LABYRINTH - JACAM MANRICKS

Features:  Ben Monder-guitar  Jacob Sacks-piano  Thomas Morgan-bass  Tyshawn Sorey-drums  Jacam Manricks-sax and woodwinds and composition  Chamber Orchestra on two tracks

Recorded June 6 and 7 2008 at Bennett Studios New Jersey

Enginneer Al Perrotta

Mixed and Mastered by Dave Kowalski

Post Contemporary Chamber Jazz released May 12, 2009   

Labyrinth was recorded at Bennett Studios in New Jersey and released May 22nd 2009 on the Manricks Music record label. The album has received over 20 reviews in major jazz media magazines, websites and newspapers around the world. !

“(Manricks) does for jazz what author Walt Whitman did for existentialism, he gives the genre meaning that people can relate to and apply to their own lives.” –Jazz Times, Susan Frances!

“(Manricks is) A composer beyond the confines of genre perception... mellifluous...meditative...beautifully contoured...An impressive collection of pieces” –DownBeat, Micheal Jackson!

“...He (Manricks) references Debussy, Schoenberg and Ravel, as well as Gil Evans, creating distinctively personal compositions whose lucid development, despite their complexity, makes them remarkably accessible... Heʼs also a very individual, cliche-free soloist...” 5 stars –The Irish Times Reviewed, Ray Comiskey!