... reviews All About Jazz! "...hail from the New Orleans area, and have spent some quality time honing their individual talents at the University of New Orleans Jazz Studies program chaired by the estimable Ellis Marsalis. ... Trumpeter, Mark Rapp follows suit while embarking on a solo which features rapid phrasing and a fat brassy tone as the lads “gleefully” explore post bop modernism with a contemporary yet hard-edged feel. Mark Rapp’s “In The Moment” invokes a classic 60’s Blue Note feel featuring plenty of depth and solo space... “In The Moment” showcases pianist Charlie Dennard and more effective soloing by the musicians as this composition flaunts pleasing melodies amid memorable choruses. From the onset, it is apparent that these gentlemen took great care with compositional form and execution. ...On this piece (Brent Rose’ “Oohbobabebop”), the alluring and climactic nature of the horn arrangement keeps this tune pumping and jumping further enhanced by Mark Rapp’s mid to high register trumpet passages. Here, Rapp throws in some growls and extended note “slurs” perhaps paying respect to the New Orleans tradition, hearkening back to the days of Louie Armstrong. ...the compositions are first rate and refreshingly memorable." — By Glenn Astarita Close Window