Curio has been featured in:
The Wire UK | Chicago Reader | Dusted Magazine | JazzWord - The Jazz Institute of Chicago | Los Angeles Jazz Scene
Contact Hunter Diamond at hunter@curiorecordings.com with all inquiries.
Media archive
The Los Angeles Jazz Scene| March 2023
“Hunter Diamond…is not shy to make use of melodic development, space, and dynamics as he improvises… [The] music evolves logically and, while there are some intense moments, much of the playing is fairly relaxed and thoughtful.”
— Scott Yanow
The Chicago Reader| September 2022
“…and the drums-and-reeds duo of Mike Reed and Hunter Diamond exemplify the city’s robust avant-garde community.”
— Bill Meyer
The Wire UK | March 2022
“Reeds-drums duos often result in fire music, but this one has the confidence to cook at a lower heat.”
— Bill Meyer
Dusted Magazine | Feb. 2022
…a self-assessment and a statement of identity…an exposed, no-net setting for any improvisor, and the first thing that We Stand shows is that Diamond knows how to pick ‘em.”
— Bill Meyer
JazzWord | