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PETER VAN HUFFEL

saxophonist & composer

Reviews

NEW! SUMMER, 2010 - JazzReview.Com Review by Dave Wayne - Peter Van Huffel Quartet : "Like the Rusted Key"

"Like The Rusted Key is one of those recordings that approaches the vast array of musics that have been lumped under the umbrella of modern jazz from a dizzying array of angles using a pretty standard instrumentation. Peter Van Huffel, who hails from Canada but is based in Berlin, is an alto saxophonist with a visceral, muscular approach and a distinctive, full-throated sound. Like many players of his generation, he works with (or leads) several very different groups that cover the musical spectrum from chamber-improv (with vocalist Sophie Tassignon), to frenetic free jazz (with his electric trio, Gorilla Mask). The quartet featured on Like The Rusted Key comes from a more traditional place but offers a broad musical palette, breathing swinging, pulsing life into Van Huffel's seemingly endless wealth of interesting compositional ideas."

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NEW! AUGUST 11, 2010 - FNAC! Client Review : Peter Van Huffel et sa promenade musicale pleine de surprises !

"De par toutes les critiques déjà écrites pour ses albums précédents, l'arrivée de ce nouvel opus a tout de suite capté mon attention.

Peter Van Huffel (saxophoniste alto, canadien et berlinois d'adoption) est accompagné ici par un très inventif Jesse Stacken (pianiste), Samuel Rohrer (batteur trappu et vivant), et Miles Perkin (bassiste, très porté sur l'archet).
Il faut noter d'entrée la grande inventivité rythmique et mélodique et là, ça m'a vraiment scotché ! ..."

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NEW! JULY 15, 2010 - The Telegram (St. John's Newfoundland) Review by A. Fitzpatrick

"The Peter Van Huffel Quartet (www.petervanhuffel.com) followed Tagaq at the Masonic Temple, showing more boundary-pushing talents.
The quartet includes Peter Van Huffel (alto saxophone), Jesse Stacken (piano), Miles Perkin (upright bass) and Samuel Rohrer (drums). The players come from a mix of locales, from New York to Switzerland, but Berlin-based, Canadian Van Huffel takes the lead and creates the compositions..."

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NEW! JUNE 28, 2010 - Halifax Magazine Review by Trevor J. Adams

Halifax Jazz Festival preview: Peter Van Huffel

The most beautiful thing about the Halifax Jazz Festival (July 9–17) is the way it offers local music fans the chance to experience artists who just wouldn’t perform in the city otherwise. Case in point: Peter Van Huffel, a Canadian-born saxophonist, now based in Berlin. His music is raw, wild and full of crazy improvisations. Here’s one example.

Although Van Huffel is currently touring, we were lucking enough to secure an interview with him. Read on for highlights from our chat.

(Click here for the full interview)

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NEW! JUNE 16, 2010 - The Province (Vancouver) Review by Stuart Derdeyn

PETER VAN HUFFEL QUARTET: Like the Rusted Key (Fresh Sound/New Talent)

On his seventh disc, German-based Canadian saxophonist Van Huffel leads his slightly re-jigged quartet through 10 originals. Swiss drummer Samuel Rohrer, New York pianist Jesse Stacken and Canuck bassist Miles Perkin (replacing Michael Bates), add feel and flow to every moment on the session too. The opening "Drift," is aptly named, as the group ebbs and flows into a series of flights exploring the pulsing rhythmic centre of the song. For once, it isn't wrong to use angular to describe the staccato structure of "Tangent," where the interplay between Rohrer and Stacken is particularly lively. Throughout, the leader blows hard and heavy, with frequent circular blasts of rising intensity in "Melancholic" that won't let you go. At just over an hour, this is one intense and rewarding session. And exactly where to put the intermission break in a two set show.

