photo by Palma Fiacco
Selected Press
THE New york times
“Near the end of “Visions of Your Other” comes a standout, “Hopeful Heart,” a neatly balanced tune in an odd meter. O’Farrill begins his solo about halfway through the track, and it sounds as if he’s starting a conversation with a stranger, tentative and broadcasting caution. Then the harmony shifts, and he seems to find a riverbed coursing through the chord changes: His improvising begins to roll down easily, as simple and elegant as the trumpet playing on an old Mexican danzón record.”
NPR
"The two horns play together a lot, kibitzing behind each other solos. And that's a good thing. The rhythm duo is just as tight and active, moving their beats and phrases around. A ragged edge underscores the band's exuberance."
POPMATTERS
“As tight and hip as this quartet is, O'Farrill is becoming a soloist who simply must be heard for his trumpet mastery along. "Get Thee Behind Me Satan", the Irving Berlin tune known mainly from its Ella Fitzgerald reading, is treated here as a six-minute meditation for solo trumpet. O'Farrill takes his time, pulling every possibility from every note.”
CHICAGO READER
“The album, which was recorded in the midst of a tour, captures the band playing with serious heat and interactive brio. This time out Adam explicitly draws upon nonjazz sources, opening with a thrilling adaptation of a northern Mexican folk tune called “Siiva Moiiva” and ending with a smoldering rendition of “Pour Maman,” an electro-soul song by New York singer-songwriter Gabriel Gárzon-Montano. While it’s early in 2018, I haven’t heard a better jazz record yet this year.”- Peter Margasak, The Chicago Reader (preview of Chicago show in Feb. 2018/second album)
PASTE MAGAZINE
“What came out of that night is Stranger Days, a solid, swinging post-bop group that blends funk and hip-hop influences into the mix even as they evoke the minimalist charge of Cannonball Adderley’s Somethin’ Else or the maximalist gush of a Rahsaan Roland Kirk session.”- Robert Ham, Paste Magazine (premiere of “Monochrome Fantasy” music video)