Ghosts of Us (2023)
Emily Kuhn
Chicago-based trumpet player Emily Kuhn has made a name for herself as a composer and trumpeter with a distinctively lyrical voice. With her sophomore album, “Ghosts of Us,” she brings this lyricism to her quintet featuring some of Chicago’s most creative and dynamic improvisers: Erik Skov on guitar, Meghan Stagl on piano, Kitt Lyles on bass, and Gustavo Cortiñas on drums. The group relies on their strong foundation of musical trust to deftly navigate influences from jazz, rock, chamber music, and Americana.
Ghosts of Us (2023)
Emily Kuhn
“Trumpeter Emily Kuhn and her quintet eschew youthful fires on Ghosts of Us…Cortiñas’s deft touch reaffirms his status as one of the great drummers in the city’s new guard.”
“the terrific second album from Chicago trumpeter Emily Kuhn, is notable for the consummate poise of its writing and performances.”
“a cinematic, emotive and harmonic body of work that can bop with friskiness, just as it can land in balladry.”
“a wonderful piece of work…The quintet sinks] into Kuhn’s songs, creating a sound that’s at once lyrical and rife with an exploratory modern creative quality…High praise and well deserved”
“Ghosts in Us’ captures these musical relationships developing and new ones being formed, all within the context of Kuhn’s lucid, lively compositions. No wonder the result is an album that’s so buoyant and brimming with personality.”
“Kuhn delivers rich post bop tones with her team”
“Feverish streams jostle for position in the obtuse angles of Emily Kuhn’s beguiling “Ghosts of Us.”
“strong foundation of musical trust to deftly navigate influences from jazz, rock, chamber music, and Americana.”
“The music on this album, written during the pandemic, has a haunting and reflective quality. It is played by Kuhn and her quintet with delicacy and precision and carries solid emotion beneath its surface. It is a fine statement of Emily Kuhn's talents as a musician and composer.”
“meditaciones sobre la inmovilidad, la conexión, el dolor y la esperanza, entrelazados entre ritmos colindantes de jazz, shoegaze, música de cámara, post rock y rock ácido.”
El Economista - Mexico
“Chicago-based trumpeter/composer Emily Kuhn commands attention with a cool, lyrical intensity in both her playing and composing. Joined by her able and simpático colleagues”