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NEW! JUNE, 2010 - Jazz 'N More (Switzerland) Review by Jürg Solothurnmann

PETER VAN HUFFEL QUARTET

Like The Rusted Key: Peter Van Huffel (as), Jesse Stacken (p), Miles Perkin (b), Samuel Rohrer (dr) (Fresh Sound FSNT 361/Plainisphare)

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Der in Berlin lebende kanadische Altsaxophonist Van Huffel ist ein begabter Melodiker mit einem kernigen Ton. Besonders auffällig ist aber die Weise, wie er mittels klaren Aufgabenverteilungen seine kontrastreichen, profilierten Kompositionen mit den Improvisationsprozessen eng verbindet. Mit seinem neuen kanadisch-amerikanisch schweizerischen Quartett präsentiert er zehn Kompositionen mit klaren Ideen, die Errungenschaften von Postbop, Free und Moderner Klassik assimilieren. Im einleitenden „Drift“ ergeben das lange Thema und die Improvisationen eine grosse dynamische Kurve. Daran schliesst sich – total anders eine funkelnde freie Improvisations-Skizze an. In „Tangent“ wird das spezielle Thema mit repetierten Tönen in schnellem Wechselmetrum mit den Improvisationen verschränkt. „Enghavevej“ jongliert über einem pumpendem Rhythmus mit Dolphy-haft verdrehten weiten Tonsprüngen, worauf statisch das elegische „Excerpt Two“ folgt. Bis zum Schluss gehen Van Huffel die Ideen nie aus, und an der starken Realisierung dieser Aufnahmen hat die engagierte Band einen grossen Anteil. Besonders auffällig der Pianist Stacken, der allerlei Trümpfe im Aermel hat. Es lohnt sich, diese CD zu suchen. JS

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NEW! May, 2010 - All About Jazz New York Review by Stuart Broomer

Peter Van Huffel Quartet, "Like the Rusted Key"

"To call Van Huffel a ‘composer’ in the casual parlance of jazz is almost a misnomer. He really composes, almost every piece a tautly structured individual work that provides strong thematic material and impetus for the improvising. The opening “Drift” makes subtle shifts in tonality, working from an initial toy-piano tinkling to cover a spectrum from Far- to Middle East and on. The moody “Melancholic” unfolds with a glacial architecture in which sounds and time are suspended while the closing “Atonement” is at once brooding and radiant, the almost liturgical alto line shot through with the bass’ soaring harmonics. It is music of real power..."

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_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________April, 2010 - Jazz Man "CHOC" Review by Franck Bergerot

Peter Van Huffel Quartet, "Like the Rusted Key"

Philippe Méziat avait attribué un “émoi” à Peter Van Huffell et à la chanteuse belge Sophie Tassignon pour leur “Hufflington” chez Clean Feed. Le nouveau quartette du saxophoniste témoigne du rôle de Berlin comme carrefour et élargit le spectre du jazz new-yorkais tel que représenté sur la collection New Talent. Originaire du Minnesota, Jesse Stacken est à New York un partenaire régulier du trompettiste Kirk Knuffke (également Choc dans ces pages). Samuel Rohrer se fait entendre en Suisse auprès de Malcolm Braff. Miles Perkin s’est fait connaître à Montréal et collabore avec Benoît Delbecq au sein d’un quartette franco-anglo-canadien. Le quartette de Van Huffel s’impose quant à lui par un admirable équilibre entre l’abstraction et la “figuration” mélodique. En ouverture, la ligne claire de Prift déborde progressivement de ses contours par un grossissement du trait qui exalte sa dimension lyrique et son aspiration au débord, tandis que les angularités interrogatives de Tangent superposent ses bégaiements mélodiques à des accents rythmico-harmoniques d’une puissante décontraction. Le saxophone oscille entre des logiques de phrasé évocatrices de Steve Coleman (Enghavevej sur une rythmique bondissante (que ne renierait pas le trio d’Andy Emler) et des expressions plus fauves qui nous rapprocheraient d’une lignée Hemphill- Berne, avec un batteur tenant à la fois de Hank Bennink et de Tom Rainey. Les étirements d’Excerpt Two, les élans rubato de Beast I, le presque rien de Melancholic, la supplique de Beast II, l’inquiétude d’Atonement, l’ascension fiévreuse du saxophone sur Backward Momentum captivent autant par l’indicible sentiment qui nous saisit que par les moyens très organiques que se donnent ces musiciens pour nous étreindre. Les sites et myspace de Peter Van Huffel et Jesse Stacken méritent le détour et nos lecteurs suisses ne manqueront pas d’entendre ce quartette à l’AMR de Genève le 14 mai. k FRANCK BERGEROT

