REVIEWS
Metro Active
“A major force” on the American jazz scene who’s been touring internationally with Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Avishai Cohen, Jeff ‘Tain’ Watts, Steve Coleman and Dave Douglas, Terry devoted his second release, Ye-dé-gbé: Afro-Caribbean Legacy, to an electrifying synthesis of state-of-the-art post-bop improvisation and Arará musical forms.” —Metro Active
New York City Jazz Record
“A leading figure among the generation of Cuban artists presently enriching the international jazz scene”, saxophonist/composer Yosvany Terry continues to advance the music narrowly known as Latin jazz, with a style concurrently rooted in the AfroCuban traditions of his native land and motivated by the innovative imperatives of the contemporary jazz and modern improvised music flourishing in his adopted New York environs.” —New York City Jazz Record
Los Angeles Times
“Terry’s alto saxophone playing “[roves] comfortably from sweet-sounding lyricism to wild-eyed avant-garde.” —Los Angeles Times
All About Jazz
“This exceptional, “multilayered record (Metamorphosis) manages to be simultaneously accessible and profound, signaling the arrival of a young composer and bandleader with a distinctive personal vision.” —All About Jazz
Latin Beat Percussion Magazine
“Like his father, Yosvany Terry is one of the best Chekeré players in the world today. “He effortlessly manipulates the instrument creating rich sounds and rhythms both as backgrounds and solos.” —Latin Beat Percussion Magazine
Hot House Jazz Magazine
“Terry is an electrical current of artistry.” —Stephanie Jones, Hot House Jazz Magazine
Jazz da Gama
“Undoubtedly the main attraction here is not simply the brilliance of each of the musicians’ playing, but their partnership between saxophone, piano and cello, making the music of this Bohemian Trio superbly richer in possibilities. “Each piece is a study in the art of musical intrigue as far as melody and harmony goes, and in the vibrant rhythmic games that each of the musicians plays among themselves”. The recording by Adam Abeshouse is close-up and deeply involving.” —Raul da Gama, Jazz da Gama
Charleston City Paper
“The Trio opened with a piece influenced by traditional Latin American sounds, called “Bohemia: Memories from Childhood,” by Yosvany Terry. (Not only does Terry play numerous instruments throughout the performance, he also composes half of the music). The piece began in an uneasy tone — sad, haunting, and dissonant. Alsonso’s hands swept the piano like leaves fluttering and Terry’s soprano sax was “hypnotic as the Pied Piper.” —Celeste McMaster, Charleston City Paper
The New York Times
“The call of ancestry, and its expression through folklore, has always been a potent preoccupation for Afro-Caribbean jazz musicians in the United States.Yosvany Terry, a saxophonist, percussionist and composer from an influential musical family in Camagüey, Cuba, is “a leader among the current generation, which keeps finding ways of deepening its inquiry.” His latest album amounts to an act of scholarship as well as musical syncretism, and some of his most arresting work. Featuring his band Ye-Dé-Gbé, it’s a celebration of Arara culture, especially as found in the Matanzas province of Cuba.” —Nate Chinen, The New York Times
The Birmingham Times
“An invigorating new CD... “thoroughly groundbreaking! Yosvany Terry is ingenious as he has given new life to some sacred ceremonial music.” —Esther Callens, The Birmingham Times, Alabama
Latin Jazz Network
“Gloriously inspired and significant, inventive and creative...a very important addition to the literature of music...it combines the intensity of the spiritual with premonitions of future music that are at times so phenomenal that this music sounds almost paranormal.” —Raul Da Gama, Latin Jazz Network