Media Reviews
“Unfulfilled Desires is a hard-driving jazz-funk quintet playing virtuosic jazz and jazzrock.” —TimeOut London, Hot Pick of the Week
“Unfulfilled Desires is a band of creative musical explorers and fearless risk takers who have a natural occurring chemistry together. Their hard-edged experimental music combines the richness and sophistication of jazz and the soul and vitality of funk with the straight forward and uncompromising attitude of rock and roll. I loved hearing them play!”
—Evan Belaff, Former Radio Host, WBAI, New York City
“Listening to UD on CD didn’t quite prepare me for the experience of the live show. The sound was powerful and intense, each musician playing masterfully. I was not only watching and listening, I felt I was being transformed, recreated, a participant in this experience.”
—Gary Goldberg, Producer/Radio Host, WRPI, NY
Club Reviews
“Unfulfilled Desires are real masters of their style. With a strong jazz influence, they know how to groove and rock with explosive energy.”
—Mathieu Roche, Sound Engineer, Baiser Sale, Paris
“Unfulfilled Desires brings an innovative and dynamic sound to mostly new original material—powerful and expressive, they play with infectious enthusiasm.”
—Dana Westover, Booking Manager, Johnny D’s Jazz Club, Boston
“Steps Ahead and Miles Davis brought into the 21st Century.”
—David Mossman, Owner, The New Vortex Jazz Club, London
“Each musician in Unfulfilled Desires is great. The harmonies are creative, daring, and the music is so positive. Andrew is very good at driving the music to a climax. Most musicians are satisfied to get to that point. But these guys don’t stop—they take it even further out.”
—Otto Sminck, Program Manager, The Badcuyp, Amsterdam
“Funk-fusion meets gypsy and it really rocks!”
—Bob Buccheri, Sound Technician, Lion’s Den, New York City
“This concert was an unusually powerful and fascinating experience. Like being on acid—but clean. I’ve heard this kind of music before, but not at all with that kind of energy. These guys really mean it!”
—Lars Rex, Sound Engineer, Park Café, Amsterdam
“I was impressed with the high driving energy of Unfulfilled Desires’ performance all night long, from start to finish. They gave so much to the audience. They’re unusual. A lot of bands don’t have that kind of give and take with the crowd, but the responses between them and the audience were very powerful.”
—Craig McDowell, Manager, Club Helsinki, Great Barrington, MA
Performance History
Unfulfilled Desires has been playing in intimate and medium-size clubs and outdoor stages in the US, Europe, and Israel to audiences numbering 50-500. They’ve shared the stage with contemporary jazz greats Mike Stern, The Bad Plus, Oz Noy Trio, and guitar masters David Fiuczynski and his band Screaming Headless Torsos and Fareed Haque’s Garaj Mahal. They’ve also headlined at numerous renowned music venues including:
- New York City—Tonic, The Bitter End, The Lion’s Den, CBGB’s Gallery, Ace of Clubs, Galapagos Art Space, Tobacco Road, Tribeca Rock Club
- Boston & Greater Massachusetts—Johnny D's, Harper's Ferry, The Iron Horse, Club Helsinki, The Basement, Tammany Hall, Bishop’s Lounge
- Albany Metro, NY—Savannah's, The Van Dyck, Northern Lights
- Burlington, VT—Club Metronome, Parima, Radio Bean
- Washington, DC—Twins Jazz
- London—The Spitz, The Troubadour, The New Vortex Jazz Club, The Vibe Bar, Cafe de Paris, The Halo Bar, POP, JazzCafe Posk
- Paris—Le Baiser Sale, Opus Cafe, Le Reservoir, The Blues Café
- Berlin & Hamburg—Cafe Schlot, Room 77, Newessbar
- Copenhagen—Park Cafe, Krudttonden
- Amsterdam—The Badcuyp, Malo Melo
- Tel Aviv—Shabud Club
- Haifa—Beat Club
- Jerusalem—Yellow Submarine
- International Music Festivals: 2008: Celebrate Life Fest, Germany; Jazz in August Festival, France
MEDIA COVERAGE
Radio Airplay:
- WMFO-FM, Tufts University Radio, Boston
- WKZE-FM, Sharon, CT
- WRPI-FM, Troy, NY
- WRSI-FM, Northampton, MA
- WCDB-FM, University of Albany, NY
- WBCR-FM, Great Barrington, MA
- WRUV-FM, University of Vermont Radio, Burlington, VT
- WTBR-FM, Pittsfield, MA
- Reshet Gimmel, Israeli National Radio
- Colorful Radio, London
Print Media (Feature or Mention)
- TimeOut London—Hot Pick of the Week
- Metroland (Albany, NY)
- Berkshire Eagle (Western Massachusetts)
- The Advocate (Western Massachusetts)
- The Valley Advocate (Five Colleges Region in Massachusetts)
- The Bennington Banner (Vermont)
For press inquiries contact:
Hope Cohen, Publicist
Phone: 413.281.4888
Email: hope@unfulfilleddesires.com
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