Press Reviews of The Mark Tonelli Group:

“Tonelli’s tone is pure and reminiscent of the legends…
..... powerful straight-up jazz guitar.”
-Jazzreview.com

“Tonelli is quite an able composer…
..... plenty of rich sonorities and blended voices…
.....Nice stuff." -Cadence Magazine

“Undoubtedly, fans of pure jazz will find
The Mark Tonelli Group’s self-titled debut
to be well worth their time…
Excellent jazz guitar album…”
-InternetEd Music Review

“…super musicians…an excellent
experience.”
-D/FW Jazz Guitar
and Bass Society

“…packed with stellar musicianship…Made every patron feel as if it was a personal jazzfest at theirown living room.” -Dallasmusic.com

"... Tonelli has penned some very cogent compositions for our edification.....And, his group reveals them wondrously from the inside-out... a panoply of solid musical syncopation containing both a reassuring as well as a quiet quintessence of pure bebop.... The group sounds superb. Bravo guys!!" -Ejazznews

"... this CD brims with a quieter, more satisfying intelligence... [Tonelli's] solos expertly shift between rhythmic phrases and warm flurries... a hard bop celebration... really good!" -Jazz Now

"...thoughtful and delightful... subtle and seemingly effortless is Mark Tonelli’s guitar playing... finger fire set to original compositions... Mark gets involvement from his group and yet has the patience that shows he’s completely comfortable to let the music do the talking... the listener gets to hear how clever Mark can turn phrases within phrases... Smartly, he finds the balance to let the listener know he’s the leader without being overbearing." -North Texas E-News

"...Tonelli's music is original and modern, yet with an acoustically intimate quality. It's a respectful blend of carefully constructed melodies and lush harmonies with tasty horns and guitar floating over them like a bud of whipped cream on a simmering latte. The compositions are cool with just a bit of edge, reminiscent of the quieter side of New York Fusion in the 80s and its predecessor, the earthy Hardbop strut of the 50s and 60s."
-Kim Corbet, Dallas producer/promoter