"Few records embody the spirit of jazz in 2019 as well as the new release from the Tomeka Reid Quartet. A cellist who began her rise in Chicago during the '00s as a sidewoman in groups led by Mike Reed, Nicole Mitchell, and others associated with the AACM, Reid leads a stellar group through nine compositions that blend tradition and innovation seamlessly".
"As Old New's title implies, Reid has her own way of reworking musical traditions, particularly through her recent compositions and the recurring ebullient shifts in mood that comprise the album. "Niki's Bop" is named in honor of flautist/mentor Nicole Mitchell and along the way, the performance reimagines exchanges from earlier times in the 1940s-born genre".