Press

 SELECTED QUOTES

“. . . a delightful musical melange…”
–New York Times

“. . . his songs are as radio ready as a Mary Chapin Carpenter
performance and as true to life as a Harry Chapin composition.”

–V Magazine

“The musicianship is impeccable”
–Oakland (CA) Tribune

“Paul Reisler is certainly a leader among those who blend the categories,
who redefine eclectic or take eclectic to new and wonderful territories”

–Greeneville (SC) News

“Poetic song writing.”
–Acoustic Musician Magazine

“The vocals are pure poetry. ensemble treats these original tunes by Trapezoid’s founder Paul Reisler with the reverence of old traditional ones but with a daring of Promethean proportions.”
–All Music Guide

“…extraordinary musical and dramatic interpretations.”
USAIR Magazine

“Paul Reisler’s talents are many and his creativity, vast. Not to many people can do what he can do, bring the spirit of music and creating to new generations, opening up one of the most important doors there is.
He is a national treasure.”

–Robert Fritz,
author of Creating and The Path of Least Resistance,
composer, organizational consultant

“The most innovative, creative, stimulative, refreshingly  original music I’ve heard.”
–Rod Kennedy, Artistic Director, Kerrville Folk Festival

“Some of the best instrumental pieces I have heard in a long time.”
–Elan Magazine

“Paul Reisler is certainly a leader among those who blend the categories, who redefine eclectic or take eclectic to new and wonderful territories”
–Greeneville (SC) News

“The tunes climb up the Blue Ridge and down to the Bayou and back up the Himalaya’s.”
–Washington Post

“…a rich soothing and moving mix of folk, jazz and world sounds.”
–Richmond Times Dispatch

“Paul Reisler’s instrumentals are some of the strongest I’ve ever heard.  It’s impressionism—the good kind. The kind that gives the listener space to climb in and inhabit the music.”
–Mikel Ellcessor, Program Director, WYEP-FM, Pittsburgh, PA

 “The music is organic, natural and flowing.”
–Album Network

 “Some of the best instrumental pieces I have heard in a long time.”
–Elan Magazine

“…wonderfully woven and evocative…”
–Washington Post

“…beautiful instrumentals that remind you of something in a dream.”
–Heartsong Review

“..vivid and imaginative instrumental work.”
–Dirty Linen Magazine

“…a talented and innovative force in acoustic music.”
–Acoustic Musician Magazine

“…world class musicianship”
Performing Songwriter Magazine