On Firehouse:

 

“Mr. Nilssen and his partners make a respectable free-bop ruckus, earthy and often swinging.”

-The New York Times

 

“It was thrilling stuff and it all ended just a little too soon.” 

-Ian Patterson – All about jazz (live)

 

“A recommendation: get this album, plug in, crank the volume and find something to busy your eyes and hands.”

-Joel Barela -The freejazzblog 

 

“This turbulent album takes the craziness of Bitches Brew and adds a punk-style attack. If three well-schooled jazz musicians were force-fed Motörhead, this would be the result.”

-Kieron Tyler- The arts desk (record)

 

“Notice is served that these are three names to watch out for.”

-John Sharpe- All about jazz (album)

 

 

On ”Live In Europe”

 

“This is one of the best releases I’ve heard this year and even in the last 2-3 years”

-Gustav Lindqvist (Free Jazz Collective  5/5 stars)

 

“One of the must-hear concert recordings of 2017”

-Nate Chinen 

 

“Live in Europe provides an audacious excursion into creative music “

-Mark Corroto (Allaboutjazz.com 4/5 stars)

 

“ Even the trio date is a raucous free jazz blowout, and when the guests arrive at the party, things get seriously explosive”

-Phil Freeman (Stereogum.com)

 

“A group who really find a new way to open things up”

-Dusty Groove (Chicago)

 

”The musicians who recorded it are outstanding and masterful avant-garde jazz improvisers.”

-Avantscena

 

“Freewheeling solos, tight interplay, and the kind of energy that you can only get in a live performance - it's all here, and it's all gold.”

-Derek Stone (free jazz blog)

 

“He is one of those fantastically complete drummers, able and willing in any context.”

-Andrey Henkin (New York City Jazz Record)

 

“A bruising triple-disc set”

-Chicago Reader

 

“The music on this album is frenetic and exciting, with a powerhouse rhythm section and an excellent front line”

-Tim Niland (Music & More)

 

“Live in Europe» er blitt en fantastisk bra live-utgivelse, med et band som inviterer til fest enten man er i Rotterdam, Ljubljana eller Oslo. Kjøpetvang!”

-Jan Granlie (salt-peanuts.eu)

 

“Uansett så er musikken tøff, kompromissløs, energisk og forteller oss at også som bandleder har Gard Nilssen mye å fare med - ikke veldig overraskende det heller”.

-Tor Hammerø (Tor de jazz)

 

“Glitrende soloutspill i flere nyanser i det som var en rå jazzgig”

-Chris Monsen (Klassekampens top 10 livekonsert 2017 kåring)

 

“En av høstens shåvveste liveopplevelser”

-Audun Vinger

 

”Nilssen er overalt i norsk musikk for tiden og han gjør det til et bedre sted å oppholde seg”

-Jazznytt

 

“Acoustic Unity er en heftig opplevelse kun som trio, men denne glitrende liveutgivelsen viser også hvor åpne og inkluderende de er som band”

-Chris Monsen, Klassekampen (5/6)

 

 

On ”TO WHOM WHO BUYS A RECORD”

 

"Et av årets aller spenstigste jazzalbum"

-Dagens Næringsliv (Audun Vinger)

 

"To whom who buys a record er et briljant album-et av årets beste!"

-Dagsavisen (Espen Løkeland-Stai)

 

"Dette er unik musisering"

-Dag og Tid (Lars Mossefinn)

 

"En strålende innspilling, nok en gang!"

-Salt Peanuts.eu  (Jan Granlie)

 

"To Whom Who Buys A Record er gjennomført balansekunst på høyt nivå. Acoustic Unity byr på kvalitet i alle ledd."

-Aftenposten (Arild R. Andersen) 5/6

 

"Musikk som beviser at inspirasjon fra og andektighet for fortiden ikke er en tvangstrøye for ny kreativitet."

-Klassekampen (Chris Monsen) 5,5/6

 

"…Etter over hundre jobber kloden rundt, så framstår de nå som noe av det heftigste som finnes innenfor dette uttrykket."

-Nettavisen (Tor Hammerø)

 

"Yes!! Dette er nemlig klassisk jazzsamspill av beste sort"

-Vårt Land (Ole Johannes Ålekjær)

 

“To Whom Who Buys A Record er ei av dei mest livgivande platen hittil i år”

-Jazznytt (Torkjell Hovland)

 

"In a word: Enjoyable! "

-Marlbank.net 

 

"Acoustic Unity, climaxing the set by having Joshua Redman step up for an ecstatic Ornette Coleman encore.

-Jazzwise Magazine (Martin Longley)

 

"He performed in various settings, including with his remarkable Acoustic Unity trio"

-Downbeat (John Murph)

 

"Gard Nilssen's Acoustic Unity is one of the best trios in Europe"

-Phil Freeman (Stereogum, The Wire, Burning Ambulance)

 

"A powerhouse rhythm section and an excellent reed player making for the perfect combination which led to excellent music, whether playing solos or ensemble sections."

-Tim Niland (Blues & More)

 

"To Whom who Buys a Record is an exhilarating musical roller-coaster ride."

-The Arts Desk (Kieron Tyler)

 

"Ask me to name a killer working band that most American jazz listeners still don’t know, and there’s a good chance I’d land on Gard Nilssen Acoustic Unity."

-Nate Chinen 

 

”This album offers the trio in its prime, perfecting its loose yet deep and close interplay, but, still, sounding greater than the sum of its parts.”

-Freejazzblog.org

 

”Gard Nilssen-The drummer everybody wants to play with”

-Eyal Hareuveni