| Mike
Outram |
| 'Outram is a guitarist with world-class credentials' - The Guardian |
'Mike
Outram is without doubt the most talented guitarist of his generation'
- Steve Rubie - 606 Club |
| 'The guitarist is new to me but he sure as hell could grow on one. From the intricate harmonics of a standard solo to a slashing execution that wouldn't be amiss in a band from a harder genre, Mike Outram forces his guitar through the entire gamut. Even Herbie looked kind of impressed' - Chris Roper, ZA@PLAY, South Africa (review of Herbie Mann gig) |
| 'Bear witness to the rocket–science guitar that is Mike Outram' - Tom Barlow, Dazed & Confused |
| 'Mike Outram simply dazzled on electric guitar -- he was without doubt my musician of the evening, playing with incredible feeling' - Debbie Koritsas - Rambles Arts Magazine |
'Mention
must be made of the facility possessed by guitarist Mike Outram - his
effortless choruses and creative impulses were also noteworthy, logically
developed and often lyrical even when playing prestissimo' - The
Times, Sri Lanka |
| 'Outram's performance gives yet another indication as to why he is in such demand at the moment, whether it's his rock-solid time and on-the-money comping, versatility across a range of settings, or his subtly expressive soloing' - Peter Quinn - Jazzwise Magazine |
'Mike
Outram's electric guitar work was fascinating' - Swanage Jazz
Festival Review |
'Guitarist
Mike Outram is in blistering form throughout' - Jim Mullen
(liner notes for 'put the cat out') |
| 'One of the British guitar finds of recent years' - John Fordham - The Guardian |
| 'a super-sensitive accompanist and a profound soloist' - Birmingham Evening Post |
| 'Mike Outram, who seems at last to be getting the exposure his talents deserve' - The Observer |
'Mike
Outram's electric guitar work was always fluid and interesting, particularly
during the piece about the seductive mermaid, when he created a shimmering,
bubbly effect using only his fingers' - James Griffiths, The Guardian |
| 'Mike Outram is a more conventional virtuoso, as capable of slashing grandeur as any rock guitarist demi-god. With Rare Birds, he holds his power in restraint, and beguiles the more as he becomes quieter. Indeed, Mike Outram's career is in the ascendant. The guitarist is the most conspicuously successful of Manchester's new jazz migrants. In the best showbiz manner, his breakthrough came when he deputised for Jim Mullen in US superstar Herbie Mann's band. Outram's playing on the London date, and subsequent South African tour, made a considerable impact: not least on jazz legend Herbie Mann himself....' - Mike Butler, City Life |
| 'Sirkis plays brilliantly, as do Lodder and Outram (the latter spectacular on the typically thunderous Hope)' - John Fordham, The Guardian |
'Mike
Outram is exemplary. His lucid and expansive solos are the perfect foil
for the leader's simmering, glowing excursions' - Alan Brown,
Metro |
'Mike
Outram, whose elegant playing references bossa nova, country music and
the more tasteful side of fusion. He's a nimble, accomplished soloist
and a sensitive accompanist, capable of pastel washes, shimmering folky
chords or juicy bop lines' - Peter Marsh, BBC Website |
'Mike
Outram's outrageously fine musicianship' - Mike Butler, City Life |
| 'Guitarist Mike Outram topped the number with an earthy, bluesy solo combining the feeling of vintage John Lee Hooker with his own much more sophisticated technique' - Chris Lee, Manchester Evening News |
'Guitarist
Mike Outram, for years the pride of Manchester jazz, needs no introduction.
Suffice to say, his sharp and cleanly articulated lines are a lasting
joy' - Alan Brown, News North West |
'Guitarist
Mike Outram soared over these mountainous waves of sound with phrasing
of intricate beauty' - Trudie Squires, jazzsteps.co.uk |
'Many
numbers during the evening, displayed the riveting intensity of Mike Outram's
guitar' - Darryl Gee, Huddersfield Examiner |
'Mike
Outram, an impeccable guitarist' - Jazz U.K magazine |