"Saxophonist Roxy Coss released a self-titled debut album in 2010, but seems to be having her moment now. After two albums with trumpeter Jeremy Pelt (2013’s...

"Playing soprano and tenor saxophones on this date, Coss proves to be terrific on both horns, each giving her a different voice upon which to build. She play...

"The Future is Female arrives in concert with the #MeToo movement that is changing the social dynamic in America in terms of gender equity and justice. While...

"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 hero. Political jazz wi...

"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." Enough of the sexual h...

"Record reviews as politically-charged polemics are generally frowned upon, the operating adage arguing that writerly personal agendas should color critical ...

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 and bright, well-round...

"Saxophonist, bass clarinetist, educator, and composer Roxy Coss has a new album, her third as a leader and first for Posi-Tone Records. "Chasing the Unicorn...

"For saxophonist Roxy Coss, the unicorn isn’t just a mythical totem, or a piece of Silicon Valley jargon. This creature “asks us to explore the true meaning ...

"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 albums for that yea...

"Saxophonist Roxy Coss has recorded with trumpeter Jeremy Pelt and vocalists Gillian Margot and Jennifer Sullivan, among others. This is her follow-up to 201...

"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 the secret. But fir...

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. As a player, on tenor...

"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 up with Jones, you’...

"While saxophonist Roxy Coss may have model looks and unflappable poise, she’s also an utterly refreshing instrumentalist on her sophomore release, Restless ...

"Tenor saxophonist Roxy Coss‘ new album Restless Idealism – streaming at Spotify – takes its title from a Hunter S. Thompson quote. It’s a concept album of s...

"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 all-original sextet se...

"Roxy Coss was inspired to name the second album as leader of her own group Restless Idealism after reading a passage by Hunter S. Thompson in The Rum Diary,...

"Enjoyable straight-ahead session from tenor saxophonist Coss, guitarist Alex Wintz, pianist Chris Pattishall, bassist Dezron Douglas and drummer Willie Jone...

"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 Pelt, he returns the...