What’s New:

  • 12/5/11 – Relix Magazine: Video Feature
  • 12/1/11 - O’s Place - Race Riot Suite 4/4
  • 11/17/11 – Muskogee Phoenix: Jazz band to perform new album tonight in Tahlequah
  • 11/15/11 – State of Mind Magazine: The Race Riot Suite Album Review
  • 11/9/11 – Atlanta Creative Loafing: An accidental Jazz Odyssey hits ATL this weekend
  • 11/8/11 – Charleston City Paper: Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey goes back in Tulsa time
  • 11/3/11 – Athens Banner Herald: Oklahoma Jazz Group Gives a History Lesson
  • 11/2/11 – Laurel of Asheville: New Asheville Venue Features Trio of Bands
  • 10/27/11 – Seacoast: Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey hits the Red Door – Be There
  • 10/25/11 – The Bridge Sessions: Video Feature
  • 10/14/11 – Boston Globe: Painful History, Beautiful Music
  • 10/14/11 – New York Times: Jazz Picks
  • 10/14/11 – My Secret Boston: Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey lands at the Lily Pad
  • 10/13/11 – State of Mind Magazine: at Higher Ground
  • 10/11/11 – Time Out New York - Live Preview
  • 10/2/11 – Los Angeles Times: Tragedy, triumph in Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey’s ‘Race Riot Suite’
  • 10/2/11 – San Diego Union Tribune: Heady array of jazz concerts here this fall
  • 9/19/11 – All About Jazz: Chris Combs: Jacob Fred’s Tulsa Tale
  • 9/16/11 – Willamette Week: Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey with Peter Apfelbaum, Mark Southerland
  • 9/15/11 – Kansas City Star: Jacob Fred takes local musician on a jazz-world odyssey
  • 9/15/11 – Kansas City Star: Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey Raises the Bar with The Race Riot Suite
  • 9/15/11 – Kansas City Star: History, horror inspire Peregrine Honig’s cover for ‘The Race Riot Suite’
  • 9/13/11 – All About Jazz: The Race Riot Suite album review
  • 9/7/11 – The Huffington Post: A Tragic Yet Uplifting Symphony for Tulsa
  • 9/1/11 – Plastic Sax: The Race Riot Suite review
  • 8/31/11 – JazzIz: A Riot on Their Hands
  • 8/30/11 – Gapple Gate: The Race Riot Suite review
  • 8/24/11 – Oklahoma Gazette: ‘Race’ is the Prize
  • 8/15/11 – JazzTimes article: Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey’s Riotous Ambition
  • 8/5/11 – JazzIz article: “A Riot on Their Hands”
  • 7/30/11 - Tulsa World preview of The Race Riot Suite at FreeTulsa
  • 7/28/11 - Tulsa World preview of Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey’s concert at FreeTulsa
  • 7/8/11 - JazzTimes preview of Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey’s The Race Riot Suite
  • 7/5/11 - JazzTimes review of Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey’s performance at the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal
  • Archives:


