"Wonderfully complex songs that reverberate with authentic ritual and a hypnotic sense of spiritual energy."
--September, 2009
“The Voice” 88.7FM/Dick Crockett
"Listening to Enclave Diaspora will enhance your conception of an evolving Universe.
It's a dance, a dawning of conglomerate energy, a fusion of pop, Latin and progressive patterns,
and this quartet may be the only one to elevate this message. "
--July, 2009
"Saxophonist/percussionist Hilary Noble and pianist Rebecca Cline have hit upon a winning mix of mixing jazz with Afro-Latin colors on this, their second release.
With the band filled out by Fernando Huergo/b and Steve Langone/dr, the tunes are all upbeat, catchy, and range from the evocative free improvisations of the
“Suite for Yemaya” to the fervent melodies of “Blue Cross” and “Moab”.
Cline’s keyboard work, particularly on “A-Frayed” is percussive and assertive, and Noble
is right on the money, particularly with his flute on “Rue de Buci”. This disc goes out of its way to show that contemporary jazz does not have to mean wimpy."
--July, 2009
"A forward thinking pianist well versed in traditional jazz, fusion, and Afro-Cuban traditions, Cline has brought a powerful voice into her group Enclave which
she co-leads with saxophonist Hilary Noble. Her compositions always push the envelope of musical boundaries and her assertive improvisations drive her band to greater
heights." --July, 2009
"Noble wails intensely on the opener 'Crossroads,' then switches to flute and djembe on the intricate, chopsbusting 'Rue de Buci.'
Cline's Fender Rhodes adds funk to 'A-Frayed' while 'Iyá Modupué' is an excursion into modal improvisation. They travel to Brazil on the sprightly
'Chorinho Pra Lemanja,' to Cuba on the entrancing 'Moab' and further out on the time-shifting 'Mars Bars.'" --April, 2009
"Intellectually meaty and hilarious...Just in time to save Latin jazz from an overworked formula." --February 6, 2009
"Enclave Diaspora is a Latin Jazz treasure anchored in tradition, soaring into the future." --February 3, 2009
"Their performance approach is distinctly modern, finding a coherent blend between rumba, rock solid funk grooves, and free jazz improvisation. Cline displays a wide mastery of harmonic
devices, and her improvisations radiate with the rhythmic power of Cuban music and the lyrical grace of jazz. Noble’s performance voice screams with personality at every turn, as he
boldly twists between funky riffing and screeching freedom, an adventurous and engaging player. Huergo and Langone appear as perfect band mates, acting as a sensitive and interactive
rhythm section." --January 16, 2009
"This new effort, on their own label, is possibly even better...What this boils down to is one of the tightest, most talented four-piece groups
I can remember performing Afro-Atlantic music which embraces Afro-Cuban chant, North American funk, Brazilian chorinho, salsa etc all played with
the feel and fire that can only come from musicians totally dedicated to extending the boundaries of jazz and coming up with music that is absolutely
distinctive." --January 12, 2009
"Enclave is one of the more refreshing and unconventional Latin jazz bands around." --January 10, 2009
"These four musicians are a unit, yet their individuality shines throughout." --January 9, 2009
"Overall, a solid collection of tracks that gives listeners the chance to take the temperature of music available in Enclave's corner of the jazz world — and it's smokin'."
--January 8th, 2009
"Seldom has a band this cerebral been so swinging...Jazz of great feeling and brilliant implementation." --January 7, 2009
"You do not need to be conversant in Latin folk and religious music and Latin rhythms to dig the music of Enclave, the Boston-area quartet led by pianist Rebecca Cline and
tenor saxophonist, flutist and percussionist Hilary Noble. The soulful expression of the principals and their sidemen, electric bassist Fernando Huergo and drummer Steve Langone,
makes immediate contact irrespective of such details, as heard on their "Enclave Diaspora." --January 4, 2009
"Cline's a pianist who studied with Joanne Brackeen and picked up both her latin flair and avant edge. Noble's a saxophonist who can wax eloquent or turn up the heat."
--December 28, 2008
"Rebecca Cline and Hilary Noble are a duo that like their jazz to be played with funk and strengf
(yes, that’s spelt “s-t-r-e-n-g-f”)...an energetic album that is pretty much Latin jazz at its best."
