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"He's got the technical command you'd expect of a conservatory-trained virtuoso, and the kind of expressive potency that can only be learned on the improvising bandstand, but what's most impressive about his music is that it's so deliciously good-natured." - Alex Varty, Vancouver Straight, February 2010
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"Of het nou pop is of jazz, dat maakt helemaal niks meer uit. Er kan maar een de beste zijn in dit grensgebied en in Nederland is dat zonder twijfel Eric Vloeimans." - Rob Chevallier, de Gelderlander, February 2010
"It is little wonder why Dutch-born Eric Vloeimans is considered one of the most influential trumpet players of his generation. An accomplished storyteller, Vloeimans refuses to restrict himself to any particular melodic format or sonic texture." - Ernest Barteldes, Miami New Times October 2008 " Eric Vloeimans is a top jazz player from the Netherlands. And his set captured here live at Oakland's great Yoshi's jazz club ought to make him better known here. His unusual trio of pianist Harmen Fraanje and guitarist Anton Goudsmit makes for an unconventional, drum-free setup...The Dutch boys score". Philadelphia Inquirer, July 2009 "Dutch trumpet player Eric Vloeimans shows himself to be fluent at making melodic compounds that leap off the pages as they go through various stages of metamorphosis, in addition to being an ardent improviser.Ê He demonstrates a visceral awareness of the multi-colored facets of his instrument enabling him to move from the soaring peals of the high notes to the creamy lesions of the low ones in a few breaths...". Jazzreview.com, November 2009 "In terms of lush, exuberant melody, this is without question the most beautiful album of the year in any style of music. Warm, plaintive, sometimes soaring, sometimes contemplative, this live recording by Dutch jazz trumpeter Eric Vloeimans, guitarist Anton Goudsmit and pianist Harmen Fraanje - just out on Challenge Records - captures a characteristic, richly memorable performance. If you get the chance to see this group, don't pass it up. One part jazz, one part late 19th century Romanticism, with influences from the pampas of Argentina to the Portuguese coast, their style is indelibly unique. What a treat it must have been to be in the club the night this album was made." Lucid Culture, September 2009 4-stars. AMG Album pick "This is polished, sophisticated, under-the-radar music, exceptionally conceived and played, that exemplifies what contemporary continental jazz..." - Michael G. Nastos, All Music Guide about Live at Yoshi's 2009 "Mr. Vloeimans, a Dutch trumpeter with a melodic style evocative of late-period Miles Davis." - Nate Chinen, New York Times June 2009 "Hyper presents one of the freshest takes on electronic jazz in some time. From its enthusiastic reaction, the audience it was recorded in front of apparently agrees." - Ross Boissoneau, Jazziz July 2009
...Vloeimans is in great form and, with a band so acutely aware of the dynamics of the groove, delivers a series of solos full of mature authority throughout...
..trompette majeure...
... The bonus track, "Voix du Fou," is yet another fascinating ditty that, given its Henri Michaux-derived subtitle,
seemingly seeks to assail insanity as a means of preventing the death of one's voice. If this is Vloeimans'
idea of insanity and expression of one's voice, let me be the first to utter a deranged shout!....
The rest of the material attests to the fact that Gatecrash's music is breathable, seriously unpretentious,
fun, beautiful, profound and just plain good.
" Nothing makes me as happy as the trumpet of Eric Vloeimans. Every day. He blows so much purpose and beauty into life."
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