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April 22, 2010 - Tomajazz Review by Pachi Tapiz

Peter Van Huffel Quartet, "Like the Rusted Key"

"Tras publicar el pasado año en Clean Feed Hufflignon, su proyecto como co-líder con la cantante Sophie Tassignon, el canadiense Peter van Huffel se estrena en Fresh Sound New Talent con su nuevo cuarteto. El resultado, Like the Rusted Key, es un CD más que interesante, que debiera servir para llamar la atención sobre el trabajo de este saxofonista."

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April 12, 2010 - Gapplegate Music Review by Grego Edwards

Peter Van Huffel Quartet, "Like the Rusted Key"

"The band consists of Peter, Jesse Stacken, piano, Miles Perkin on the upright, and Samuel Rohrer, drums. Each of the ten pieces on the disc are well conceived and has it's own distinct musical world. They operate in an expanded tonal universe that alternately sets up a kind of modal pulsating groove, or goes flat-out orbital, works out complex rhythmic and melodic cell development, allows space for van Huffel and pianist Stacken to stretch out in free or modal terms, gives plenty of room for group dynamic and interaction, gives out with some free rocking fire, turns in a quiet spacey interlude or two, and kicks out the jams for some total free-energy moments."

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March, 2010 - Culture Jazz Review by Thierry Giard

Peter Van HUFFEL Quartet : "Like the Rusted Key"

"Peter Van Huffel : un nom à retenir si, comme nous, vous ne connaissez pas encore ce canadien qui réside à Berlin. Encore un saxophoniste alto direz-vous? Certes mais qui a décidé de poursuivre un chemin escarpé en échappant aux références du genre. Ni Ornette ni Steve Coleman, ni Jackie Mc Lean, ni Lee Konitz (cité plus haut) ne peuvent ici être évoqués. C’est à peine si Anthony Braxton serait une influence perceptible dans les déhanchements du phrasé. Tout cela ne peut être qu’un atout pour nos oreilles."

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March 30, 2010 - Step Tempest Review by Richard Kamins

Like A Rusted Key - Peter Van Huffel Quartet (Fresh Sounds New Talent)

"Alto saxophonist/composer Van Huffel, a native of Canada now living in Berlin, Germany, creates music that insinuates its way into your mind. Not outwardly ebullient, the songs move with a purpose. And, this CD, his 3rd with pianist Jesse Stacken and first with the rhythm section of fellow Canadian Miles Perkins (acoustic bass, toys) and Swiss drummer Samuel Rohrer. "Drift", the longest track in the program. opens quietly with percussion, the staccato piano behind the handsome melody. Slowly, steadily, the song builds in intensity, the fullness of the alto saxophone rising over the simple piano rhythm. A martial drum beat announces the bass solo and then the leader returns, his introspective phrases reflecting the raga-like lines that bassist Perkin played."

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March 29, 2010 - All About Jazz Review by Raul d'Gama Rose

Like The Rusted Key
Peter van Huffel Quartet | Fresh Sound New Talent (2010)

"The Berlin-based Canadian alto saxophonist, Peter van Huffel may be one of the most intense performers on this instrument. He creates sharp images with his playing, is exceedingly energetic—in sections of music that demand quieter moments his calmness is most elastic and taut—and although he has a tendency to play with broad glissandi almost throughout Like The Rusted Key, he has an inventive sense of rhythm. In this respect he is like Eric Dolphy, who played with a pulse that originated from the inventions of Charlie Parker, but carried the ideas of that genius into a wholly different sphere of consciousness. While Van Huffel may have some ground to cover before he hits the markers that Dolphy did in his lifetime, he may be half way there already."