--December 9, 2008
"I find the music easier to understand than the liner notes. But this is good music and is a pleasure to listen to. Who needs to read anyway?"
--December, 2008
"A fresh take on Latin jazz fusion, this piano/sax led combo continues to make good on initial promises by coming in with original material that kicks ass.
Colorful, fiery, fresh music that’s muy caliente, this is simply one of those party on a platter discs that knows how to let the good times roll.
Solid stuff from a crew you better keep your ears open for."
--November 21, 2008
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Picked as one of ten "Top of the Line/Albums of the Week."
--November 29, 2006
"There's a move afoot in the jazz world to expand the parameters of Latin jazz, with Hilary Noble, Rebecca Cline
and Dafnis Prieto among the prime instigators."
--October 2006
"The melange of Afro-Latin rhythms from Brazil, Cuba and Argentina mixed with free, fusion and post-bop jazz on this recording,
results in a musical style that is fiery and smart, snappy and charged."
"Enclave is a definite must-have for Afro-Latin Jazz enthusiasts and anyone who appreciates music that is flavorful and vivacious.
This precocious quartet plays very well together and offers up some
stellar performances that are sure to have many hips a-swaying, hands a-clapping and yes, claves (where available) clave-ing."
--June 2006
"On their eight originals and a reworking of the standard 'You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To,' saxophonist Hilary Noble and his co-leader
pianist Rebecca Cline perform a stirring blend of Afro-Cuban jazz and passionate post-bop jazz."
"Noble is a particularly outstanding soloist, able to improvise with great intensity but also melodic warmth at times, whether on tenor,
soprano, alto, or flute. Rebecca Cline is just as versatile, taking 'Eleven Ruminations' and in other spots showing what she has learned
from Gonzalo Rubalcaba and the other great Cuban pianists. Bassist Fernando Huergo and drummer Steve Langone provide stirring support and
musical commentary."
"Whether straight-ahead, Latin, avant-garde, or world music, these performances always hold one's interest, making Enclave a highly recommended
example of modern 21st century jazz." --2006
"The playing is hard-hitting...Noble and Cline have technique to burn...[Noble] often recalls David Murray and Pharoah Sanders.
Cline is harder to pin down, although a Latinate McCoy Tyner comes to mind."
--March 2006
Enclave among Top 10 Recordings of 2005
"Saxophonist, Hilary Noble and pianist, Rebecca Cline make quite the pair. Suffice it to say, the collaboration between the two bears fruit.
Word has it that the duo gave a spirited performance at their CD Release Party, which was held at New York's, Cornelia Street Café. In terms of
the repertoire, expect: post-bop, free jazz and the rhythms of Brazil, Cuba and Argentina. Least I forget, leave a little room for experimentation.
Here's hoping we haven't heard the last of Noble and Cline as a team. Bass player Fernando Huergo and drummer Steve Langone round out the ensemble nicely.
Cline's percussive style and killer montunos are just one of the many surprises on this recording. Standout tracks include: You'd Be So Nice to Come Home
To and Viva Freire." --February 2006
"Noble studied sax with George Garzone and Yusef Lateef, but he also did extra credit in Afro-Cuban percussion, and he puts both to
use here. Cline picked up her piano from Joanne Brackeen and Chucho Valdés, and she delivers the whole package—she's impossible to ignore, even in
the background. Whereas most Latin jazz gravitates toward siesta, leave it to [Noble and Cline] to shake things up." --February 17, 2006
"* * * * Recommended: This is such a refreshing record...Provocative, passionate playing over consistently stimulating tracks."
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February 1, 2006
"El espacio musical que habitan Hilary Noble (saxos, congas y percusión) y Rebecca Cline (piano) no es un enclave cerrado. Muy al contrario, esta
música vigorosa se abre, aquí y allá, a toques de jazz free, drum and bass y otros estilos. La banda es acoplada y enérgica, tanto que a veces parecen ser
más de cuatro."
