Clearwater HOt Club

 

Reviews

Jazz Police, April 2009 They aren't related by biology but Sam Miltich and Dave Karr seem to have a lot more in common than their red socks -- at least a musical and perhaps a spiritual kinship. The 20-something swing guitarist and the 70-something king of bop saxophone find plenty of familiar intimacy on their new duet recording.          Read the full review herehttp://www.jazzpolice.com/content/view/8271/115/shapeimage_1_link_0
Duluth Budgeteer, November 2008 "Just You, Just Me,” ... gracefully floats out of your speakers. This is the sound of a group at the top of their game.
Jazz Police, November 2008 The title track is introduced by Sam’s sweet solo, followed by Sam and Dave in duet before the full quartet joins in at full if gentle swing. Sam and Dave trade leading roles, complementing each other perfectly, and setting expectations for all that follows. Read the full review herehttp://www.jazzpolice.com/content/view/8005/115/shapeimage_3_link_0
Gypsy Jazz: In Search of Django Reinhardt and the Soul of Gypsy Swing Michael Dregni, Oxford University Press, 2008. Sammo  appears impossibly young, especially to be playing this venerable music with such eloquence. “All of Me,” Django's “Swing 41,” “Night and Day,” “Somewhere over the Rainbow,” -- he plays it all, launching elegant improvisations that carry you far away from a Minnesota winter night back in time to the City of Ligthts in the 1930s.
Vintage Guitar Magazine, April 2005 "May Rain" displays a dramatic maturity and sophistication while not losing the joy of playing that jumped off the tracks of his first CD...the band's original compositions best showcase its originality... Throughout, Sam's guitarwork is spirited, inventive, hot...

Copyright © 2012 Sam Miltich