Press

With Rissi, I have been playing since twenty years; we have really gone all the way long. The most surprising thing with him is that we always play differently, there is never a routine. He knows more about all the free Jazz men and their music than anybody else I know. I recognize all that history on any single note he plays. There is virtually no point of no return when we interact. Also we can play without really playing consciously, i.e., it is the music that plays us, we listen to each other but the real control is subconscious.

Guerino Mazzola
CADENCE MAGAZINE (Interview)

Rissi has a spectacular command of his horn, with notes cascading like water gushing from a faucet. It is humorless fare, which is a shame, because the saxophonist is so talented. Rissi seems never to run out of ideas, bouncing off the groundwork laid by his collegues. Even the slower pieces are performed powerfully, and Rissi exudes verility even if he lacks (barely) the overbearing locomotive quality of say, a Peter Brötzmann.

Steven Loewy
ALL MUSIC GUIDE

Rissi is a tenor and alto saxophonist well schooled in the principals of free expression dating back to the 1970s. He generates a mellow but intensely concentrated tone and demonstrates great control.

Frank Rubolino
ONE FINAL NOTE

Unadulterated in-your-face hardcore saxophone, with a nod to the likes of Peter Brötzmann, performed passionately and precisely. Rissi is a power-player, plain and simple, with a fat tone and good technique.

Steven Loewy
ALL MUSIC GUIDE

Rissi is wonderfully demonstrative, informed as he is by John Coltrane and Cecil Taylor, Archie Shepp and, above all, Jimmy Lyons. He unpacks his horns from top to bottom, pursuing short, oblique phrases or extravagant lines.

Greg Buium
CODA MAGAZINE

Saxophonist Rissi displays a complete command on both of his instruments. He plays fast and hard. Even when the mood is calm, he exudes a nervous energy.

Chris Kelsey
CADENCE MAGAZINE

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