Review Excerpts of The Right Place
Jay Hoggard's "The Right Place" showcases the vibraphonist and Wesleyan professor's reach as a composer and grasp as a musician. As a player, his ideas flow from his instrument in supple and irresistible wave [+]Review Excerpts of The Right Place
Jay Hoggard's "The Right Place" showcases the vibraphonist and Wesleyan professor's reach as a composer and grasp as a musician. As a player, his ideas flow from his instrument in supple and irresistible waves. His compositions embrace an abundance of fresh or newly spiced musical ideas that mix and match the flavors of America, Africa and the Caribbean...
The sass of the blues and the spice of salsa.. drive and focus (the) music...
as the ensemble melds musical influences from West Africa, the barrio, the 'hood, the carnival and even the sanctified church.... Jeff Rivers Hartford Courant
Hoggard has been playing the vibes since the age of 16 and was once proclaimed the "most dazzling new vibraphonist in jazz." He has performed, collaborated and recorded with some of the masters: Lionel Hampton, Milt Jackson,
Tito Puente, Kenny Burrell, Bobby Hutcherson, Max Roach, and Dr. Billy Taylor . Hoggard is currently a professor at Wesleyan University in Connecticut and is in constant demand as a composer, performer and recording artist
... WBGO.org , a cultural affiliate of National Public Radio
The best recorded example of who Hoggard is and what he can do: .. express himself in ways that uplift his craft while entertaining and, yes, even educating others. This music will definitely make you feel better.
... Richard Kamins The Hartford Courant
Mr. Hoggard, a vibraphonist, was first active in New York's loft-jazz scene in the late 1970's ; he became one of the first-call players on his instrument in mainstream jazz thereafter. He's leading a couple of bands these days; this interesting seven-piece group includes woodwinds, piano and organ, bass, drums, and two percussionists besides Mr. Hoggard's own melodic and percussive instrument. .....Ben Ratliff. The New York Times
For all the diverse elements that go into the mix here, there's a cohesiveness and ease to the proceedings that makes it all come together smoothly and makes Jay Hoggard's The Right Place a good place to be
...Joel Roberts ALL ABOUT JAZZ New York
Jay Hoggard
Noted journalist Owen McNally wrote "Jay Hoggard's artistry has a universal quality, an intellectual and emotional resiliency that makes it seem very much at
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