Clippings & Major Music Critic Quotes
The Internet has enabled practically anyone with a computer and book on direct marketing to present themselves as a professional. There's usually two things you'll never find on those websites: 1) Actual heat of the moment, on the bandstand performance video and 2) notices from well known major jazz critics. Much like your resume, this page, along with the full text press articles page, constitutes some of the many verifiable accomplishments of Robert Conti throughout his teaching and performing career. You can be sure that you are dealing with a true professional and not some direct marketing firm.
Newspapers, Magazines & Other Periodicals
Quotes By Major Music Critics
"This guy changes everything! The man not only does it all, he does it all with class and ruthless precision, there?s a new sheriff in town. His name is Conti."
-Jim LaDiana,
Just Jazz Guitar Magazine
"A world-class guitarist.. It's as if he's his own trio."
-Bill Kohlhaase,
LA Times Music Columnist
"Conti is a superior guitarist. A refreshing musical purity."
-Billboard Magazine
Top Ten Jazz Concerts, 1992
"Conti shows plenty of heart as well as technique? Go see him!"
-Bill Kohlhaase,
LA Times Music Columnist
"Conti, who possesses enough technique for two men was dazzling."
-Zan Stewart,
LA Times Music Columnist
"Conti is an extroverted and powerful improviser."
-Scott Yanow,
The Jazz Link, San Diego, California
"A guitaristic TOUR-DE-FORCE, unerring technical command... We simply haven't heard guitar playing this good in years. Make no mistake, Conti is a monster musician who's got it all covered, a rediscovered genius."
-Pete Welding,
Guitar World Magazine
"A player of great virtuosity... and an imaginative composer as well."
-David Franklin,
The Jazz Times
"Robert Conti has impressive technique which produces fluent effective improvisations using the whole range of his instrument, Conti is in complete control."
-Ray Spencer,
International Jazz Journal London
"The man redefines world class with unbelievable skill that simply defies belief and human capacity - one of the very best the world has to offer! Your eyes will believe your ears only when you see this extraordinarily gifted musician in a live performance - a spectacular listening experience you?ll never forget!"
-Michael Costantini,
Pinnacle Records
"Robert Conti is well on his way to become a legend in his own lifetime. . .a consummate master."
-Albert Marx,
60 Year Veteran Record Producer Discovery Records
"Ingenious harmonic conception."
-Harvey Siders,
Major Los Angeles Music Critic
"Conti is one of the great musicians of our time."
-Gerald Wilson,
Composer, Arranger,
Lecturer, Musician Extraordinaire
"Robert Conti makes his mark by being dazzlingly clean-lined and lyrical."
-Bob Young,
Jazziz Magazine
"Mix the enthusiasm of a city kid with equal parts of Wes Montgomery, Johnny Smith, and Howard Roberts, then season heavily with equal parts of Oscar Peterson and Charlie Parker. Stir vigorously for twenty years, and you?ve created the sound of Robert Conti!"
-Otto Gust,
President and Executive Producer,
Time Is Records
"Brilliant, Stunning!"
-Dudley Moore,
Actor & Musician
"Musicians of Conti's caliber are a precious commodity. The chance to see such talent in an intimate setting is almost as rare as the number of people who possess that kind of talent in the first place."
-Dan McDonald,
Florida Times Union
"Robert Conti's technical facility is awesome."
-Pete Mandell,
Downbeat Columnist & TV Jazz Host,
Atlanta, Georgia
"Effortless sounding."
-Guitar Player Magazine
"Throughout, his quartet is superb. Conti's touch is fantastic!"
-Ralph Berton,
The Music Box Magazine
"A fluid guitarist with a lush approach to melody."
-High Fidelity Magazine
"Warm assured playing . . . refreshingly innovative . . . luxurious chordal voicings."
-Paul Hodgins,
Music Columnist, The Register
"This (Conti) is more than a lounge act, it is a cultural experience."
-Fifi Chao,
Premier Dining Columnist, O.C.Business Journal
"Robert Conti is a consummate musician who moves with ease from beautiful solo readings to straight-ahead jazz."
-Jay Roebuck,
Music Columnist, The Register
"Conti could be the greatest guitarist alive."
-Duncan Blaine,
MNH/CD Review
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