made up of musicians steeped in both traditions, who delve into the deeper mysteries of these cultures. Rice is one of the unsung heroes of jazz violin. The music makes you want to get up and dance, but you never want to stop listening!"
Ann Arbor Observer
"It's a wonderful sound that the group has; it combines African xylophone, talking drums with American strings and jazz. You're in good company with Debussy and many other great composers who were highly influenced by... music of other cultures."
George Preston, WNYC-FM 93.9
"David Rogers'... saxophone hypnotized"
The New York Times
"Pick Of The Week. Improvisational jazz inflected with African rhythms, talking drums and wrought-iron bells."
The New York Press
LINER NOTES (by David Rogers):
When I started writing for this band, I had just returned from two years
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