Press |
"Trombonist Regev, an Anthony Braxton acolyte, raises a funky ruckus with drummer Igal Foni and guests. " Time Out New York,, Oct 2007 |
"The duo of the Israeli, New York-based couple of trombonist Reut Regev and drummer Igal Foni, offered a different kind of energy. Regev, a member of Anthony Braxton's ensemble, and her partner Foni rarely collaborate on stage. They last recorded together on fellow Israeli, New York-based sax player Michaël Attias' beautiful Credo (Clean Feed, 2005). They opened the duet with a wild rendition of Jimi Hendrix's “Are You Experienced?” with Regev singing the melody through her trombone and at the same time harmonizing it imaginatively with the sounds of the instrument itself while Fony spiced her playing with a solid groove and wild calls. They continued with their own “Hula Hula,” as the title suggests, a wild tribal dance that the charismatic Regev used as vehicle for her playful and articulate improvisations. The duet concluded their set with a clever cover of Monk's rhythmically complex “Played Twice,” again featuring the elegant manner that Regev and Foni bring to their interpretation of jazz standards while throwing in their shared sense of eccentric humor and playfulness. " All About Jazz, by Eyal Hareuveni, review of Duet show at White Night Festival in Tel Aviv, Israel, 2007 |
"Trombonist Reut Regev’s solo in the first set was played more soulfully, and memorably, than anything I’ve heard in some time. Regev drew more and more quickly, until it sounded like she was beat-boxing from behind the horn. " The Brooklyn Rail, "An Injury to One Is an Injury to All... " by David Varno, March 2006 |
"...three others in the ensemble — the guitarist Mary Halvorsen, the bassoonist Sara Schoenbeck, and the trombonist Reut Regev — were riveting, mixing textural experiments with big, confident sounds. " The New York Times, "Finding Eternity in a Long Wash of Eighth Notes"
(Anthony Braxton 12+1 at the Iridium) |
"Regev, who is now also a New Yorker playing everything from salsa and funk to Caribbean and contemporary music, is in particularly fine fettle. Her clear articulation polishes notes to a fine luster on a slow-burning piece like “Orange”, while the title tune is characterized by bluesy, tremolo variations on her part. " Jazz Weekly, review of Michael Attias' Credo by Ken Waxman, 2006 |
" “Dream That Darn” features one of Regev’s finest trombone solos, one that reveals a mastery of the instrument far beyond her mere 18 years at the time of this recording. Regev has since gone on to record with Assif Tsahar, so hopefully the world will get to hear more from her in the future. " One Final Note, review of Michael Attias' Credo by Troy Collins,
January 2006 |
"Best new talent of 2004" All about Jazz Magazine, December 2004 |
" ...avant-garde keyboard doyennes Myra Melford and Andrea Parkins as well as the funk-driven trombonist Reut Regev -- could signal the beginnings of the jazz equivalent of alternative rock's Riot Grrrl phenomenon of the early 1990's." The New York Times, "Holding Her Own Among the Guys", By DAVID YAFFE, May 1999 |
"...Much of the set (mostly taken up by an hourlong piece called "Oracle") was grounded by these short, repeated loops; the drummer Tyshawn Sorey worked around the pulse, and the trombonist Reut Regev, in one spot, played brash, pungent improvisations to those rhythms." The New York Times, "Composing With Wave Of a Baton",
By BEN RATLIFF , November 2002 |
" ...Mr. Morris conducts improvisers with a baton and a battery of hand signals; he's been doing this for so long that he's turned a mishmash of pre-existing and homemade conducting vocabulary into a viable system, and he demands precision. What he usually gets from his improvisers (in this case mostly jazz-based) isn't jazz at all: it is exotic and beautiful, with a good deal of spontaneous form and some prewritten themes to bolster it all. This comfortable new club has been his regular New York home lately, and he's been leading a group of 18, including the guitarists Brandon Ross and Liberty Ellman, the remarkable trombonist Reut Regev, and the drummer Tyshawn Sorey. " The New York Times, "POP AND JAZZ GUIDE", By Ben Ratliff, February 2003 |
" ...altoist Michael Attias and Flugumbo turned in a strong set
with Reut Regev on trombone and bass trumpet, Eric Revis
on bass, and Igal Foni on drums. (Apparently the Café is beginning
to shoehorn two bands into a single 9-11:30 slot - not a happy development.)
This music was a bit more raw and free, with Revis and Foni lighting the
way. Both Attias and Regev blew with great authority
and passion. One rarely gets to hear a bass trumpeter (much less a female All About Jazz, "New York @ Night", By David Adler, April 2003 |
" ...The personnel includes Michael Herbst & Stuart Bogie on reeds (oboe, bass clarinet & contra-alto clarinet), Reut Regev (this young Israeli woman is a phenomenal!) and Aaron Johnson on trombones..." Downtown Music Gallery Newsletter, review of Fire of Space, May 2003 |
"...Watch out for Reut Regev, an Israeli woman who smokes on trombone and plays the first fine solo here..." Downtown Music Gallery Newsletter, review of Schematic, November 2002 |