"Pero las estrellas indiscutibles son los co líderes: Noble impresiona con su energía tanto en los saxos como en las congas, y Cline -quien residió
varios años en San Juan- apuesta por un piano bravo, bien rítmico, listo para inyectar en cualquier momento un montuno en medio de la más compleja exploración
“straight”. El arreglo de You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To es especialmente impresionante." --January 22, 2006
"Saxophonist Hilary Noble joined forces with pianist Rebeca [sic] Cline to record Enclave, with Fernando Huergo (bass) and Steve Langone (drums).
Both Cline and Noble handle the composing dimension with excellent chemistry and enjoyable passages from beginning to end."
--November 2005
"Enclave is a musical exercise combining Latin rhythms with bop, fusion and free jazz. The band includes Fernando Huergo (b) and Steve Langone (d)
while Rebecca plays piano and Hilary plays sax. The experiment has a high yield producing songs with vamp beats like 'Dragon Slayer.' Their arrangement
of "You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To" transforms the tune into an instrumental calypso swinger. 'Once Eleven' finds Hilary soloing free style over cool
beats contrasting with the blue ballad, "Dark Nebula". Overall we found this to be an intriguing session." --2005
"Extraordinario cierre del Jazzfest en el Nuyorican Café del Viejo San Juan" --November 23, 2005
"Saxophonist/conguero Hilary Noble and pianist Rebecca Cline...with their new release, Enclave, [have] come up with hardy hybrid in the best
tradition of jazz eclecticism: a mixing of Downtown ecstatica with south-of-the-border sensibilities."
"...At their CD release party at Cornelia Street Café last month, these musicians gave a spirited live rendition of the album,
track for track, manifesting the interpersonal chemistry, collaborative individualism, and collective aché (positive vibes)
that make this musical aggregation so much more than the sum of its partners. Enclave crosses new borders in Latin jazz,
proving that things are often found, not lost, in translation."
--November 4, 2005
" This album offers some very good Latin (and world) jazz performed by two Americans and their quartet..." --October 27, 2005
"Enclave gets my vote for the best jazz CD of the year. It's fun and intellectually challenging,
flawlessly performed yet marked by a spontaneous elan. Best of all, this kind of free jazz/Latin jazz synthesis
promises to open doors to other artists aiming for something other than recycled Machito."
--October 4, 2005
Descarga Editor's Pick: "Here’s a fine modern Latin jazz record, one that owes a ton to contemporary Cuban jazz playing. Cline, the
pianist in the group, and Noble, the saxophonist and percussionist, float over the electric bass of the bassist Fernando Huergo;
they work through montunos, and even take on a standard — You’d be so Nice to Come Home To — that isn’t Night in Tunesia [sic], or Take the A
Train."
"The writing from the group is uniformly excellent, and the recording is unquestionably a hint of what’s to come in jazz.
Highly Recommended." --September 22, 2005
"Kudos right away to Rebecca Cline's piano mastery, and her unusual use of the wondrous harmonies associated with our beloved jazz idiom.
The standard ''You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To'' is definitely an 'outside' take of this great cover, delivered most capably by Cline's prowess and musical imagination.
Cline's harmonic and melodic lyricism emerges with a constant yet seemingly unstoppable flow of ideas."
"Rebecca and her talented musical partner, reedman Hilary Noble deliver their music still with an essential simplicity that allows us their
interested and edified listeners to be instructed in the ways of jazz. And, this disc is an argument for us to never stop that eternal quest to
learn more about the idiom we love so much." --2005
"Fiery and
pulsating, this exhilarating set by Hilary Noble and
Rebecca Cline blends the rhythmic excitement of Cuba and
Brazil with adventurous post bop and free jazz. He is a
multi-instrumentalist, playing tenor, alto and soprano
saxophones, flute and an array of percussion instruments;
she plays piano."
"Both are interesting composers, having
written, mostly together, all save one of the tunes on
this set. Hilary and Rebecca are ably supported by bass
player Fernando Huergo and drummer Steve Langone. Dramatic,
intense and burning with inner fire, this is music that makes
the listener sit up and pay attention." --2005
"Son 60 minutos de energía y buen jazz con buenas intervenciones de los solistas.
Tanto Hilary Noble como Rebecca Cline presentan su mejor trabajo discográfico hasta el momento."
--2005
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