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"Bassist Harvie S’s name is becoming practically synonymous with Latin Jazz………"Funky Cha further documents Harvie S’s commitment to the craft of Latin jazz. May we hear much more from him."

C. Michael Bailey           All About Jazz              September  2006

"Harvie S captures the spirit of straight ahead Jazz and combines it with adventurous Afro-Cuban energy….You get the best of both worlds."

Jim Santella                  Cadence magazine              August 2006

"Listening to the veteran New York composer/bassist's fourth project since 1999 is like taking a frenetic joyride through a realm where classic Latin music forms blend furiously with the best of America's jazz traditions."

Jonathan Widren          All Music Guide                   August 2006

"Funky Cha’s greatest success is that it mixes enough Jazz to keep listeners engaged and enough funky Latin grooves to make Dancers move."

            Bass Player Magazine                      August 2006

You can always count on the unquestionable jazz bass talents of Harvie S to conquer any idiom he sets his mind to. And, conquer he has with his new CD project ''Funky Cha.'' Harvie & the group's imaginatively structured music features a fine blend of subtle yet complex renditions of the Latino culture, underscored by his bent for the 'harmonic' & the 'melodic'....This is pure invigorating energy assimilated into what he plays & delivered musically. Harvie & group give us a version of an organic synthesis of sound & musical style expanded & enriched by his choice of repertory.

George W. Carroll                                        E Jazz News

Harvie S’s inimitable, fearless and fun-filled approach to Latin jazz reaches a new pinnacle on Funky Cha………..

This is a hallmark of musicianship, and one of many reasons that Funky Cha will impress.

 Todd S. Jenkins                                    Jazz Review.com

Wild, raucous, rhythmic interplay between the principal instruments and the Latin percussion, coupled with the characteristic driving beat, make sitting still impossible.

Dean M. Shapiro                                         American Wired

The collective musicianship on this remarkable recording is at the highest level. The recording quality and the mix on each track is also excellent. The musical energy here is one that you don’t hear very often. Also, the pacing of the compositions serve to balance everything; there obviously was a considerable musical thought process at play here.

John Ferrara                                   www.jazzradio247.com

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New CD by the WJO "All In"

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