  • 7/2009 - The New York Times review JFJO’s July ’09 show at Joe’s Pub
  • 10/2008 - Jambase review of One Day in Brooklyn
  • 10/2008 - Crater Tech interview with JFJO
  • 10/2008 - Jazz.com review of One Day in Brooklyn
  • 10/2008 - Metal Jazz review of JFJO live at Catalina Jazz Club in LA
  • 10/2008 - Honest Tune review of One Day in Brooklyn
  • 10/2008 - This is Book’s Music review of One Day in Brooklyn
  • 10/2008 - Las Vegas City Life review of One Day in Brooklyn
  • 10/2008 - Virginian Pilot review of One Day in Brooklyn
  • 10/2008 - Relix review of Oct.6, 2009 show in Montreal,QC
  • 10/2008 - Jambands.com review of One Day in Brooklyn
  • 10/2008 - Billboard review of One Day in Brooklyn
  • 10/2008 - The Pointer review of JFJO’s Oct.22, 2009 show
  • 10/2008 - Irish Times - JFJO Wins 2008 Guinness Jazz Award
  • 6/2008 - Downbeat Magazine - ‘Lil Tae’ Review
  • 6/2008 - Jazzwise Magazine - 2008 UK Debut Preview
  • 4/2008 - Urban Tulsa - Dfest Review
  • 4/2008 - Bass Player Magazine - April 08 ‘Lil Tae’ review
  • 4/2008 - All About Jazz - ‘Lil Tae’ Review
  • 4/2008 - Jazz Times - Joel Dorn Tribute Review
  • 4/2008 - Jambase - Kuumbwa Show Review April 08
  • 4/2008 - West Word
  • 2/2007 :: Beyond Race Magazine::
  • 12/2006 :: Jambase :: JFJO: Forever Vernal
  • 11/2006 :: Downbeat Magazine :: Blurring The Boundaries
  • 10/2006 :: Jambase :: Review of Tomorrow We’ll Know Today
  • 10/2006 :: AltriSuoni :: Review of The Sameness of Difference
  • 8/2006 :: JazzTimes :: Reed Mathis Interviewed..
  • 8/2006 :: Petaluma Argus Courier ::
  • 8/2006 :: Contra Costa Times ::
  • 6/2006 :: Jambase :: Popping Bubbles, Exploding Music: A show review of 6.15.06 at Chris’s Jazz Cafe in Philadelphia
  • 6/2006 :: Signal to Noise Magazine :: Review of The Sameness of Difference
  • 6/2006 :: Rochester Democrat & Chronicle :: Review of Rochester Jazz Fest Show
  • 6/2006 :: Philadelphia Inquirer :: Review of The Sameness of Difference
  • 6/2006 :: Philadelphia Metro :: Preview
  • 5/2006 :: Jazz Magazine (Italy) :: Review & Feature + CD sampler
  • 4/2006 :: Jazziz :: Interview with Jason Smart
  • 3/2006 :: Jazziz :: Review of The Sameness of Difference
  • 3/2006 :: Het Parool :: Review of The Sameness of Difference
  • 3/2006 :: Turun Sanomat :: Review of Concert at Turku Jazz, Finland
  • 3/2006 :: Jazzenzo :: Review of SJU Show in Utrecht + interview with Brian and Jason
  • 3/2006 :: Corriere della Sera ::
  • 3/2006 :: Boston Globe ::
  • 3/2006 :: The Patriot Ledger ::
  • 2/2006 :: MOJO Magazine :: The Sameness of Difference Review
  • 2/2006 :: King County Journal ::
  • 1/2006 :: Baltimore City Paper :: “Fight This Generation”
  • 1/2006 :: All About Jazz :: JFJO: “Three-Way Street”
  • 1/2006 :: Downbeat Magazine :: The Sameness of Difference Review
  • 1/2006 :: Kynd Music/Right Action :: “It’s Just a Truth Theory: Interview with Brian Haas on JFJO’s Politics
  • 1/2006 :: Kynd Music/Right Action :: Deep autopoietic holistic Review of The Sameness of Difference
  • 12/2005 :: All About Jazz New York :: The Sameness of Difference Review
  • 12/2005 :: Oklahoma Gazette
  • 12/2005 :: Houston Press ::
  • 11/2005 :: Kynd Music/Right Action :: Interview with Brian on JFJO, touring, albums.
  • 11/2005 :: State of Mind Music Magazine
  • 11/2005 :: Jazz and Blues Report :: “The Sameness of Difference” Review
  • 11/2005 :: Signal to Noise Magazine :: “The Sameness of Difference” Review
  • 11/2005 :: RevolutionsLive.com :: “The Sameness of Difference” Review
  • 11/2005 :: Aspen Times :: “The Sameness of Difference” Review
  • 11/2005 :: BlogCritics.org :: “The Sameness of Difference” Review
  • 11/2005 :: Relix Magazine :: “The Sameness of Difference” Review
  • 11/2005 :: Chicago Sun-Times :: “The Sameness of Difference” Review
  • 11/2005:: Chicago Sun-Times Feature
  • 11/2005 :: JamBands.com :: “The Sameness of Difference” Review
  • 10/2005 :: Cincinnati City Beat :: “The Sameness of Difference” Review
  • 10/2005 :: Post-Star Special :: Review of “The Sameness of Difference” and Brian Haas :: Mike Curtin
  • 10/2005 :: Jazzitude :: Review of “The Sameness of Difference” :: Marshall Bowden
  • 10/2005 :: All About Jazz :: Review of “The Sameness of Difference” :: Paul Olson
  • 10/2005 :: eBong.org :: Review Kuumbwa Jazz Center Show 08/24/05 :: Dennis Cook
