What people are saying.
“Brian is one of my favorite duet partners… he goes for the groove.”
— Red Mitchell (Jazz Bassist)
“I Feel Brian is one of the finest jazz guitarists on the scene!”
— Joe Pass (Jazz Legend)
“He is a true pleasure to play with. He’s my Man!”
— Herb Ellis (Jazz Legend)
“I’ve met and known a lot of guitarists in my career, and ‘B’ is one of the best guitarists I’ve ever met.”
— Steve Miller (Rock Icon)
“I love both playing with and listening to my great friend Brian Nova — he embodies THE most important elements in a world-class musician: virtuoso-level playing — and FUN!!”
- Laurence Hobgood (Jazz Pianist)
“There simply isn’t a more masterful guitarist than Brian Nova. It is a thrill to hear him, and an even bigger thrill to be on stage making music with him.“
- Shelly Berg (Jazz Pianist)
“Since I have known Brian for many years I’ve had the pleasure of hearing him play many times and I always look forward to it. Brian is a consumate musician and a damn exciting guitarist. He always plays with the utmost taste and swings like mad. Don’t ever pass up a chance to see this paramount guitarist. He’s also a really nice guy! “I ain’t lyin’!”
- Charlie Musselwhite (Blues Artist)
“Brian Nova is a musician’s musician. He can do anything, and he sings his socks off too! I‘m thrilled when I get the chance to work with him.”
~ Steve Tyrell
“For a young guy, Brian Nova is jazz royalty. Brian Nova is not just a talented and soulful guitarist, but my favorite jazz guitarist. Our friendship, both musical, spiritual, and personal, is one of the most meaningful things in my life.”
— Daniel J. Levitin, bestselling author of This Is Your Brain on Music and Successful Aging; recording maven (Stevie Wonder, Steely Dan, Joni Mitchell)
“This record really swings! The band behind the very competent Seattle-based guitarist, Brian Nova, is clearly capable of capture a groove and sticking with it. Much of that is owed to nimble rhythm section, but with a vet like Buddy Catlett on bass, how could you miss? Nova himself is an accomplished guitarist, on both electric and acoustic, where his fingers lightly dancing on the fretboard exploring Bossa grooves at breakneck tempos… Let’s hear more…”
- Mike Quinn (Jazz Times)
“Nova uncorks a series of tasty, understated workouts on a repertoire of jazz standards and bossa nova classics. The guitarists long, single note runs paint some well-drawn narratives… and the rhythm duo of Catlett and Williamson provide supple, swinging underpinnings. The leader’s warm unadorned vocal readings add a nostalgia-induced romantic gloss to the proceedings, but it’s Nova’s string-bending and collective swing that impresses me most… The members listen as well as they play, and they play really well.”
- Joseph Blake (Jazz Steps)
“Like Herb Ellis, Wes Montgomery, and Joe Pass before him, Nova is a smooth guitarist who tosses off fluid runs and melodic riffs like nobody’s business… The band is swinging… The musicianship is hot and tasteful… Nova’s got the goods…”
- The Rocket Magazine
“Nova’s command of Jazz guitar technique, combined with rock energy, his beautiful sound, his engaging stage presence, merge perfectly with the room creating a warm welcoming atmosphere. The rest is Jazz history!”
- Earshot Jazz Magazine