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Zan Stewart, Plaza Suite, Star-Ledger,
July 2008
...DeVos
dug into music from his CDs, and other selections -- all presented with
panache. DeVos' solos emphasized
his strengths as an improviser. He played with a round, warm sound, where
all notes were heard clearly and had a sure-footed swing.
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David Orthmann, Allaboutjazz.com, May 2008
There's
never been a better time to catch jazz/blues master Bob DeVos in live
performance. Having
played scores of gigs since 2005, DeVos' working trio is at the peak of
its creative peak.
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Zan Stewart, Dueling Guitars, Star-Ledger,
Nov. 2007
Digging
into their distinctive, prodigious styles, which are deeply rooted in the
bebop-and-beyond idiom, guitarists Bob DeVos and Dave Stryker gave a
persuasive duet performance
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Carla
Lilien, Jazz Improv Magazine, Dec. 2005
The
virtuoso DeVos has so much to say. He has a lush and sensual style
that only he owns. DeVos' sensitivity and tenderness puts him in a
category of his own, reviewing An Organ Summit Supreme--Bob DeVos
guitarist and musical director.
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Zan
Stewart, SPOTLIGHT, Star-Ledger, July 19, 2004
Joined
by his regular, powerhouse trio, DeVos came out cooking. This is a
compact, intuitive, empathetic band that delivers. Guitarist Bob DeVos
exemplifies what to look for in a mainstream jazz artist: an appealing
sound around a glowing center, an assured rhythmic bounce, a hearty swing,
a creative thinker who seeks the best notes for a given situation and
executes them seemingly without effort. He presents top-rate material in a
way that is both inventive and accessible.
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Javier
Ortiz, Miami Sun, 2003, JVC Jazz Festival , Miami Beach with Lonnie
Smith, Hammond B-3, Bob DeVos, guitar and Adam Nussbaum, drums:
Smith was clearly pleased with the way DeVos complemented
and edged his stage compatriots throughout the night, showing superb
fingering, as well as terrific intelligence, patience and feel.
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