The Financial Times
“Even when playing at full stretch, pianists Kris Davis and Craig Taborn deliver the control and sense of purpose of a single intelligence.”
JazzTimes
“This music is governed by a fierce joint intelligence from start to finish”
WBGO
“[Octopus is] a vibrant study in morphing color and contingent texture, and in every sense a brilliant meeting.”
The Village Voice
“It’s an intellectual exercise, true; it’s also, simply, beautiful music.”
LA Times
“[Octopus] is full of tangled, unfettered interplay, and far-reaching sonic ventures”