Yuma Jazz Company is offering old school jazz grooves with the new track "Dime Store Novel"
- Anna Abbott, Your Digital Wall, Nov 25, 2021
"As for the track, it has a retro jazz groove that is finely calibrated with organic tunes of the trumpet, guitar, and bass. With a clock time of six and a half minutes, it is pretty engaging and enjoyable for all kinds of listeners. The track catches its funky progress from the beginning and keeps evolving with smooth transitions and solo inputs. It is a musical treat to enjoy a perfectly jazz-soaked night."
Yuma Jazz Company records new album, "A Night Such As This" (pdf)
- John Vaughn Bajo El Sol Editor, Yuma Sun, Oct 21, 2020
"The album showcases a variety of jazz styles, including New Orleans street beat, jazz rock fusion, swing and a Latin jazz subgenre that Hennig has dubbed 'Brandon suave,' in a tongue-in-cheek tribute to Yuma Jazz member Brandon Coz."
A MEMORABLE NIGHT AT THE VILLAGE JAZZ SERIES
- Randy Love, Jazz Alive - Review, March 15, 2015
"Be forewarned Yuma, the Yuma Jazz Company is the best combo group in town. Long live the music of Jazz and the men and women who nourish and communicate this music to their children, our children and all children."
Le Jazz Hot!
- Espy Press Blog, January 17, 2014
"For nearly fourteen years now, the Yuma Jazz Company has brought cool jazz stylings to Southern Arizona."
Yuma Jazz Company expands airplay, venues. (article no longer available)
- Darren Daronco, Yuma Sun, October 14, 2011
"I view jazz as a canvas you are about to create upon. You never know what is going to happen until it happens. Every show is different based on the feeling of the audience you are playing for, the moods of the people who are playing, the venue itself, and any number of factors."
Yuma Jazz Company has CD release party (article no longer available)
- Darin Fenger, Yuma Sun, August 11, 2010
"Fans of Yuma Jazz Company will soon have a new round of music for command performances at home or in the car."
Jazz to celebrate Juneteenth
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- Darin Fenger, Yuma Sun, June 7, 2010
"Local musicians will serenade audiences with the sweet sounds of jazz Friday during a celebration of the black American influence on a truly American style of music."
Jazz and Lutes go well together
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Chris McDaniel, Yuma Sun, September 16, 2009
"...[Mr. Coz] can still literally blow me out of the concert hall with his ridiculous syncopated Afro-Cubano style jazz rhythms."
Dueling trumpets next week at Lutes
Chris McDaniel, Yuma Sun, May 8, 2009
"...it is special when you bring someone new in. That is the nature of jazz because when you bring in a fresh perspective, especially when they are an excellent player, it changes the whole sound."
Village Jazz Series Returns
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Pam M. Smith, Yuma Sun, January 12, 2009
Yuma Jazz Company celebrates another season in its desert oasis (pdf)
Erin Orozco, Yuma Sun, August 21, 2008
"The members of the Yuma Jazz Company don't have to travel far to find an audience. A jazz haven already exists in the middle of the desert, they say."
Jazzing up Yuma - First-of-its-kind performance series a new option for the musically minded. (pdf)
- Dave Nash, "33.10", March 7 & 8, 2007
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Kassandra Hall, Yuma In Motion, July-August 2006
"When thinking of cities that present diverse and delicious flavors of artistry and culture, Yuma may not occupy a prominent position within your artistic palette. The arts, however, are alive and thriving in Yuma and Steven Hennig is a testament to that."
Yuma Jazz Company - Shades After Dark
- AZjazz Magazine, 2006
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"Shades After Dark is the first release from the Yuma Jazz Company, a quintet that has been playing live throughout southwest Arizona since 2002. Versatility is the key word on this album as Yuma Jazz Company shows just why they've been such a successful live group for the last three years. Tunes range from heartfelt ballads like "Early Morning Low Clouds" to smooth Latin pieces like the opening track "Cabo Bossa." Each of the eight songs is built around the improvisational chops of Steven Hennig on trumpet and flugelhorn and Brian Carlson on alto and tenor saxophones, who complement each other perfectly. A tight rhythm section featuring Carl Posch on guitar, Jon Knudtson on bass and Brandon Coz on drums shines throughout the album. The band is at its best on "Cabo Bossa," delivering all the goods in a tune that, frankly, makes you want to dance."
Yuma Jazz Company: Shades After Dark
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-Linda Goshay, Jazz Now, July 2005
"Hennig's trumpet playing, fine writing and the band's arrangements shine throughout."
