The Dominican Jazz Project
Festival Internacional Jazz Plaza, Havana, Cuba
Festival Internacional Jazz Plaza, Havana, Cuba
“His research and contributions to the national musical heritage” have “generated pieces and compositions whose contents are based on the roots of native Dominican music that “have traveled with our seal of identity.”
—Formally distinguished and recognized by the Minister of Culture, Señora Milagros Germán, Government of the Dominican Republic (April 2022)
—Formally distinguished and recognized by the Minister of Culture, Señora Milagros Germán, Government of the Dominican Republic (April 2022)
“Anderson is a wonderful composer…setting the tone for music that superbly captures the West African influences and inflections of the Taíno people, making for the unique Caribbean sound palette.”
—Raul Da Gama, Latin Jazz Network
(Dominican Jazz Project, Desde Lejos, Summit Records)
—Raul Da Gama, Latin Jazz Network
(Dominican Jazz Project, Desde Lejos, Summit Records)
“Stephen Anderson’s piano playing is a bright star on the jazz horizon.” "This music [is] spirited and joyful, even in the face of COVID and so much death and sadness. This music is healing. These songs uplift and give hope."
—Dee Dee McNeil, Musical Memoirs August 2021
“Best of the Best”
—Dee Dee McNeil, Musical Memoirs August 2021
“Best of the Best”
“Powerful music played so collaboratively and communicatively that you'd never guess it was recorded "from afar" (remotely) from North and South Carolina, Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.”
—Chris M. Slawecki, All About Jazz
(Dominican Jazz Project, Desde Lejos, Summit Records)
(Dominican Jazz Project, Desde Lejos, Summit Records)
“…a reminder of the power of music and brotherhood.”
—Mark Sullivan, All About Jazz
"A national pride..."
—2019 Dominican Republic Jazz Festival
Personal loss and physical separation couldn't dim the spirit of The Dominican Jazz Project. Every Bit as remarkable as the vibrant, passionate music on Desde Lejos...is the mere fact of it's existence
[i.e., due to the pandemic].
—Michael Roberts, JAZZIZs
Personal loss and physical separation couldn't dim the spirit of The Dominican Jazz Project. Every Bit as remarkable as the vibrant, passionate music on Desde Lejos...is the mere fact of it's existence
[i.e., due to the pandemic].
—Michael Roberts, JAZZIZs
“Here’s some hot jazz from the Dominican accented by local folklore highlights and breakneck playing. A high-octane extravaganza…”
—Chris Spector, Midwest Record (Review of Desde Lejos).
—Chris Spector, Midwest Record (Review of Desde Lejos).
