from Pop Matters, USA by Adriane Pontecorvo on November 12, 2019 (click image for link to article)
from Artistic Rezo, France by Enora Bariou on 15 November, 2019 (click image for link to article)
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from Que faire à Paris, France (click image for link to article)
from Zicazine by Fred Delforge on 5 November 2019 (click image for link to article)
from Paris Move by Patrick Dallongeville on October 21, 2019 (click image for link to article)
from Bretagne Actuelle by Hervé Devallan on 31 October 2019 (click image for link to article)
from Jazz Chill (US) on August 14, 2019 (click image for link to article)
from Musical News, Italy by Silvio Mancinelli on 8 September, 2019 (click image for link to article)
from Soul Jazz & Funk, September 27, 2019 (click image for link to article)
Emrys Baird in Blues & Soul (UK) 16 January 2019 (click for link to article).
RJ Frometa in Vents Mag (US) 27 June 2018 (click for link to article).
Emrys Baird in Blues & Soul (UK) 9 July 2018 (click for link to article).
Rolling Stone (France) January 21, 2018 (click for link to article).
Michael Rand in Mo Bangles (US), 17 June, 2018 (click for link to article).
Mindy McCall in No Depression (US) , 16 June 2019 (click for link to article).
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KR (France) November 2015
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France Télévisions (France) November 2015
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Blues & Soul (UK) December 2015
“True to its name, [‘Blast It!’] is brimming with high-voltage frequencies, anchored by a simple groove and an uplifting mantra that permeates. Strings soar, muted guitar licks strut in the ‘Funky Space Reincarnation’ vein and the whole things wreaks of sweat on the dance floor.”
“Brooklyn Funk Essentials evoke a party in full swing, with jams that simultaneously tickle the ears and move the body”
“The house band of your dreams, they explode the dictionary of funk with fearsome authority. And their multilayered attack, led by a three-man strong horn section and powered by a looping jazz-inflected muscle, makes them even better live”
Brooklyn Funk Essentials performed at several movies and TV-series, such as:
Prince of Central Park (performer: "In the Buzz Bag", "JJ's Blues") - 2000
In July (performer: "Istanbul Twilight", "Keep it Together", "Ska Ka-Bop") - 2000
The Sopranos (performer - 1 episode: "Bop Hop") - 1999
Still Breathing (performer: "Bop Hop") - 1997
Camp Nowhere (performer: "THE CREATOR HAS A MASTER PLAN") - 1994
“Cool and Steady and Easy est le brilliant acte de naissance de Brooklyn Funk Essentials, un collectif de musicians avant-gardistes issus de la scène rap/funk/ jazz de New York”
““Billboard Albums of The Year 1995:
1. Brooklyn Funk Essentials - Cool and Steady and Easy (RCA)
2. Greg Osby – Black Book (Blue Note)
3. Hami – The Funky Descendant (Capitol)
4. Herbie Hancock – Dis Is A Drum (Mercury)
5. Quincy Jones – Q’s Jook Joint (Warner Bros.)
6. D’Angelo – Brown Sugar (EMI)”
Brooklyn Funk Essentials on Singapore TV in 2008
“Using as a foundation the thick gristly rhythms laid down by drummer Yancy Drew and bassist Lati Kronlund, the rotating array of musicians and singers proved they could play nice and easy (as on the smoky Istanbul Twilight or nice and rough (the hard-charging Selling Out, which was bolstered by Everton Sylvester’s kinetic delivery”
“BFE demonstrates remarkable growth on this album, plowing through complex material with confidence and dexterity. It’s easy to envision any of these tracks filling dancefloors to sweaty capacity within seconds…
A hidden treasure, this set deserves widespread attention”