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March, 2010 - Downtown Music Gallery NYC, article by Bruce Lee Gallanter

PETER VAN HUFFEL QUARTET With JESSE STACKEN - Like The Rusted Key (Fresh Sound NT 361; EEC)

"Each piece has a different slightly skewered structure or strategy. On "Enghavevej" the rhythm team play this goofy herky-jerky line while the sax and piano spin in circles around one another. There is a fine balance between pieces that are laid back and those that erupt with power and tight interaction, sort of like a suite that works its way through different moods. For tunes like "Beast 1" & "Beast 2", Peter's tone is dark and probing like he searching the depths for that inner answer. This is one of those discs that gets better as I spend more time with it..."

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Free Jazz Review by Stef Gijssel - Peter Van Huffel Quartet - Like The Rusted Key (Fresh Sound New Talent, 2009) ****
(Monday, March 15, 2010)

"The four musicians are Berlin-based Canadian altoist Peter Van Huffel, pianist Jesse Stacken, bassist Miles Perkin and drummer Samuel Rohrer, and all four extremely rich in their skills and versatility. They feel as easily at home in pieces with composed themes as they are on total improvisations. "Drift" starts hesitatingly but evolves into a nice theme and strong improvisations, "Tangent" has a great rhythmic drive, a strong unison theme..."

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JAZZ SESSION - MARZO 18 : Radio presentation by Gustavo Adolfo Bustamente Mesa, Bogota, Colombia
Peter Van Huffel - "Like the Rusted Key" (March, 2010)

"La música se nos antoja por su atmósfera rítmica. Y si de jazz se trata, la afirmación cobra más fuerza y convicción, en especial cuando nos referimos a un cuarteto asentado en New York en los últimos años y con el corazón en el centro más convulsionado y alegre del jazz. Peter Van Huffel es un activo saxofonista y compositor que visita con frecuencia los escenarios europeos, especialmente Berlín, con una melodía y textura sin tacha, integrando un sonido tan creativo como evocativo. En la obra que disfrutaremos hoy “ Like The Rusted Key “ , el quehacer convencional de un cuarteto de jazz se rompe, gracias a una especie de ‘desalojo’ sonoro, donde la fuerza rítmica está presente en la mayor parte de la obra. Este es Peter Van Huffel y su quarteto. "

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Macao Review by Guillaume Grenard - Peter Van Huffel - "Like the Rusted Key" (March, 2010)

"Peter Van Huffel est un saxophoniste canadien encore méconnu en France, mais qui ne devrait pas le rester longtemps s’il subsiste un peu de méritocratie dans le monde de la musique. ... On pouvait donc dés le départ avoir quelques doutes : des musiciens qui, contraintes géographiques obligent, n’ont pas une pratique commune régulière et un instrumentarium pas très original (le quartet traditionnel de jazz). Ces a priori s’effacent dés les premières minutes d’écoute."

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Something Else! Review by Pico - Peter Van Huffel - "Like the Rusted Key" (2010) (Saturday, February 27th, 2010)

"In my humble opinion, it's not the improvised (aka "whack") jazz that seems toughest to compose and render, nor is it the more mellifluous but intricate modern jazz. Rather, it's the the kind of jazz that successfully combines both approaches. To me, it's a marvel how a few talented and visionary musicians can be so exploratory and free, and yet leave you with a melody or some sort of a pattern of chords that can remain stuck in your consciousness and sometimes, they're even hummable. That's the real beauty of Ornette Coleman's music and others like William Parker and Henry Threadgill also pull off this neat trick with ease. ... Such are the qualities you'll also find in alto saxophonist Peter Van Huffel."

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Jacques Prouvost Review: Peter Van Huffel Quartet Live at L'Archiduc, Brussels (Saturday, February 27, 2010)

“Van Huffel's most stellar collaborator in the new quartet is pianist Jesse Stacken, a leader in his own right. Together, the two men intertwine their sounds as effectively as David S. Ware and Matthew Shipp did in Ware's great quartet. Both are nuanced players with varied tonal palettes.”

