July 2018 - FLOW

Music Street Journal’s Review of FLOW

on July 30, 2018July 30, 2018 By FLOW

The following is a review of FLOW from Music Street Journal on their concert at the Royal Room in Seattle. Click here to read the review on Music Street Journal’s website.

It was a rare warm May evening in Columbia City, near downtown Seattle, when my wife and I walked through the door at the Royal Room, to take in our first ever Flow show.

The room was full, like the moon that decorated a wall of the showplace. Over a hundred fans were in attendance, so the word had gotten out that this was a show not be missed – the recently minted band Flow (named after the band members: Fiona Joy Hawkins [Australia’s “Enya” on piano and voice], Jeff Oster [master of the flugelhorn and trumpet and truly a great Chuck Mangione–like master], Will Ackerman [one of new age’s seminal musical composers, producers and directors on guitar], and Lawrence Blatt on acoustic and electric guitar, and ukulele).

FLOW Featured on the Echoes Podcast

on July 27, 2018July 27, 2018 By FLOW

In the Echoes Podcast, an interview with FLOW’s Fiona Joy, Lawrence Blatt, Jeff Oster, William Ackerman AND a FLASHBACK 50 to The Moody Blues’ “In Search of the Lost Chord. Hear it now in the Echoes App, Apple Music or right here.

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Bentley’s Bandstand’s Review of FLOW

on July 10, 2018July 10, 2018 By FLOW

The following is a review of FLOW from Bentley’s Bandstand on The Morton Report. Click here to read the review on The Morton Report website.

Thirty years ago New Age was almost a cult music for those seeking the silence. Fairly or not, it was way off the map for those born into rock & roll. Flash forward, though, and there is much to love about a music that soothes rather than scorches. Both styles can be scintillating once the stereotypes are beaten into dust. Flow is a quartet comprised of Will Ackerman, Fiona Joy, Lawrence Blatt, and Jeff Oster. They include guitars, keyboards, vocals, and brass. There is a supple groove that propels each song, provided by Ackerman and Blatt’s guitar and Oster’s trumpet and flugelhorn. Joy is a singer and pianist who absolutely lives up to her last name, and when she sings the skies open with her sound. Best of all are the quartet’s intricate originals, whether they’re in the foreground or the background. This is music that can be played anytime and anywhere, and always thrills. Ackerman, also known for founding Windham Hill Records, is someone to keep an ear on. He’s been breaking traditions his whole musical life, and shows no sign of stopping now. Of course, there are a half-dozen guests joining in, but in the end it’s Flow that delivers the spirit. Feel and heal.

FLOW Featured on Reviews New Age

on July 9, 2018July 9, 2018 By FLOW

The following is featured on Reviews New Age. Click here to read the article on the Reviews New Age website.

A minimalist, deep acoustic piano, winds and strings, is the presentation of FLOW , the band led by GRAMMY winner and guitarist Will Ackerman , with guitarist Lawrence Blatt , pianist Fiona Joy and trumpeter Jeff Oster.

The group began its tour of the United States in 2017, including only two dates, the first in Vermont; and the second at Carnegie Hall in New York . FLOW , who began his career in 2017 presenting his first studio album under the same name, is now in full promotion of the album, including Carnegie Hall again in New York between dates.

Music Connection Magazine

on July 3, 2018July 3, 2018 By FLOW

The following is a review of FLOW from the July 2018 issue of Music Connection Magazine.

Forty years after Windham Hill became a catalyst for the global new age music phenomenon, its founder, acoustic guitarist Will Ackerman joins forces with genre stalwarts Fiona Joy (piano), Jeff Oster (flugelhorn) and Lawrence Blatt (guitar) to create a fresh, seamless, rhythmically seductive and soulfully melodic vibe grounded in their deep personal chemistry. Each plays an equal part in the infectious sonic magic, but one standout is how Ackerman’s stark introspection complements Blatt’s more rhythmic approach to the acoustic guitar. Though an unusual anagram of their names, the FLOW concept is all about the way the music moves. – Jonathan Widran

Download the review here