What's Said:
"Well, imagine my surprise to discover Skolnick a fine jazz guitarist, completely capable of getting to the core of songs by a group of artists more associated with classic rock, and transforming them into almost unrecognizable new tunes."
"Like Coryell, Skolnick demonstrates that translating the energy of rock to a jazz context can be a more subtle thing, showing that you can imbue more traditional trappings of swing, modal playing and richer harmony with an edge that doesn't spoil their essential purity."
- John Kelman (All That Jazz)
"Skolnick's revved-up trio stunningly reconfigures tunes by rock icons into jazz-based, guitar trio fare. ****1/2" -Downbeat, March '03
"Yes, here a former metalhead is reborn as a heady jazz guitarist in the Metheny-Scofield mold." - Jazziz, April '03
"Sounds like the longhaired and tattooed stepchild of Joe Pass." -Village Voice, March '03
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