New York City Jazz Record: The Future is Female and Chasing the Unicorn
"Saxophonist Roxy Coss released a self-titled debut album in 2010, but seems to be having her moment now. After two albums with trumpeter...
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Roxy Coss
- Aug 17, 2019
- 1 min
Downbeat Magazine: Editor's Pick & Review: Chasing the Unicorn
"Playing soprano and tenor saxophones on this date, Coss proves to be terrific on both horns, each giving her a different voice upon...
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Roxy Coss
- Aug 17, 2019
- 1 min
All About Jazz review of The Future Is Female
"The Future is Female arrives in concert with the #MeToo movement that is changing the social dynamic in America in terms of gender...
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Roxy Coss
- Mar 1, 2018
- 1 min
Midwest Record: The Future is Female
"t's a minor quibble but Coss is outfitted on the album cover as an action hero when in the grooves she's positing herself as a super...
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Roxy Coss
- Mar 1, 2018
- 1 min
Step Tempest: The Future is Female
"Over the past year, it's been quite tough for anyone not to hear the voices of women around the world rising up to proclaim "Enough."...
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Roxy Coss
- Mar 1, 2018
- 1 min
dusted: The Future is Female
"Record reviews as politically-charged polemics are generally frowned upon, the operating adage arguing that writerly personal agendas...
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Roxy Coss
- Jul 1, 2017
- 1 min
Downbeat Magazine Review: Chasing the Unicorn
One of the first sounds on Chasing the Unicorn is a unique, ephemeral idea in its own right -- a soprano saxophone tone that is supple...
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Roxy Coss
- Apr 24, 2017
- 1 min
Step Tempest: Chasing the Unicorn
"Saxophonist, bass clarinetist, educator, and composer Roxy Coss has a new album, her third as a leader and first for Posi-Tone Records....
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Roxy Coss
- Mar 27, 2017
- 1 min
WBGO Take Five
"For saxophonist Roxy Coss, the unicorn isn’t just a mythical totem, or a piece of Silicon Valley jargon. This creature “asks us to...
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Roxy Coss
- Mar 25, 2017
- 1 min
Something Else: Chasing the Unicorn
"In 2011, Roxy Coss’s self-titled debut made a big impression on us, big enough to easily earn a spot on our list of best mainstream jazz...
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Roxy Coss
- Mar 24, 2017
- 1 min
Ugly Beauty: Chasing the Unicorn
"Saxophonist Roxy Coss has recorded with trumpeter Jeremy Pelt and vocalists Gillian Margot and Jennifer Sullivan, among others. This is...
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Roxy Coss
- Feb 28, 2017
- 1 min
Midwest Record: Chasing the Unicorn
"Willie Nelson has long talked about the inherent jazz in his music and Coss closes this program by finding it and letting everyone in on...
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Roxy Coss
- Apr 1, 2016
- 1 min
Downbeat Magazine: Restless Idealism
On her second album—following long on the heels of her 2010 self-released debut, Roxy Coss comes across as a fairly full-formed talent....
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Roxy Coss
- Apr 1, 2016
- 1 min
Jazz Weekly: Restless Idealism
"On this album, along with Pelt, she’s got Alex Wintz/g, Chris Pattishall/p, Dezron Douglas/b and Willie Jones III/dr and if you can keep...
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Roxy Coss
- Mar 1, 2016
- 1 min
ICON Magazine: Restless Idealism
"While saxophonist Roxy Coss may have model looks and unflappable poise, she’s also an utterly refreshing instrumentalist on her...
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Roxy Coss
- Feb 1, 2016
- 1 min
New York Music Daily: Restless Idealism
"Tenor saxophonist Roxy Coss‘ new album Restless Idealism – streaming at Spotify – takes its title from a Hunter S. Thompson quote. It’s...
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Roxy Coss
- Feb 1, 2016
- 1 min
CD Hotlist: Restless Idealism
"Of course, when it comes to joyful and powerful swing, it’s hard to beat composer and saxophonist Roxy Coss, whose second album is an...
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Roxy Coss
- Feb 1, 2016
- 1 min
All About Jazz: Restless Idealism
"Roxy Coss was inspired to name the second album as leader of her own group Restless Idealism after reading a passage by Hunter S....
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Roxy Coss
- Jan 31, 2016
- 1 min
Bird is the Worm: Restless Idealism
"Enjoyable straight-ahead session from tenor saxophonist Coss, guitarist Alex Wintz, pianist Chris Pattishall, bassist Dezron Douglas and...
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Roxy Coss
- Jan 21, 2016
- 1 min
Midwest Record: Restless Idealism
"The latest in a long time of jazzy, saxy ladies, Coss brings the heat on this original set of originals. A long time sidekick of Jeremy...
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