“Samuel Eagles is rapidly standing out from what is today’s norm, with a fresh ear for the music and an exciting approach to improvisation, Samuel is set to make a big impact”
— Jean Toussaint    UK

 

“A work, then, that pulses with meaning, taking the active listener deeper and higher…”
– The London Evening Standard ★★★★ UK

 

“The future of Jazz… The real guardians of The Great Tradition…”
– Jazz Journal ★★★★ UK

 

“Richly textured and contrapuntal arrangements enhanced by the imaginative choice of instrumentation…”
– All About Jazz ★★★★  UK/USA

 

“A soothing musical generation of creative openness and elegant sound aesthetics”
– In Music - ★★★★ GERMANY

 

“His assurance and inventiveness are impressive at any tempo…”
– The National Guardian  UK

 

“…his deftly swerving post-bop inventiveness illuminates the initially languid Dreamy Driving…” 
– John Fordham – The National Guardian (Philip Clouts album – Umoya)  UK

 

“Young British altoist Samuel Eagles is a strong player with a rich sound and a fondness for bubbling double time-runs…”
– Jazzwise  UK

 

“…Eagles leading off the solos with a marathon effort that saw him exhibiting an astonishing degree of fluency and technique for one so young” 
– The Jazz Mann – Ian Mann (Live Review) UK

 

“The consistently impressive Eagles takes the first solo…”
– The Jazz Mann – Ian Mann UK

 

“Beautifully set out with the tension building almost imperceptibly”
– Bebop Spoken Here – Lance (Ask, Seek, Knock) UK

 

“Not only is Eagles a saxophone player to be reckoned with but a top-notch composer too!”
– Bebop Spoken Here UK

 

“An exciting, innovative band”
– Bebop Spoken Here – Lance (Ask, Seek, Knock) UK

 

“it’s confident mature playing from all concerned with a meticulously plotted group sound that sits somewhere not unadjacent to Cloudmakers Trio’s or Empirical’s.” 
– Marlbank UK

 

 

“Ask, Seek, Knock is an amazing album...” 

– Concerto Magazine - GERMANY

 

“This is brilliant contemporary Jazz, modern and based on the tradition of making music together at a high level”
– Muzik and Sick - GERMANY 

 

 

“The Spirit of youthful energy combines with the internalized feeling of Jazz”
– Sound and Image - GERMANY 

 

 

“…brings courage to a place which is relevant for today… sophisticated depth…”
– Musik Reviews - GERMANY 

 

 

“Ask, Seek, Knock has an indisputable personality: interesting melodies, varied rhythms, tense developments… Eagles succeeds in a promising second album!”
– Jazz a Babord - FRANCE

 

“An Album Worthy of Attention”
– Culture Jazz - FRANCE

 

“Innovative and original with perfect cohesion between its varying temps and rhythmic delicacy.”
– Culture Jazz - FRANCE

 

”Fresh, instinctive and inspired… A superb album” 
– Radio REC - FRANCE

 

“An extremely impressive album which gives hope that SPIRIT will record many more albums”  
– Hoerspiegal - GERMANY 

 

“They create a tightly woven, colourful sound carpet characterised by expressive and melodious riffs as well as convincing structural combinations…”
– This Music - GERMANY

 

“It is astonishing how great the compositional maturity of these young musicians is to the eight tracks”  
– This Music - GERMANY 

 

“…A stand out UK release…”
– Jazz Views – Nick Lea UK

 

“An extraordinarily accomplished debut from alto saxophonist, Eagles, that is full of vitality and individual enough to ensure that he stands out from the crowd.”
– Jazz Views – Nick Lea UK

 

“Eagles has got what it takes, both as an instrumentalist and a writer, to make a big splash on the contemporary Jazz scene”
– AP Reviews – Adrian S Pallant UK

 

“Eagles is one of The UK’s best contemporary saxmen”
– Bebop Spoken Here – Lance UK

 

“Pure class, in playing and composition” 
– Radio Cardiff UK

 

“…shows fluent understanding of the contributions of key players from Charlie Parker to Kenny Garrett and Ambrose Akinmusire in his playing and writing here”
– Jazzwise Magazine UK

 

“An incredible quartet who can and will go far”
– UK Vibe (Live Review) UK

 

“notable for the sweet sounding alto saxophone of Eagles…”
“comes across as something of a latter-day Wayne Shorter”
– UK Vibe (Philip Clouts Umoya Review) UK

 

“The future that lies before them is now merely an obstacle to enjoy”
–Alban Low – The Art of Jazz UK

 

“Eagles can hold his own with any alto player in the UK” 
– Bebop Spoken Here (Live Review) UK

 

“A mature sounding offering from a young band who we are sure to hear much more of in the future”
– York Press UK

 

“Young and gifted”
– UK Vibe Magazine – Number 14 in the top 20 albums of 2014 worldwide UK

 

“Eagles’ alto swoops and soars with the grace and ease of a flying trapeze and his sound is sumptuous…”  
Jazz Views – Nick Lea (Live review) UK

 

“…particularly the glowing - toned saxes of Eagles…" 
– Jazz Journal USA

 

‘There aren’t many like Eagles (S) who can cast a light so bright, such is his sensitivity that he has a warmth and brightness all of his own’
– Alban Low – The Art of Jazz UK