Roch Lockyer

"By tackling the vocal stylings of Sinatra and coupling them with the guitar work of Reinhardt, Lockyer creates a style of jazz that is almost completely new." Dodie Miller-Gould Critic popular music and culture, 1920s jazz, and blues

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NonDirectional

by Roch Lockyer

“NonDirectional: by guitarist Roch Lockyer is a more eclectic effort. Most of it is crisp progressive Jazz-Rock with folk influences but there are also left turns into funk on “Hutch,” bossa nova on “Here Now But Forever,” and heavier modern Jazz on “Monk’s House.” Lockyer
is an impressively versatile player with a sense of space and clarity reminiscent of Jim Hall or Pat Metheny and he sounds fine dialoguing with excellent musicians like pianist Art Lande and trumpeter Ron Miles. “Melancholies,” a delicate weave of guitar, trumpet, piano, and kalimba, and “Quintennaisance,” with its rolling guitar and vibes groove, sound like vintage Gary Burton tracks. Lockyer masterminds a frisky and smart set of music here.”

Jerome Wilson Cadence Magazine