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“One has to admire Airborne, a veteran jazz band that has made inroads into the hearts of jazz fans across the world over the years. They are a supercharged carnival of musicians that add a much needed dose of global adventure to jazz.” – Jonathan Widran
“Everything about the bright, brassy contemporary jazz music of Airborne with its strong melody and ripples of percussion suggests that their outlook is a very positive, optimistic one and they aim to be as inclusive as possible. This wonderful sound of Airborne reflects many tastes and you will find things to like, whether it’s soul, Latin, reggae, world or some quite complex jazz” – Chris Mann
“Airborne’s musical recipe takes a can of straight ahead jazz with Caribbean and Latino influences. Pour in a few tablespoons of jazz fusion and a heaping cup of urban street funk. Then cook all ingredients with pure technical talent till it gets boiling hot.” - Mixx Magazine
“You’d expect a contemporary jazz group that is called “musical peacemakers” to have a happy, upbeat sound. You get that with this veteran band, you also get top-quality musicianship and very creative compositions and arrangements with heft and plenty of sway” - Brian Soergel
“Airborne is a band with a mission, setting the objective on using their musical energies for calming an otherwise disruptive world. What the world needs is more people who do what they love to do with purpose and confidence and because they love doing it. Genuine big-hearted jazz…delightful, lively and filled with life…joyful jazz with a message.” - Sandy Shore – Smoothjazz.com
“As much new age, R&B, funk, spiritual, and world as they are contemporary jazz, Airborne is a carefully woven fabric of tantalizing sound that makes those crazy moments in our day a little less crazy. Not only is there great music here, but great food for thought. An unbeatable combination” - Ron Jackson – The Smooth Jazz Ride
The band produces a unique multi-cultural sound that is funky, urban and uplifting all at the same time with a delicious throw back feel of some wonderful jazz eras. They reignite genuine old school funk and jazz fusion with hot Latin rhythms in a way that is part 5th Dimension, part Weather Report, and part Ambrosia with just a hint of Tower of Power thrown in for good measure. Totally typical of what Airborne does best, produce tracks of genuine substance. Tight, edgy, yet very smooth and spliced with some excellent musicianship and arrangements, everything that Airborne represents. A vibe that is uniquely Airborne, fresh and eclectic.
High Energy Contemporary Jazz! - Denis Poole – Smooth Jazz Therapy
Airborne is more than a jazz ensemble. It is a group of dedicated musicians, who share the same cause and philosophy: bringing peace, love and tolerance to our world through their music. They have stuck to this belief since their beginning and have opened up their music to multi-culturalism and global unity. When listening to Airborne you will notice that this ensemble plants musical “seeds of peace” and uses music to help make our dream of a better world come true. So, let yourself be guided by these “musical peacemakers.- Akbar Nour – Smooth Jazz Now