Discography
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Available for purchase at: https://bobbyjwiens.bandcamp.com/album/focus
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"Focus succeeds because it never feels bound by a single stylistic approach. Drawing from New Orleans traditions, modal jazz, Latin rhythms, free improvisation, and modern groove-oriented jazz, Wiens creates a recording that remains cohesive through the strength of the ensemble's interaction. More importantly, the album reveals a composer and bandleader whose greatest strength is his ability to bring diverse musical influences together while allowing each member of the quartet room to contribute to the conversation."
-Kyle Simpler, All About Jazz
"This is an album that will appeal equally to devoted jazz aficionados and serious collectors. In fact, I found myself returning to it repeatedly. One listen became two, then three, then many more. As I continued writing these notes, the album remained in constant rotation. There is something addictive about it. Once it draws you into its world, it becomes difficult to leave."
-Thierry de Clemensat, Paris-Move Magazine
"Denver-based drummer Bobby Wiens arrives at his second album as a leader with something to say — and the compositional confidence, the band, and the recording to say it properly. This is a record that rewards patience and repeated listening, and it arrives as one of the more satisfying small-group jazz releases I’ve heard so far this year."
-Andrew Read, Jazz in Europe Magazine
Available for purchase at: https://bobbywiens.bandcamp.com/album/talking-drums
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"A most pleasant and swinging affair. At the centre of it all Wiens drives and pushes his partners... A brilliant debut."
-Marco Cangiano, The New York City Jazz Record
"Wiens’ convivial first album makes you believe in the jazz tradition’s life force. His skill on the drums is undeniable, as is his quiet confidence as an ambassador for jazz."
-William Chernoff, Rhythm Changes
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