Apr 29, 2022 | The Cookers - Results
Legends That Sizzle: The Cookers Offer Hard-Swinging Music “Describing The Cookers as simply an all-star band doesn’t quite do justice to the ensemble, considering its members are of legendary status in the world of jazz.” | Read More at Offbeat...
Feb 8, 2022 | The Cookers - Results
The Cookers: Inflamed Soul “Together, they boast some 500 cumulative years on the planet, playing music tempered by a master control that maneuvers the flame with a Michelin chef’s finesse and discipline.” | Read More at...
Jan 7, 2022 | The Cookers - Results
The Inflamed Soul of The Cookers “As on previous five, the collective septet uncorks rarefied levels of inflamed soul improvisation emblematic of the Cookers’ brand.” | Read More at...
Dec 20, 2021 | NPR, The Cookers - Results
Reflecting on the wisdom of our jazz elders “If I have to choose one standout this year, my pick is The Cookers’ sixth studio album, Look Out!” | Read More at...
Dec 13, 2021 | The Cookers - Results
December 2021 Jazz Record Reviews “4 Stars: Weiss’s arrangements combine aggression and sophistication.” | Read More at...
Nov 5, 2021 | Jazziz, The Cookers - Results
Still Cookin’: Billy Harper enjoys a late-career awakening with The Cookers “Jazz history is rife with brilliant musicians who never received their proper due. Some became bitter, some fell prey to bad lifestyle habits, some died young, some even consigned their...
Nov 2, 2021 | The Cookers - Results
The Cookers and Their Classic Recipes “The only things McBee and his bandmates have expected of each other during their time as an ensemble have been excellence, creativity, and the ability to fully realize their collective artistic hopes.” | Read More...
Oct 19, 2021 | The Cookers - Results
Stereogum features The Cookers – “The Mystery Of Monifa Brown” “The Cookers are one of my favorite groups, period.” | Read More at...
Oct 4, 2021 | The Cookers - Results
The Cookers, Look Out! (Gearbox Records) “While there is generous solo space for each musician to take off with enthusiastic support from the group, the ensemble work is magnificently impressive.” | Read More at...
Oct 4, 2021 | The Cookers - Results, Washington Post
In the Cookers, collective centuries of heat “Over 35 years later, in 2001, trumpeter David Weiss, an arranger and sideman for Hubbard, was approached by a longtime admirer about a Cookers reunion concert to take place at Brooklyn’s Up Over Jazz Café in Park...
Oct 1, 2021 | The Cookers - Results
Jazz Supergroup The Cookers Sizzle Again on Look Out! “Jazz royalty bleeds all over this esteemed septet who deliver their sixth album with Look Out! On the UK’s Gearbox label.” | Read More at Glide...
Sep 29, 2021 | The Cookers - Results
Graded on a Curve: The Cookers, Look Out! “Choosing The Cookers as a band name establishes a level of self-awareness on the part of the participating instrumentalists.” | Read More at The Vinyl...
Sep 17, 2021 | The Cookers - Results
All-Star Jazz Band The Cookers Play Dazzle Before Releasing Their First Album in Five Years “Last March, the guys in jazz supergroup The Cookers were set to record a live album in London as part of a European tour. ” | Read More at...
Sep 17, 2021 | New York Times, The Cookers - Results
New York Times lists The Cookers among their fall preview Read More at...
Aug 17, 2021 | The Cookers - Results
Take Five: The Cookers Regroup, and Andrew Cyrille Brings the News “The all-star group — with Eddie Henderson and David Weiss on trumpets, Billy Harper and Donald Harrison on saxophones, George Cables on piano, Cecil McBee on bass and Billy Hart on drums — has...
