"Leonardo E.M. Cioglia is a musician that demands your concentration. You can't
allow yourself to be caught off guard during the first listen, for if you do, you may miss all of the little things, the silences,
the influx of notes, that this guy is able to put into his music."
"The songs themselves
are audio illustrations of a Brazil most people aren't aware of, and Cioglia allows the characters in his songs to dance
in a way that might not be possible in the real world."
"These are stories that are worth returning to
many times over, those who take it in as a personal favorite will find new things within the music with every listen."
The Run Off Groove: by John Book on the album Contos
"Providing a fresh new approach to Brazilian music.... ....Cioglia, takes
Brazilian music in a more contemporary and modern direction.... ....a terrific session
of music that will transform your view of Brazilian music forever.
Contos
delivers an interesting and unique perspective to Brazilian music which Leonardo E.M. Cioglia re-defines within the context
of modern contemporary jazz."
ejazznews.com: by Edward Blanco on the
album Contos
"Contos is
lively, thoughtful, and full of surprises. Its composer, Leonardo E. M. Cioglia, has created some intriguing jazz motifs that
will linger in your mind long after the last playing of the CD. Every performer
shares his vision in a memorable blending of sound and innovation."
jazzreview.com:
by Lee Prosser on the album Contos
"His music is full of magic, and his compositions are full of the mystery of life... ...one of the best bass-led
groups I've heard in many years. The players meld together in almost "orchestral" fashion throughout this
wonderful album."
zzaj.freehostia.com: by Dick Metcalf, aka Rotcod
Zzaj on the album Contos
"Cioglia knows how
to deliver the goods... The kind of cat that makes you feel like always making him welcome, there’s a lot going
on here and all of it good."
Midwest Record: by Chris Spector, Editor and
Publisher on the album Contos
"Contos is an inimitable kind of record that engages you right away, and yet there
is so much going on under the hood, in terms of both harmonics and presentation. Each succeeding listen---even the twentieth
one---sounds as fresh as the first one. That's the mark of a musician who composes songs of real depth and beauty."
blogcritics.org:by Pico on
the album Contos
"Bassist Leonardo
Cioglia takes Brazilian Jazz in a more modern approach. ...a Brazilian 'spice' to his sound, but he explores the
genre outside the box."
Odds & Ends: Ernest Barteldes' column on The Brasilians
"Leonardo Cioglia has a great feel and great timing, he is very relaxed, and I can really explore polyrhythms when
I’m playing alongside someone so able."
Duduka Da Fonseca's interview w/ Bruce Gilman
for Brazzil Magazine
Effervescent rhythm is the currency of this quartet of musicians originally hailing
from Brazil.
The New York Times on the group Brazilian Jazz Collective
...when Leonardo
Cioglia and his group Zabumbatuq play, the club really comes alive.
Boston Sunday Globe (On The Rise) on
the group Zabumbatuq
...brave in its success at capturing the legendary sound of Brazilian musical history,
and reuniting it with its now historical partner - jazz...
Rhythm Music (Global Sounds) on the group Zabumbatuq
Of all the Brazilian bands in rotation around Boston, Zabumbatuq is the most cohesive and jazzy.
Fred
Bouchard for the bygone periodical Bossa
Music to listen, freak out and dance.
Bezirk
Höfe (Swiss Periodical) on the group Zabumbatuq
Brazilian born bassist Leonardo Cioglia...without
any doubt you could tell the many years of experience; besides virtuosi solos, he also was perfectly in command of the grooves.
Newspaper in Bären, Switzerland
There is oxygen in Boston's nightlife. It comes wrapped
in Brazilian musical notes by the quintet Zabumbatuq.
George Alonso for Brazil Express on the group Zabumbatuq
