Jazz Weekly, George W. Harris

****RINGER OF THE WEEK****
Noshir Mody: Stories From The Years of Living Passionately

by George W. Harris • June 5, 2014 •

"Never heard of this guy before, but after taking in this album, I’ve got to find out more about him. Where’s he from? Where’s he been? Who are his influences? No matter, as guitarist/composer Noshir Mody lets the laundry out to dry on this fantastically fascinating album with Tsuyoshi Niwa/ss, Carmen Staaf/p, John Lenis/b and Yutaka Uchida/dr on five tunes that stretch out, but not because of mindlessly indulgent solos, but because the musicians are simply following the music along. A piece such as “The Next Chapter" flows..."