“Blue Jar has created a lilting and mysterious master class of songs on CD! Blue Jar displays amazing musicianship and the occasional wave of pure inspiration in their playing. This is a real chance to broaden your musical horizons and catch on to same amazing music.”
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Wildy's world
““Pelican Crossing” is like a well-planned, chaotic, romantic, vibrant and plush dream offered up by N. Ireland’s Blue Jar. The album has plenty of vibrant stings and fingers that really extend into a couple different genres and moods. ”
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Mut Asheru, Unsignedthemagazine.com
“each song was done with excellence, by musicians who have a great deal of passion and knowledge. It was great to see wonderful originals mixed in with some great classics, and superb arranging..The emotions this album brings are endless, and we are in great anticipation to hear more from Blue Jar.”
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Staump.com
“Their combined talents and CV's read like a Who's Who of the world of music. The members of Blue Jar are from a mix of jazz/classical/showband/pop and rock backgrounds, but together they defy categorisation, they transcend any label.”
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Pure FM
“playing an eclectic mix combining Django, Grapelli and Eric Satie, with a touch of klezmer (Eastern European, Yiddish, gypsy folk) plus a twist of Jeeves & Wooster fun all wrapped up together. Marvelous! The gentle freneticism of a more cultured past lifts the spirits”
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Kinski, www.newreviewmusic.co.uk
“INTRODUCING TWENTIES STYLE JAZZ SOUNDS with a modern twist, Blue Jar's enchanting Pelican Crossing CD album makes you long for the easy-going, less rushed life of yesterday. ”
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Motorbar
“Blue Jar has such an under-standing of mixing music styles in a subtle, understated way. Gypsy and Russian sounds, blues and raw folk are over-layed onto the unashamedly quality Jazz groundwork. The band's new airing of After You've Gone and Blue Moon are superb. ”
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Motorbar
“'Blue Jar ingeniously blends traditional folk, jazz, and classical for a uniquely diverse style and sound....artfully done...overall outstanding musicianship. An excellent album...a must have for your next dinner party!”
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Mary Lemanski, LooseyLucy.com
“'a delightful recording of exceptional musicianship that encompasses everything from gypsy jazz and vaudeville to pop to classical. This is one musical stew you can really sink your teeth into.'
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Chicago Jazz
“‘Spring has come to Belfast’”
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NvTv
“This is very good material - thank you.
And such a delightful change from the
endless stream of musical junk that
comes across my desk. ”
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Aardvark Music Ltd
“'the panache of a gypsy style with the accuracy befitting
classically trained musicians' ”
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Linley Hamilton, BBC
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