WAGATAIL PRESENTS

Wagatail Presents: JACOB FRED JAZZ ODYSSEY (2 sets) + Jeremy Sole's MUSAICS

Saturday, February 06

At The Mint - 9:00 PM (8:30 PM doors) / 21+

$12.00 / $15.00 day of show

TIX AVAILABLE AT DOOR TONIGHT. (JFJO Set #1: 9:10pm / Set #2: 12:30am) just completed a 34 city North
American tour in support of their new EP ‘One Day in Brooklyn’. The
new album and tour have been met by rave reviews from everyone from
the Billboard to Relix and The New York Times to the LA Weekly.
Recently the band has seen sold out shows in San Francisco, Eureka,
& Portland as well as packed houses during a week-long stint
opening for Phish bassist Mike Gordon. ‘One Day in Brooklyn’ was
released on September 1st and marks the debut of the new quartet
lineup in the studio setting. In addition the EP is the first
release on JFJO’s new record label Kinnara Records.

There is currently a great cover
story on the band in the Urban Tulsa Weekly that can be read here.
The cover photo is here. Click Here to check out a glowing review
of the bands recent set at famed LA jazz haunt Catalina Jazz
Club.

“…the group has matured into one of
the finest and most exciting jazz groups around.”
-Billboard

“One Day In Brooklyn, the group’s new
EP, documents a two-pronged shift: toward countrified timbres and
post-bop exposition.” -New York Times

“Born in Tulsa and raised up on the
road, this adventurous piano trio plus lap steel guitar get
alternately scrappy and pastoral on their new EP, One Day in
Brooklyn.” -Village Voice

“On ‘One Day in Brooklyn…you’ll
hear how creative and adventurous Tulsans, lap steel and all, are
redirecting the future of jazz " -Kansas City Star

“They do Monk (a gorgeous
ââ?¬Å?Four
in
Oneââ?¬ÂÂ),
Abdullah Ibrahim, Roland Kirk (a crazier
ââ?¬Å?Black
& Crazy
Bluesââ?¬ÂÂ
that weaves and darts and cooks), and some Beatles. Their own
ââ?¬Å?Country
Girlââ?¬ÂÂ
is just lovely, a little off the track, languid here, hurried
there….Recommended.” -LA Weekly

“Thereââ?‰?¢s
a rustic foundation to the band now, thanks to the acoustic
plunking of Mr. Hayes and the swoony embellishments of Mr.
Combs…the current group pursues an earthy vigor. On
Kirk�s
ââ?¬Å?Laugh
for
Rory,ââ?¬ÂÂ
Mr. Combs reached for the uplift of a gospel revival; on Mr.
Ibrahim�s
ââ??Imamââ?¬ÂÂ
he struck a prayerful vocal timbre. Mr. Hayes was a less assertive
presence, but he locked in well with Mr. Raymer, a smartly physical
drummer. Mr. Haas steered from the piano, making use of an emphatic
attack, a rococo sense of flourish and the trustworthy power of
crescendo.” -New York Times

“The Tulsa, Okla., combo is as
ambitious as ever, playing improvisation-laced music that’s equally
heady and earthy, a feast for the ears and fuel for the feet.” -SF
Chronicle

JFJO hits the mark with a tribute to
the late producer Joel Dorn on the Rahsaan Roland Kirk medley “A
Laugh for Rory / Black & Crazy Blues,” a reading of The Beatles
“Julia,” a stab at Thelonious Monk’s “Four in One,” and a pair of
originals – including a clever mashup of Dr.Dre and Beethoven. JFJO
ain’t dead, just reborn"
-Relix Magazine

“…sonically fascinating take on
“Four in One,” not unlike the streamlined approach you might expect
from Bill Frisell. Rating:9/10" -Jazz.com

“The long notes of Combs’ sliding lap
steel guitar mix with the emotion that Haas can draw from the
deepest corners of his piano, while likely the best rhythm section
the Fred has ever unleashed in Raymer and Hayes give a text-book
jazz lesson in keeping the parading jam on this universe.” -Honest
Tune

“JFJO distill the best of 1970s
jazz-rock: up-tempo bashing drums, a little bit of funk, and crafty
licks…” -The Stranger

“The Tulsa, OK-based Jacob Fred Jazz
Odyssey further cements its status as one of the most
forward-thinking units in jazz with its new EP, One Day in
Brooklyn.” -Popmatters