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The Stash Dauber Review by Ken Shimamoto - Peter Van Huffel Quartet "Like the Rusted Key" (Thursday, February 25, 2010)

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LES ANCÊTRES - Live Review by Michel Preumont, Peter Van Huffel Quartet at L'Archiduc, Brussels, February 21st, 2010

“17h30, on attaque!
'Enghavevej' ça doit être du Danois! Un jazz d'inspiration classique, sans être linéaire, d'où sont éliminées toutes formes d'exhibition individualiste. L'accent est mis sur la mélodie, qui doit permettre à ton esprit de divaguer et ainsi de créer des représentations picturales diverses. Le sax alto lyrique te verra composer, cérébralement, une toile poétique: un champ de coquelicots balayé par une douce brise sous un ciel nacré. Le piano léger t'invitera à voltiger de fleur en fleur. Pendant dix minutes, tu quittes ton enveloppe corporelle pour te transformer en papillon, ivre de lumière et de parfums.”

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Live Review by PNP, Peter Van Huffel Quartet at Cafe Museum, Passau, February 17st, 2010 (Review date 19/02/10)

“Die Musiker kommen so ruhig und konzentriert auf die Bühne, dass sich die gespannte Stille auf das Publikum überträgt. Miles Perkin beginnt mit einem Stöckchen die Saiten seines Kontrabasses in Schwingung zu bringen. Schlagzeuger Samuel Rohrer untermalt die zarten Klänge mit leisem Gerassel. Dazu lässt Jesse Stacken helle Töne aus dem Klavier tropfen, bis Peter van Huffel sein ungewöhnlich warmes und sonores Altsaxofon einstimmt. Er gestaltet die Luftsäule seines Horns wie ein Schlangenbeschwörer, dazu erklingen Trommelschläge wie aus einem asiatischen Tempel.”

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PNP CD-KRITIK: Peter van Huffel Quartett - morgen live in Passau - Anti-olympische Spiele (16.02.10)

Während in Kanada nach Rekorden bei Geschwindigkeit und Weite gejagt wird, kehrt der kanadische Saxofonist Peter van Huffel das olympische Credo um auf seiner neuen Quartett-CD „Like The Rusted Key“. Über zehn Minuten nimmt er sich etwa Zeit, um in der Nummer „Drift“ in eine stets intensiver werdende Anderswelt zu driften. Nicht Virtuosität führt dorthin, sondern Klarheit im Ton, Finesse Timing und Feingespür im Arrangement. Pianist Jesse Stacken beherrscht alles zwischen Klassik und Konfusion, Bassist Miles Perkin und Drummer Samuel Rohrer komprimieren den Klang: nicht höher und weiter, dichter ist hier das Ziel. - rmr

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Touching Extremes Review by Massimo Ricci - "Like the Rusted Key", February 8th 2010

“Besides the leader’s alto sax - a voice that appears elegantly tantalizing more than impulsively edgy - the main presence is that of Jesse Stacken, whose pianism is acutely complementary to Van Huffel’s thematic sketches and, just occasionally, slightly biting improvisations. The mix of liquidness and synchronized dissection of otherwise reasonably regular materials – not infrequently tending to resemble certain pages of the ECM book, think Rainer Brüninghaus – is the factor that determines a rise in our level of interest.”

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Jazz Magazine (France) Disque D'émoi "HUFFLIGNON"

“Ce qui frappe ici, et séduit considérablement, c'est la balance quasi parfaite entre les moments de pure improvisation et le travail d'écriture (...) La chair de cette musique est sombre, mais elle est tendre, et elle se tient sur une intelligente poétique de l'entrelacement”

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All About Jazz New York Review on "HUFFLIGNON" by Wilbur MacKenzie - March, 2009 Issue

"Saxophonist Peter Van Huffel and vocalist Sophie Tassignon’s new release, Hufflignon, features compositions by both musicians, brought to life by an unusual quartet of trombone, woodwinds, voice and contrabass. Huffel and Blaser are often teamed up with intricately-voiced melodies, while bassist Michael Bates alternates between foundational support, textural bowing and thoughtful melodic statements..."

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All About Jazz Italy Review on "HUFFLIGNON" by Vittorio Lo Conte, February 25, 2009

"Peter van Huffel, sassofonista canadese e la cantante belga Sophie Tassignon hanno deciso di mettere su un quartetto e di andare in studio, a New York, firmando un lavoro riuscito, meditato e con un attento equilibrio dei suoni..."

