Category Archives: Press
Montalban Quintet Creeping into Television…
We’ve been added to a pilot of the new TV show “Chef and the Sea”. It’s sort of like Iron Chef but takes place in Hawaii and all the food is gathered by surfer-dude spear fishermen. They used the track “Tranny” from our first full length album.
You can see it here in this web promo […]
Los Cabos Drumsticks Welcomes Chris Prescott to the Family
From a press release on June 4, 2012:
“We’re pleased to welcome Chris Prescott to our artist family. Chris is a San Diego-based musician who has been teaching and playing professionally for over 20 years. Over the years he has performed and recorded on more than 50 releases on both independent and major labels, […]
San Diego City Beat has some kind words…
City Beat has picked Montalban Quintet’s debut performance as a recommended way to spend your Friday evening.
“If film score composer Ennio Morricone teamed up with members of Pinback, their music would sound something like Montalban Quintet. Featuring members of Pinback, The Mattson 2 and No Knife, this local side project—playing live for the first time—fuses […]
Source 96.1 FM Radio Airplay
England’s the Source 96.1 FM has been spinning the new Montalban Quintet album. We couldn’t be happier! Thanks Andy Webster for the support!
MQ Self-titled Album Makes Year-End Top 50 list
England’s Siren Sound Blog puts the Montalban Quintet self-titled debut in it’s top 50 best albums of the year. Not bad, eh?
We are off to a strong start and are anxious to find what 2012 will bring.
Five Stars from JazzReview.com!
Rarely does an ensemble come along that has its own vision, one that is rooted in the music the members heard around them and grew up with, yet is still original in conception. That is truly the case with the Montalban Quintet. One of the first to incorporate indie music conceptualizations placed within jazz frameworks, […]
Stellar review on BlogSanDiego
Montalban Quintet S/T 10.22.11
Imagine the project born in the epic openness of Monte Alban in Oaxaca.
Arisen like Robert Wyatt, Gavin Bryar’s mooded loop in”Jesus’ Blood Never Failed Me Yet” is so perfect. The timbre sways in this cover to the heart of the project, with sentimental soft drums and horns accompanying the loop gently, swooning […]
New Podcast Link from “5 Song Set”
The podcast “5 Song Set” has featured the Montalban Quintet song “Besa Sorta”. The idea behind the podcast is to show off some modern music that uses saxophone outside of its traditional role in jazz music. “Besa Sorta” along with the whole album features the great Jim Weiss on baritone (and tenor) sax. He’s a […]
‘Besa Sorta’ featured on The Vinyl District
‘Besa Sorta’ was featured on Washington D.C.’s The Vinyl District this past week. They have a ton of great free MP3 downloads to check out. You can find it here. Enjoy!
http://www.thevinyldistrict.com/dc/2011/09/tvds-press-play-8/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tvds-press-play-8
Toronto Music Blog Review: Pinback, but classier
PINBACK, BUT CLASSIER.
Chris Prescott, formerly of one of my all time favourite bands Pinback, is uh, back, with a lot more people and a lot more instruments. With the help of other former Pinbackians, as well as a few others including two who appear to be family (Carl Prescott on many horns, Marjorie Prescott on […]