Reviews of III
Cosmologic music is initiated by individual members and then doggedly worked and reworked until its internal logics are available for genuinely creative improvisation.... More than impressive. -Brian Morton, The Wire
The third and newest album by this talent-rich San Diego quartet is a gem of crisp ensemble-playing and finely calibrated improvisations... -George Varga, San Diego Union Tribune. Read the review...
III doesn’t so much stand as a document of the history of jazz as a brochure for the infinite varieties of modern improvisation.... Incredibly rewarding... Sure, it takes a little work but, for every cerebral exercise the listener is required to work through, there’s a funky-as-all-hell payoff. -Daniel Spicer, One Final Note. Read the review...
Un disque solide qui participe à revélér quelques-uns des meilleurs instrumentalistes de la côte ouest américaine. (A solid disc [III] that reveals some of the best West Coast instrumentalists.) -JazzoSphere
Reviews of recent live performances
... The most exhilarating band performance of the entire five days [of the Guelph Jazz Festival]... At times showing a deep fascination with Dave Holland's rhythmic structures and counterpoint improvisations, at times going far further outside, suspending harmony and rhythm entirely, Cosmologic covered a wide range, from intense grooves to raspy textures.... Cosmologic, it seems safe to predict, has wider attention awaiting it in the future. - Johannes Völz, Musicworks Magazine. Read the review...
Cosmologic made an impact with their hard hitting attack....Original compositions became the gateway for explosive interpretations that kept the pot boiling at intense heat throughout the set. - Frank Rubolino, Cadence Magazine
Press for earlier releases
Intense peaks of clamorous excitement... Near-spiritual communication... The group dynamics of Cosmologic are in full effect, and the music is commanding. As a unit, these four musicians click. -Cadence Magazine
It’s a charge when a record immediately makes me say, "Oh yeah," and then maintains the level... Cosmologic embodies every value that hooked me on improvised music.... - Los Angeles Weekly
With motivated and talented young musicians of this calibre, there's no doubt that jazz can be a creative force. Long gone are the days when things West Coast were considered pallid in relation to anything East Coast, and for any of the doubters out there, here's the proof positive. - Coda Magazine
Wildly spontaneous... Fascinating... - Los Angeles Times
Forget commercial labeling, this is real contemporary jazz. - Jazz Weekly
Forget what you think you know about San Diegan music.... these guys wail, play taut ensemble charts, float freely, and generally give West Coast post-free jazz a good name. - Santa Barbara Independent
Just plain good music...having sizable stylistic debts to post-bop and free jazz masters, but sending out a force of expression which end up in places that transcend genre. - San Diego New Music Newsletter
