Music Style New Age, Instrumental

Musical Influences Windham Hill artists, minimalist and ambient music, ECM jazz artists

Similar Artists Ralph Towner, Eberhard Weber

Group Members Jeff Defty, keyboards, cello, recorderForrest McDowell, guitarAlan McCullough, fluteCarl Woideck, saxophoneDoug Scheuerell, tabla

Instruments Cello, keyboards, recorder

Albums "Vanish into Blue," "The Descent of Inanna," "Sanctuary: Romances for Guitar & Cello"

Press Reviews "...Transporting...a spectacular tour de force...Defty is a master at concocting warm and rich colors that are so inviting it is impossible to do anything other than let your mind go blank and have the music take you on a joyous journey...This album has enough moments of remarkable beauty and rare insight to last you a lifetime."Fred Crafts, KUGN "Vanish into Blue lifts you away from mundane concerns and gently transports you to a place of jazzy tranquility. Jeff Defty is a true alchemist of the musical realm."Kimberly Sylvan, Peralandra Books and Music (New Age retailer)"Each cut portrays a fascinating journey into another world, appealing to our sense of wonder..This album is constantly thought-provoking and varied. The music flows with gleaming surfaces and hidden depths, and cannot be perceived all at once, but takes many listenings to study. Good for contemplation, massage, but also for creative pursuits and interpretive dance."Mary Heckler, Heartsong Review"With Carl Woideck's jazz infusion, world beat inflections from percussionist Doug Scheuerell and mesmerizing riffs by flautist Alan McCullough, Vanish into Blue is an impressive collaboration."David Johnson, What's Happening (weekly arts newspaper)Mary Heckler,Heartsong Review, Spring, 1993 (ISSUE #14)"The multi-talented Jeff Defty is a musician of subtlety and substance.""Each cut portrays a fascinating journey into another world, appealing to our sense of wonder through Greek myth, Haitian folklore and Tibetan cosmology.""This album is constantly thought-provoking and varied. The music flows with gleaming surfaces and hidden depths, and cannot be perceived all at once, but takes many listenings to study. Good for contemplation, massage, but also for creative pursuits and interpretive dance.""Vanish into Blue lifts you away from mundane concerns and gently transports you to a place of jazzy tranquility. Jeff Defty is a true alchemist of the musical realm."

Location Eugene, OR - USA

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