Reviews and Articles
Yuma Jazz Company expands airplay, venues.
Darren Daronco, Yuma Sun, October 14, 2011
"I view jazz as a canvas you are about to create upon. You never know what is going to happen until it happens. Every show is different based on the feeling of the audience you are playing for, the moods of the people who are playing, the venue itself, and any number of factors."
Yuma Jazz Company has CD release party
Darin Fenger, Yuma Sun, August 11, 2010
"Fans of Yuma Jazz Company will soon have a new round of music for command performances at home or in the car."
Jazz to celebrate Juneteenth
Darin Fenger, Yuma Sun, June 7, 2010
"Local musicians will serenade audiences with the sweet sounds of jazz Friday during a celebration of the black American influence on a truly American style of music."
Jazz and Lutes go well together
Chris McDaniel, Yuma Sun, September 16, 2009
"...[Mr. Coz] can still literally blow me out of the concert hall with his ridiculous syncopated Afro-Cubano style jazz rhythms."
Dueling trumpets next week at Lutes
Chris McDaniel, Yuma Sun, May 8, 2009
"...it is special when you bring someone new in. That is the nature of jazz because when you bring in a fresh perspective, especially when they are an excellent player, it changes the whole sound."
Village Jazz Series Returns
Pam M. Smith, Yuma Sun, January 12, 2009
Yuma Jazz Company celebrates another season in its desert oasis
Erin Orozco, Yuma Sun, August 21, 2008
"The members of the Yuma Jazz Company don't have to travel far to find an audience. A jazz haven already exists in the middle of the desert, they say."
Jazzing up Yuma - First-of-its-kind performance series a new option for the musically minded. (pdf)
Dave Nash, "33.10", March 7 & 8, 2007
Yuma Jazz Company releases CD
Pam M. Smith, Yuma Sun, January 3, 2007
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Kassandra Hall, Yuma In Motion, July-August 2006
"When thinking of cities that present diverse and delicious flavors of artistry and culture, Yuma may not occupy a prominent position within your artistic palette. The arts, however, are alive and thriving in Yuma and Steven Hennig is a testament to that."
Sweet sounds for delicious dinners
Darin Fenger, Yuma Sun, April 4, 2006
"The Yuma Jazz Quartet is dishing up a spicy sound at a local restaurant and it seems that audiences' appetite for the group just isn't going away. "
Yuma Jazz Company - Shades After Dark
AZjazz Magazine, 2006
"Shades After Dark is the first release from the Yuma Jazz Company, a quintet that has been playing live throughout southwest Arizona since 2002. Versatility is the key word on this album as Yuma Jazz Company shows just why they've been such a successful live group for the last three years. Tunes range from heartfelt ballads like "Early Morning Low Clouds" to smooth Latin pieces like the opening track "Cabo Bossa." Each of the eight songs is built around the improvisational chops of Steven Hennig on trumpet and flugelhorn and Brian Carlson on alto and tenor saxophones, who complement each other perfectly. A tight rhythm section featuring Carl Posch on guitar, Jon Knudtson on bass and Brandon Coz on drums shines throughout the album. The band is at its best on "Cabo Bossa," delivering all the goods in a tune that, frankly, makes you want to dance."
A deeper shade of cool: Yuma Jazz Company releases compact Disc
Darin Fenger, Yuma Sun, November 19, 2004
"After years of jonesing for a CD from their favorite group, fans of the Yuma Jazz Company can finally stop singing the blues."
CD Review of Yuma Jazz Company - Shades After Dark
John Gilbert, Jazz Review
Gilbert describes the group's music as "refreshing," "stylish," "imaginative," and "passionate."
Yuma Jazz Company: Shades After Dark
Linda Goshay, Jazz Now, July 2005
"Hennig's trumpet playing, fine writing and the band's arrangements shine throughout."
Cool tunes for hot nights
YumaSun.com, May 21, 2004
"Their sound may be smooth and cool but their schedule these days is nothing short of wild and hot."
Cookin' up a jazzy summer
YumaSun.com, May 2, 2003
"Stirring up Yuma's usual hot-weather doldrums simply sounds cool."
