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    New York City Jazz Record: The Future is Female and Chasing the Unicorn
    Roxy Coss
    • Aug 17, 2019
    • 1 min

    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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    Downbeat Magazine: Editor's Pick & Review: Chasing the Unicorn
    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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    All About Jazz review of The Future Is Female
    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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    Midwest Record: The Future is Female
    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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    Step Tempest: The Future is Female
    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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    dusted: The Future is Female
    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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    Downbeat Magazine Review: Chasing the Unicorn
    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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    Step Tempest: Chasing the Unicorn
    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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    WBGO Take Five
    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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    Something Else: Chasing the Unicorn
    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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    Ugly Beauty: Chasing the Unicorn
    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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    Midwest Record: Chasing the Unicorn
    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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    Downbeat Magazine: Restless Idealism
    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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    Jazz Weekly: Restless Idealism
    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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    ICON Magazine: Restless Idealism
    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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    New York Music Daily: Restless Idealism
    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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    CD Hotlist: Restless Idealism
    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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    All About Jazz: Restless Idealism
    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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    Bird is the Worm: Restless Idealism
    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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    Midwest Record: Restless Idealism
    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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