  • 10/2005 :: San Francisco Chronicle :: From Tulsa Time… :: by Andrew Gilbert
  • 10/2005 :: The Boston Globe :: A Classical Start Led to a Jazz Obsession :: by Bill Beuttler
  • 08/2005 :: Monterey Herald :: Reaching Out :: by Beth Peerless
  • 07/2005 :: All About Jazz :: JFJO live :: by R. J. DeLuke
  • 05/2005 :: Keyboard Magazine :: Brian Haas Featured :: Music Maker :: by Robbie Busch
  • 04/2005 :: HOWtoJAM3 :: Brian Haas Featured Interview :: by Robbie Gennet
  • 04/2005 :: Modern Drummer :: Jason Smart Featured :: “A Thinking Man’s Drummer” by Robin Tolleson
  • 03/2005 :: Downbeat Magazine :: March Issue :: Jacob Fred Jazz Oddyssey Grows Up :: John Janowiak
  • 03/2005 :: Jazz Online :: Walking With Giants :: Review
  • 02/2005 :: The Philadelphia Daily News :: Al Hunter Jr. :: JFJO thrives playing ‘experimental’ jazz
  • 02/2005 :: The Philadelphia Enquirer :: Review of (new album) Walking With Giants
  • 01/2005 :: The Capital City Times :: Madison, WI
  • 01/2005 :: Dallas Morning News :: CHRIS VOGNAR :: Jazz Show a Real Trip!
  • 01/2005 :: Surf City Times :: Review :: (new album) Walking With Giants
  • 01/2005 :: Gambit Weekly :: New Orleans:: Hot Seven ::
  • 12/2004 :: It’s Not Easy Being Jazz ::
  • 12/2004 :: Monterey County Herald :: Sticking with Jazz :: Beth Peerless
  • 11/2004 :: San-Diego Union-Tribune :: JFJO WWG review :: Chris Nixon
  • 11/2004 :: Pop Matters :: Odd Jazz I See :: Robert R. Calder
  • 11/2004 JazzTimes reviews JFJO and WWG
  • 11/2004 Practical.org reviews WWG
  • 11/2004 Keyboard Magazine reviews Walking With Giants
  • 10/2004 JAZZIZ reviews WWG
  • 10/2004 JazzTimes reviews Slow Breath, Silent Mind
  • 10/2004 JFJO featured on ASCAP.com
  • 10/2004 Kynd Music reviews WWG
  • 10/2004 Glide Magazine reviews WWG
  • 10/2004 Madison Isthmus reviews WWG
  • 10/2004 CD HotList reviews WWG
  • 10/2004 Signal to Noise reviews WWG
  • 10/2004 Relix reviews WWG
  • 10/2004 Cosmik Debris reviews WWG
  • 9/27/2004 Jambase reviews WWG
  • 9/23/2004 Fox Rox reviews WWG
  • 9/09/2004 Orlando Weekly reviews WWG
  • 9/03/2004 Albuquerque Alibi reviews WWG
  • 9/2004 All About Jazz reviews WWG
  • 9/03/2004 Aspen Times reviews WWG
  • 8/27/2004 Providence Journal reviews WWG
  • 8/24/2004 Philidelphia Weekly reviews JFJO
  • 8/24/2004 All About Jazz reviews WWG
  • 8/19/2004 Columbus Dispatch reviews JFJO
  • 8/18/2004 Pittsburgh Tribune reviews JFJO
  • 8/16/2004 The Town Talk reviews WWG
  • 8/13/2004 Chicago Reader reviews WWG
  • 6/23/2004 Metro Santa Cruz interviews JFJO
  • 5/28/2004 www.Balancedlivingmag.com reviews JFJO
  • 5/11/2004 ASCAP reviews JFJO
  • 4/11/2004 Jambase reviews JFJO @ Yoshi’s 3/30/04 (D.Cook)
  • 11/30/2003 Austin’s Daily Texan reviews JFJO
  • 11/28/2003 Meniscus Magazine interviews B.Haas: “Be Kind To The Temple, And Kick Cancer”
  • 07/14/2003 Keyboard Magazine (Review of “Telluride Is Acoustic”)
  • 07/12/2003 Seattle Times (LINK UNDER CONSTRUCTION)
  • 05/20/2003 Brian Haas interviewed on LiveMusicBeth.com
  • 03/25/2003 JACOB FRED TAKES UP RESIDENCE IN THE EAST (D.Cook)
  • 02/25/2003 Elbo Room, San Francisco (D.Cook) (LINK UNDER CONSTRUCTION)
  • 02/19/2003 Metro Santa Cruz (Mike E. Splain)
  • 01/03 High Times Magazine (January 2003 Issue)
  • 12/02 Downbeat (December 2002)
  • 7/02 US News and World Report: JFJO named #1 Jazz Star in America!
  • 12/29/2002 Signal to Noise (Fall 2002) Review by Aaron Kayce
  • 07/02/2002 All About Jazz Review by Glenn Astarita
  • 11/21/2002 Daily Collegian – Penn State University
  • 07/02/2002 Tulsa World Review by Thomas ConnerReviews of Symbiosis Osmosis
  • 03/29/2004 Crazewire.com reviews “SYMBIOSIS OSMOSIS” (D.Cook)
  • 2/22/2004 Jambase reviews “SYMBIOSIS OSMOSIS” (The Kayceman) Reviews of Slow Breath, Silent Mind
  • 1/29/2004 Jambase reviews “Slow Breath, Silent Mind” (D.Cook)eviews of Telluride is Acoustic
  • 07/14/2003 Keyboard Magazine Reviews “Telluride Is Acoustic” Reviews of All is One – Live in New York City
  • 10/2002 WIRE Magazine reviews “All Is One – Live In New York City”
  • 10/2002 Pulse Magazine reviews “All Is One – Live In New York City”
  • 7/2/2002 Tulsa World Reviews “All Is One – Live In New York City”
  • 7/2/2002 All About Jazz Reviews “All Is One – Live In New York City” Reviews of Self Is Gone
  • 07/2001 Pulse Magazine Review by Bill Milkowski
  • 06/22/2001 JamBase Review by Jack Telleck
  • Articles/Interviews

