I’m happy to announce that Kinetic is officially available. You can purchase it directly from iTunes, Amazon.com, or CD Baby.

Kinetic features all original music that I wrote over about a 10 year period. It was recorded over two days in 2008 at Lava Studios in Austin. Special thanks goes out to all the musicians who played on the album (Matt, Angelo, Swift, Nick, John, Devon, Ulrican, Marcus, and Danny). Also, to Jose Alcantar who mixed everything and Jason Crane of The Jazz Session who wrote the liner notes.

What People Are Saying

“‘Kinetic’ represents everything that is right with contemporary jazz…Telford announces himself as a vehemently original voice.”
« Steve Greenlee, The Boston Globe

“Rather than attempt to re-create Davis’ ‘Aghartha,’…Telford brings his own twist to the tale on ‘Kinetic,’ by blending straight-up funk workouts with sparse, lyrical ballads and tunes that blend well-arranged horn charts with a loose, swanky ‘jam-band’ feel.”
« Jeff Miers, The Buffalo News

“Wow! I’m truly blown away by this CD. Wonderful tunes and slamming horn charts. And the playing! Erik’s such a beautiful trumpeter/soloist. I especially love ‘Death Trap’ and the last three minutes of ‘Horizon Problem’ KILLED me!”
« Nat Adderley, Jr.

“‘Kinetic’ invokes the spirit of Herbie Hancock’s electrically organic Mwandishi band of the early 70′s while creating his own pulse and sound for the world of tomorrow.”
« Derrick Lucas, Program Coordinator for WGMC Jazz 90.1