Press Kit
The New York Times
“Breathtaking balladry”
Rotcodzzaj.com
"Erick’s totally blissed-out trombone to orbit you off into the ether……This is some of the most enjoyable jazz I’ve heard this year."
Audiophile Voice
“His trombone playing is impressive, as is his mellifluous tone... makes an emotional connection on a personally revealing level, and has a dash of hot sauce put in for good measure.”
52nd St. Jazz
“Storckman’s tone and control on the trombone are delicious, smooth, and velvety... His lyric style on the ballad Barbara is particularly beautiful, somewhat reminiscent of Urbie Green, while the plunger-mute solos on the light-hearted shuffle Barefoot Dance fairly brim with good humor. His compositional prowess is impressive; his tunes have grace, balance, and flow, and his melodies are frequently hummable…I’m looking forward to hearing more of Erick Storckman, especially his horn, composing, and arranging.”
Muze.com
“Jazz trombonist/composer Erick Storckman is the kind of artist who can fall too easily between the cracks in a 21st-century musical landscape divided up between classicists and unrelentingly avant-garde free jazzers. SCRAPBOOK stands as proof that contemporary jazz composition is far from a lost art. Storckman is equally adept at penning a spare, elegant ballad, a churning and bluesy burner, or a hard-bopper. SCRAPBOOK provides a candid snapshot of the artist in motion, standing still just long enough for you to catch a glimpse of his muse at work.”
The Newark Star-Ledger
"Storckman laid out a rich banquet of modern mainstream to bordering-abstract sounds, stimulating his musicians and the audience. Storckman is a fine composer and arranger who can write compelling themes and rich textures. When the writing is dense, his ensemble sounds like a little big band. When the writing is leaner, the septet's more like a combo where soloists stand front and center. At points, [Strockman's] big, round notes hung in the air like glowing lanterns."