Press Quotes
What's All The Hype?
“Dancing, racing, and singing with clarity unequaled in the realm of bass guitar.” DOWNBEAT
“Jamaaladeen is the master of the sequence.” ORNETTE COLEMAN
“Tacuma has developed an instrumental conception for the bass that could well be the sound of the future, if today's musicians are brave enough to confront it.” THE RECORD
“JAMAALADEEN TACUMA BREAKING BASS BARRIERS. . . He is coming to be regarded as one of the most distinctive forces on bass guitar to emerge in the past decade.” GUITAR PLAYER
“Mr. Tacuma seems equally capable of attaining that greater sophistication and intelligence without sacrificing his earthy roots - just as Mr. Coleman has done.” NEW YORK TIMES
“The baddest electric bassist virtuoso in years.” MUSICIAN MAGAZINE
“Tacuma has always been ahead of the average hipness curve.” BASS PLAYER
“Sporting an outrageous lime green shirt and vintage 40's slacks at a gig in Germany in August, Tacuma plugged in his bass with a hilarious-looking white phone cord, then generated a slam-dancing funk that could have shaken the NATO alliance. THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
“Jamaaladeen Tacuma's “Dreamscape,” an import on DIW Records, rocks the house with incredible bass and lead guitar sounds and heavy rhythmic grooves to satisfy the funk- and -jazz jones that resides in your soul.” BILLBOARD