Wanted to give you a big thumbs up for your over the top performance at the Paul Motian tribute concert at the Renaissance Riverfront Center for the Arts. You captured the essence of his musicality. The band was superb, and your drumming style was perfect to illustrate Paul's style. I wish my ride cymbal technique was good enough to do those nice rebounds! Thanks for the recharge and See you again soon!
Paul Masarek
"BEAUTIFUL!!!" MATTHEW LO RE - Multi-Instrumentalist and Composer 2018-08-10
MATTHEW LO RE
"Very moody , meditative piece! I dig it a lot! You were channeling PM (Paul Motian) on that. All you guys are masters of time and space!" STEVE AMEDEE - The Subdudes 2018-08-12
STEVE AMEDEE
"I listened to your new CD all the way home and I have 3 words to describe my thoughts: haunting, mystical and mysterious." "A genuine pleasure and transcendent experience." RON ROLLET...SeaGrove Press 2018-08-14
RON ROLLET
Beautiful Recording. Excellent production values, mix etc. superb performance. Please put it on disc and send it to me. I would be delighted to put it into my radio rotation. SAM HOLMSTOCK - Surrender To the Air Waves 907 WKKL 2019-09-17
SAM HOLMSTOCK
I really enjoyed Lori's work with "Adelante"! Bohemian Cool, Daddio! In spite of the sound-system snafus, I had a great time! SITAR BOB PRICE - Electric Sitar 2019-12-21
SITAR BOB PRICE
Lori's beatnick coolness really rocked the house (Vegans Are Us with A Touch of Soul)...in a smooth soulful way!!! LISA MELIAN - percussionist 2019-12-21
LISA MELIAN
Adelante - the kind of passion that they create with their music is astounding. When I go to their shows, I listen with my eyes closed and it takes me to a place of stillness in my mind. If you love original tunes, cool versions of other folks tunes and extended improvisation - this is the band to see and hear.
JON BENITEZ
The Adelante trio has a very unique, abstract and yet mellow jazz fusion sound that you are sure to enjoy. Their improvisational work feels - sounds like they rehearsed the music. Adelante is certainly a welcome addition to our music lineup.
DARREN BUNTON
Saw ADELANTE'S event on social media and went to see them perform. My friends and I are not necessarily Jazz enthusiasts but I must say we did get into the music last night. Everything was up beat, the musicians are excellent and have a fabulous rapport with the audience. Plan on following them and seeing them in the near future.
RACHEL HALL
Enjoyed live jazz music last night with Adelante jazz trio at a vegan cafe in Vineland. It was a rare treat to hear such wonderful jazz close to home!! Excellent percussion, flute, bass guitar and saxophone.
ED and LOIS DIORIO
I highly recommend checking out this talented jazz trio called Adelante. It's not often you get to see live music in small venues anymore. These musicians play with so much passion...they will not disappoint you!
SANDY SIDDONS
Not only is Jody a great drummer, he is an awesome professor in Psychology!!
CRYSTAL CHRISTIANSEN
To experience the music of Adelante is to be taken on an aural journey that touches mind, body and spirit. The music of Adelante is rooted in the improvisational approaches of Modern Jazz, Classical Music and Pop Music. Adelante creates a musical brew that knows no musical boundaries…relishing in the challenge, that all musical styles can be complimentary and weaved together to create something musically and sonically beautiful, new and unique.
"ADELANTE IS LIKE HEARING A RAINBOW"...Dr. John Kellmayer
Dr. JOHN KELLMAYER
What an extraordinary afternoon we enjoyed in Olly’s Garden adjoining All Saints’ Episcopal Church with the gifted jazz ensemble Adelante! These talented and imaginative musicians had the crowd gathered there in the shade mesmerized, relaxed and uplifted – all at the same time. They put their own creative twist to some cherished classics, like Simple Gifts, and their freeform “smooth jazz” improvisations were absolutely first-rate. At the end of the concert, countless people asked me, “Father, when are you having them back?”
FATHER MAX WOLF
"Adelante mesmerized the outdoor audience with fresh melodious sounds and vibrations which echoed through the streets of Rehoboth Beach, DE. This jazz ensemble is exceptional individually and as a group."
ALEX HALSABECK
After listening to the music. My first thought when I heard it was of Frisell (one of my favorite musicians). I love that way of playing, everyone is
open to what's happening in the moment.
JEFF BALLARD
A pleasing guitar trio with a Metheny-Esque sound, melodic with a compelling rhythmic motion and sound.
MICHAEL SHRIEVE
Adelante has woven a magical tapestry of sound in this set
recorded live at the Psalm Salon in Philadelphia. The ensemble's
freeform improvisations takes listeners on a delightful journey. Jack
Jesiolowski's guitar sound is particularly noteworthy; it's simply gorgeous.
This sound imbues the group with a calm yet penetrating aura, providing the
music with a presence that's both here and now as well as reminiscent
of the finest trios in jazz. Drummer and founder Jody Janetta utilizes a rich
array of percussive sounds and grooves, while bassist Stephen Testa
holds it all together from the bottom up.To my ears, the band continues a
guitar band innovation and tradition set into motion back in the 1960s
by Gabor Szabo, and I find this a most welcome set amidst all of the
good noise being made by numerous artists today. The Philadelphia area
has long been home to some of the brightest names in jazz; you can add
Adelante to this august group of musicians.
Enjoy "Psalm." The audience did, and so do I.
PETER ERSKINE
Adelante is reaching and I appreciate that. So much of the music we hear in our day to day listening is pre-formulated to travel from Point A to B without a hitch. Personally, I've always found this to be a let down. Music is, at it's finest, an interpretation of our existance and the expression of such, should be both adventurous and exploratory. Adelante is embracing this concept. The music comes from a place of expressive freedom and that is a place that too little music lives, in my opinion. Thanks for sharing Jody!
