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All
Music Guide
Review
of Mosaic:
"Uniformly engaging and brilliant."
20th
Century Guitar Magazine
Review of Esperanza:
"Seductive guitar sounds with just the right amount of technical
guitar virtuosity."
May, 2005 issue
ESQUIRE
Review
of Sevilla:
"Dynamic world music."
August 2002 issue
Live Magazine
Review of Young & Rollins concert:
"These two virtuoso players and their extremely tight band wowed
us with their intricate arrangements and the sheer speed and emotion
of their playing."
Jazz review.com
Review
of Salsa Flamenca
"Young
& Rollins is a first class act, and their new release SALSA FLAMENCA
is a tour de force of musical enjoyment...Excellent! 5 stars!"
Review at
Jazz review.com
The
Washington Post.com
Review
of Salsa Flamenca
"...Young
and Rollins display a shocking breadth of skills..."
– Eric Bensel
Clave Magazine, The Latin American Folk Institute
Review
of Salsa Flamenca
"..Young
and Rollins successfully combine flamenco and classical styles and techniques
with jazz and blues harmonies and Latin rhythms." Review
at lafi.org
The
Washington Post
Review
of Salsa Flamenca
"...the
duo integrates their influences so deftly that the guitars often create
a seamless weave of melody and motion..."
Amazon.com
"Dan
Young & Lawson Rollins sound dizzying and rhythmically potent...."
Review at
amazon.com
The
Washington Post
"HOT
GUITAR DUO...Their fluid technique allows for both subtle nuance and
rousing flourishes"
– Eric Brace
Music Monthly
Review
of Salsa Flamenca
June
2001 Issue
"The debut Cd is entitled Salsa Flamenca and Dan Young and Lawson
Rollins pick it so well it defies words to capture its beauty...Go and
buy this disc and better yet, see them play live!"
New Age Voice Magazine
Review of Sevilla
"Their playing sparkles with passion, intensity, an ear for melody
and crisp percussive stokes that throw sparks from the sound. If you
need an energy boost, listen to Sevilla."
July 2002
Issue
Washington City Paper
"Young & Rollins are guitarists extraordinaire...the pair display
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All
Music Guide
Review of Esperanza:
"Proof that music can be technically flawless without lacking wit
or soul, Esperanza is Young & Rollins' best album to this
point."
JAZZIZ
Review of Sevilla.
"They have done their homework, mastering an eclectic variety of
styles that are combined in their compositions and improvisations –
Latin jazz, blues, Flamenco, classical, even reggae."
August, 2002
issue
The
Program
(Australian Arts Website)
Review of Sydney
Opera House concert:
"Young and Rollins are a fantastic outfit that would be most welcome
to play here again - one night just wasn’t enough!"
The Washington
Post
Review of Sevilla
"The duo's deft musicianship and melodic flair keep the music distinctive
and engaging."
Review at
The
Washington Post
All
Music Guide
Review of
Sevilla
"Young & Rollins do seem to have an excitement for performing
that comes through in many of the well-executed arrangements that build
the tension to more than a few hot conclusions."
All
Music Guide
Review of
Salsa Flamenca
"The music is passionate, romantic, refreshing and soothing all
at once..."
Music-critic.com
Review of Salsa Flamenca
"Feels ranging from salsa to reggae are spotted all over the recording
with success at every level."
Review at
Music-critic.com
ABC
Classic FM - Melbourne, Australia
Mairi Nicolson, host
"Cutting edge 'nuevo flamenco'."
Review at
Radio
National, Australia
Jazz
review.com
Review of Sevilla
"SEVILLA
entertains with its imaginative approach, and the duo guitar work of
Young & Rollins is among the finest found anywhere."
Review at
Jazz review.com
New
World Buzz
Internet World Music Radio
Review of Sevilla
"This
American duo display their Spanish guitar playing skills in capturing
the fire and soul of the Andalusian capital."
Review at
New World Buzz
The
Kennedy Center
for the Performing Arts
Washington,
D.C
"Guitarists Young & Rollins rank alongside some of the world's
most popular exponents of the new flamenco genre."
Life Now Books & Sound
Canadian music retailer.
Reviews of Salsa Flamenca and Sevilla
"Salsa Flamenca never fails to thrill."
"Ranging from tranquil and tropical to fiery and passionate".
Reviews at
Life
Now
Category:
Nouveau Flamenco; Page: 14
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