Stacy Dillard Archives - Jazz Press by Greg Drygala

Moppa Elliott’s Acceleration Due to Gravity Presents Jonesville. Nonet album to be released February 16, 2024 on Hot Cup Records

“It’s all so wild, so free, so … entertaining. You wonder why other bandleaders don’t seem to have this much fun all the time.” – Steve Greenlee, JazzTimes

“[Acceleration Due to Gravity] is music that has all the forward momentum of funk and hip-hop, but none of its predictability.” – Andy Hermann, DownBeat

Featuring: Moppa Elliott (DownBeat Critics Poll Rising Star Bassist, Composer, Arranger), Bobby Spellman (trumpet), Dave Taylor (trombone), Matt Nelson (alto saxophone), Stacy Dillard (tenor saxophone), Kyle Saulnier (baritone saxophone), Ava Mendoza (guitar), George Burton (piano), and Mike Pride (drums).

release date: 20.01.2020

“…[a] fun and intriguing concept album…a musical tribute to the late Diz [that] invites listeners to imagine what might have happened if lessons about empathy and human decency had been embraced…. joyful and upbeat…” – Tom Henry, Toledo Blade

“Simply the best post bop album since the days of King Dizzy…. Bailey can soar like Dizzy did and blow lyrical too along with a band that totally follows the party line and is just about as close to what Dizzy would have if he were alive today.” – Lance Liddle, bebop spoken here

“John Bailey is a great improviser. Since we met as teenagers I’ve been taken with how natural a musician he is and how deeply his roots go into the tradition of jazz music. He’s a joy to listen to!” – Donny McCaslin, saxophonist

“Bailey’s playing is full of passion and fire, and he brings that energy to several musical styles.” – Jerome Wilson, All About Jazz

Stacy Dillard

[ February 16th, 2024 release on Hot Cup Records: Moppa Elliott’s Acceleration Due to Gravity – Jonesville ]

[ January the 20th release on Freedom Road Records: John Bailey – Can You Imagine?]