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TEMPORARY FAULT Review on "HUFFLIGNON" by Massimo Ricci, February 2, 2009

"Hufflignon is the result produced by a group led by Canadian saxophonist Peter Van Huffel and Belgian vocalist Sophie Tassignon flanked by trombonist Samuel Blaser and bassist Michael Bates. Van Huffel, in this instance on alto and soprano, is the owner of a sophisticated technique and a suavely faultless tone that Tassignon is all too eager to stimulate..."

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Review on "HUFFLIGNON" by Friedrich W. Sixel, January 16, 2009

The CD “Hufflignon” truly reflects – as the title suggests – a synthesis between the musical minds of Peter van Huffel, the established Canadian saxophonist, and Sophie Tassignon, the extraordinary Belgian vocalist. Nine of the 10 tracks on this release are by Sophie (6) and Peter (3), while one of them takes off from a theme by Vivaldi, namely his “Cum Dederit” which I believe has been taken from his “Nisi Dominus”, (Ps.126), in G-major, RV op. 608.

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Clean Feed Records - Press Release (October 10, 2008)

Peter Van Huffel / Sophie Tassignon - HUFFLIGNON

You may not be familiar with van Huffel's and Tassignon's names, but don't direct your attention to something else so quickly. Why? Because you're gonna hear about the saxophonist and the singer very often in the years to come. Both are values in fast ascension in the international scene and it's best to follow their tracks since the beginning. The Canadian, but living in New York, Peter van Huffel is a pupil of tenor great Tony Malaby, and only that information would be sufficient to havean idea of his profile – the words “powerful” and “lyrical” come to mind. But we have more data about him: he played already with people like Chris Potter, Clarence Penn and Danny McCaslin, and knowing this is enlightening. Belgian of origin and a former student of David Linx, Sophie Tassignon is getting more famous in Europe because of her very personal and unique way to deal with “unsingable melodies” and her quick and inventive reactions in improvising situations. And she's not shy at all doing so, as we can verify listening to the vocal band she co-founded, Screaming Bitches. Trombonist Samuel Blaser and bassist Michael Bates are their partners in the quartet effort titled “HuffLiGNon”, and the same we have to say about them: watch out!

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Peter Hum - Thriving on a Riff - "Out There: CD Reviews" (October 1, 2008)

"Silvester Battlefield" and "Animal Forum"

"...I was glad to hear two newish discs from the Canadian-born, Berlin-based saxophonist Peter Van Huffel... His quintet outing, Silvester Battlefield, winningly blends edgy but engaging themes and outward-bound abstractions. I wrote here about my interest in "no-borders" playing as the sequel to 1960s-style "free jazz" -- and Silvester Battlefield strikes me as an especially fine example, with music that can be spacious and pastoral one moment, skittering and dense the next". Read the full article

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All About Jazz New York - From the February, 2008 issue (by Elliott Simon)

"Silvester Battlefield" - Peter Van Huffel Quintet (FSNT 290)

"New York City continues to be a nexus for jazz musicians from all quarters. Unmatched conservatory performance curriculum combined with world-class working venues and an audience open to creativity continues to make NYC the most vibrant jazz scene in the world. Silvester Battlefield, from Canadian saxophonist Peter Van Huffel’s quintet, is illustrative of the kind of synergy that results when musicians get together and play in this fertile breeding ground." Read the full article
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Downtown Music Gallery Newsletter - September 28, 2007 (by Bruce Lee Gallanter)

"Silvester Battlefield" - Peter Van Huffel Quintet (FSNT 290)

"This is former Canadian-based saxist, Peter Van Huffel's second disc and he has brought together an impressive downtown crew... It never to amaze me when an under-recognized gem like this turns out to be one of the year's best." Read the full article
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From www.All About Jazz.com - August, 24, 2007 (by Budd Kopman)

"Silvester Battlefield" - Peter Van Huffel Quintet (FSNT 290)

"Armed with a sharp tone and attack, keen rhythmic sense and a wry compositional attitude, saxophonist Peter Van Huffel makes one sit up and listen on Silvester Battlefield. The album is brimming with ideas that manage to sound abstract in their tonality and phrasing while, at that same time, being extremely logical..."
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