“As usual Fourplay creates lightly funky and melodic groove music that is bluesy, danceable and quite accessible. Both James and Loeb take many fine solos but it is the sound of the ensembles that gives this group its own personality…Fourplay’s large audience will certainly find Silverenjoyable.”
Jazz Inside
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“Fourplay celebrates its 25^th anniversary with an inspired outing that includes former guitar members Larry Carlton and Lee Ritenour as guests.”
Bass Player
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“All of the songs have that great feeling of consistent quality and deep grooves that Fourplay and these high-profile guest artists bring to the studio. That sense of fellowship permeates Silver from start to finish and you can be assured that this recording is definitely one that is definitely ‘Sterling Silver.’”
AXS.com
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“The album is a work of art…Sophisticated arrangements and ultrafine interplay are their most particular strength.”
First View
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 “Longevity among jazz groups is a surprisingly rare commodity. With relatively few exceptions, a run of a few years, at most, is standard; for a collective of jazz musicians to stick together for a decade or more is almost unheard of. That puts Fourplay, who celebrates their 25th anniversary this year, in a league of their own.”
Jazz Inside

September 2015 – 25th Anniversary Tour (continue reading…)

Allt är silver som glimmar när superkvartetten Fourplay 25-årsjubilerar. Tre av fyra har varit med 
sedan starten och på platta nr. 13 serveras idel nya kompositioner på temat snillrikt harmoniserad och fulländ­ad smooth jazz. (continue reading…)

Fourplay: Bob James / Nathan East / Chuck Loeb / Harvey Mason

Fourplay–bassist Nathan East, keyboardist Bob James, guitarist Chuck Loeb and drummer Harvey Mason–celebrate their 25th anniversary this year. To mark the occasion, the band will release Silver, Nov. 20…CONTINUE READING & LISTEN TO THE FULL ALBUM!

THE NEW COOL is available NOW! Get yours here:
iTunes download: http://smarturl.it/TNC-iTunes
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Amazon.com: http://4wrd.it/TNC-Amazon

Behind-the-scenes videos & more at http://thenewcoolalbum.com

Nathan talks about Bob’s brilliant talent for arranging music…
THE NEW COOL is coming… 9.18.15. Pre-order now and get TWO instant tracks from the new album: http://smarturl.it/tnc-preorder
More at http://thenewcoolalbum.com

The New Cool, an acoustic offering by Fourplay founders Bob James (keyboards) and Nathan East (bass), will be released September 18 via Yamaha Entertainment Group. Recorded entirely in Nashville, the album was co-produced by Yamaha label president Chris Gero with James and East.

JazzTimes is pleased to present this exclusive premiere of the entire album!

Listen to the FULL ALBUM HERE!