DAMIAN ERSKINE
I just mixed a trio of seasoned musicians collectively known as "Adelante." Their influences were clearly eclectic, and their sound was long-marinated in jazz. Jack Jez churned out improvised melodies over clever chord inversions on his guitar through a tube amp, slightly over-driven with effects. With an "all access pass" to any note on his six-string bass, Steve masterfully held down the bottom end through a custom rig. He blended melodies with rythms and glued together keyboards and percussion. Focused on his playing I couldn't help but think of bass greats Steve Swallow and Miroslov Vitous. J.Jody - a true student of great drummers and percussionists - relentlessly drove the band with traps, an array of cymbals, chimes, ankle bells and shakers. It was the first time a drummer ever asked me to place a pair of mics at his feet.
These guys held a large outdoor audience spellbound for 2 hours. Check 'em out!
STEVE E. LOVE
"The music of Jody Janetta and Adelante is truly universal. It is a melody for all ages, and it will no doubt inspire you." I have been attending The Jazz Bridge concert series in Collingswood, NJ since it's inception. Adelante's concert on March 1, 2012 was without question the best performance of any artist to date.
HEATHER GERAGHTY
"That music you guys were playing at Borders was awesome. It's the kind of stuff I'm always looking for but can never find.
I'm going to use your music as inpiration to elevate my poetry.
I wish someone from ECM could put an ear on it."
COLE LARRY EUBANKS
"....I wanted to thank you AGAIN for the Adelante CD you slipped me years ago. You have no idea (well, maybe now you do) how much I've enjoyed it all this time. It's great to get up with, and great to go to sleep with as well. Last night AND this morning I played it/ it probably hits my player about once a month which is pretty "heavy rotation" for me. So dreamy, so eloquently played. Still makes me think of Weather Report, esp. "I Sing The Body Electric". A job well done ..... George Wallace (recording artist).
GEORGE WALLACE
BILL MCLAUGHLIN
I'm not a fan of jazz, but Adelante's original approach to jazz/improvised music really captured me...Jody's drumming is "A Heartbeat, A Natural Force That Pins You! "...Jack and Xar really are wonderful players that are right there with Jody...
PENNY ALTNAN
"Adelante is a jazz force to be reckoned with...lively, energetic and always a crowd pleaser. The Fuel House always considers it a privelage to have them perform on our stage...and always to an attentive and appreciative audience"
RUSSELL SWANSON
MARK MELHORN
SUMI
GEORGIE “The Blacksmith” BONDS
“Adelante’s” instrumentation consists primarily of Guitar/Chapman Stick/Warr Touch-Style Guitar and Loops, Saxophones/Flutes and Drums/Percussion and they collectively produce an ethereal form of jazz that seems to have originated on a different planet. The cd features 3 compositions/improvisations, 2 “short” ones(both over 7minutes) and “Travellers Suite”, an extended piece of a half-hour that evolves slowly through a variety of sonic territories, from jazz to Tangerine Dream like space bubbles and a wonderful atmospheric groove that almost reminds me of Michael Brooks “Hybrid” cd. It also features some very tasty Warr Guitar solos. Its worth mentioning that the production has a fascinatingly live quality to it. What you hear is the music in its raw, live form without the studio trickery usually associated with this type of music….WILLIAM BAJZEK-Editor, “Tap Reviews”.
The seamless combination of Dan Oasterweil’s alto sax, J.Jody Janetta’s percussion and Paul Mimlitsch’s guitar relaxes you like a good George Winston piano solo or the lush vocals of Enya. The first song, the almost 10 minute “Tapestry” is reminiscent of the eerie soundtrack to the movie “Blade Runner” done by new age artist Vangelis. In fact the entire cd, which only features 3 songs, will remind you of background music for a movie soundtrack…The highlight of the cd is the 28 minute “Travelers Suite”. Divided into 4 distinct sections, the song hits on each member’s strengths…if you’re looking to kick-back and relax after a long day, this might be your answer. These guys can definitely play, and don’t be surprised someday if you see them scoring a movie soundtrack themselves…MARK MELHORN-Editor, The Press/At The Shore.
“Adelante” put me exactly where I needed to be. “For S.P.” in particular…with Paul Mimlitsch’s rolling, drone-like loops, Dan Osterweils’s faraway flutes and J.Jody Janetta’s spare percussive riffs building slowly into a warm, meditative, nearly orchestral mix…filled my head with comforting sonics to replace the clatter of my busy life. My consciousness was informed by the music and my mood was altered for the better. The 28 minute “Travellers Suite” came off like the perfect soundtrack to a wacky day at home. Again the music informed(and was informed) by the actions surrounding it. What more could one ask of ambient music than to have it expand ones state of mind and help one to appreciate the present moment.
“Adelante” draws from a grab bag of influences that include improvisational jazz, contemporary classical, world/folk traditions and trance music. Yet the members achieve their own sound, which comes off as remarkably natural and not over produced.
“Adelante” should be a welcomed addition to any music library. Its masterful musicianship, superb sound quality and earnest, free-form approach will take you places you’ve never been. It will expand your mind and heart…
ROOSEVELT LEWIS JR
“Adelante’s” delicious improvisations knitted me and my soul together…Wow! What a journey these musicians take you on…
DORIE ROTHMAN
This ensemble is absolutely fantastic. You will be taken on a musical journey like no other you have ever experienced…
BOB JOHNSON
“Adelante” performs improvised music of the highest order. The musicianship and creative output of the members of “Adelante” are somewhat other-worldly…”Adelante’s” music is not to be missed…