  • 06/20/2002 JamBase Interview with Reed
  • 04/10/2002 Kansas City Star Article
  • 03/20/2002 JamBands.com Interview with Brian
  • 03/18/2002 New York Times Article on SXSW (registration req.)
  • 07/12/01 Article in Las Vegas Weekly
  • 03/01 Cornerband Interview with Reed
  • 05/00 Jazz Times Magazine
  • 05/99 Downbeat Jazz Magazine
  • Reviews of Live Shows

  • 8/13/2004 Chicago Reader reviews JFJO @ Hot House
  • 7/08/2004 Crazewire.com reviews JFJO @ Yoshi’s
  • 3/30/2004 Jambase reviews JFJO @ Yoshi’s (D.Cook)
  • 12/02/2003 Jambase reviews JFJO @ SF’s Cafe DuNord, Oct.8,03 (D.Cook)
  • 07/12/2003 highonsound.com reviews Creekside Jamboree
  • 05/20/2003 Jambase.com (Review of week 3 at Harper’s w/ Garzone)
  • 05/11/2003 Glide Magazine (Review of JFJO w/ The Slip: Harper’s – 04/29/2003)
  • 04/15/2003 Jambase.com (Review of week 2 at Harper’s w/ Sam Kinninger)
  • 02/25/2003 Elbo Room, San Francisco (D.Cook)
  • 9/19/2002 Dennis Cook (JamBase.com) Review of Yoshi’s Show in Oakland, CA
  • 7/13/2002 JamBands.com Review of Boulder Show
  • 7/11/2002 JamBase Review of High Sierra
  • 7/2/2002 JamBase Review of San Francisco Show
  • 6/22/2002 PopMatters Review of OKC Show
  • 5/29/2002 JamBase Review of Chicago Mike Clark Show
  • 4/1/2002 >Revolving Door Review of NYC Show
  • 3/23/2002 JamBase Review of Chicago Show
  • 3/10/2002 JamBands Review of NYC Show
  • 3/10/2002 JamBase Review of Boston Show
  • 12/15/2001 JamBase Review of Petaluma Show with Charlie Hunter (w/ pictures)
  • 11/15/2001 JamBase Review of Boston Show
  • 10/16/2001 JamBase Review of Seattle Show with JoJo
  • 10/14/2001 JamBase Review of Portland Show with DDBB
  • 8/01/2001 Harder Beat Review of Dallas Show
  • 3/28/2001 JamBase Review of San Francisco show
  • 3/20/2001 JamBase Review of Seattle show
  • 2/18/01 JamBase Review of Springfield, VA show
  • 1/27/01 Cornerband review of Austin show
  • 1/18/01 JamBase Review of Hotel Utah, San Francisco
  • 1/17/01 JamBase Review of Santa Monica show
  • 10/16/00 JamBase Review of Irving Plaza, NYC
  • 9/1/00 Mojam Review of Austin Show
  • 7/26/00 Great American Music Hall, San Francisco
  • Reviews of Bloom

  • 9/2000 PauseRecord.com
  • Reviews of Welcome Home

  • 10/99 JamBands.com
  • 7/99 About.com
  • The Jazz Loft
  • 9/99 University Of Wisconsin Digital Cardinal
  • 9/99 The Scene Online
  • Amazon.com Customers Give JFJO Five Stars!
  • 12/99 All About Jazz
  • Reviews of Live at The Lincoln Continental

  • 11/95 The Oklahoma Daily
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