2010-03-20
Allaboutjazz.com Review by Dee Dee McNeil
an exciting evening of colorful music, brilliant musicianship read more
2010-03-04
Sf.metblogs.com Review by Lil Mike
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2010-02-19
Thejazzpage.com Review by Glenn Daniels
not only a wonderful tribute to a great artist, but a tremendous work in its own right. read more
2009-10-14
East Bay Express by Lee Hildebrand
Much of the essence associated with Coltrane, Sanders, and Thomas flows through Vallejo drummer Babatunde Lea's two-disc Umbo Weti, read more
2009-09-30
Metro Times by W. Kim Heron
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2009-09-25
All Music Guide by Phil Freeman - Review
The deep love Babatunde Lea felt, and obviously still feels, for Leon Thomas and the music they made together comes through on every note of this disc. read more
2009-09-21
The Boston Globe by Stephanie Brown - Review
Babatunde Lea, 'Umbo Weti: A Tribute to Leon Thomas read more
2009-09-14
Audiophile Audition - Review
The sound quality and mix of the live recording is superb... the subtle asides and banter from the quintet and/or audience supply an adroit intimacy. read more
2008-10-15
Spartan Daily by Peter Hironaka - Performance Review
Lea's quartet relied heavily on traditional African rhythms with an influence of Latin origins. The sound quality was top-notch and the fast-paced music had influences of bebop. read more
2008-10-05
Metro.co.uk by John Lewis – performance update
Few wizards have such an illustrious pedigree as San Francisco-based drummer Babatunde Lea. You'll hear him on Pharoah Sanders's 1980s dance floor classic Journey To The One but he also sat in with legends such as Randy Weston, Joe Henderson and even Va read more
2008-10-03
MercuryNews.com byt Andrew Gilbert - performance Update
Lea, now based in Gettysburg, Pa., was a creative catalyst on the Bay Area jazz scene for three decades, and he returns to the region next week for a series of gigs with an all-star combo, featuring pianist Patrice Rushen, tenor saxophonist Ernie Watts an read more
2008-06-15
TimesHeraldOnline by Rich Freedman - Lea Opts for Gettysburg Address
Though Lea and variations of his quartet played at every possible event in Vallejo, it's his work in the schools that's endeared him to young people and administrators. He brought his music program to Farragut Elementary in Vallejo for five years... read more
2008-02-27
San Francisco Bay View - Wanda's Picks by Wanda Sabir - Performance Update
"Beware of the Vibes March: A Vibraphonist Summit" features Yancie Taylor, Herb Gibson and Roger Glen with string section on violins, cello and viola, Sandy Poindexter; rhythm section featuring Glen Pearson on piano, Marcus Shelby on bass and Babatunde read more
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One Way By Jason Skiar - Review
Suite Unseen: Summoner of the Ghost tackles social rife, spiritual understanding, and cultural mores through global rhythms that spear their way to audiences' inner cores. read more
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Guardian - Review
[Babatunde] has long delved into the many musical dimensions of the African diaspora, but with this ambitious recording he explores the spiritual side as well, using the a cappella section to call on ancestors who perished during the Middle Passage... read more
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BlogCritic.org By Mark Saleski - Review
Lea is no doubt a masterful drummer... read more
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All About Jazz By Jerry D'Souza - Review
Lea dispenses with the continuous structure of a suite, breaking it up into five and interspersing the segments with music that fits in very nicely indeed. read more
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Drum Beat By Bill Milkowski - Review
The collection closes on a funky note with Lea's "Summoner of the Ghost," which sounds like James Brown and Fred Wesley on an expedition in Africa. read more
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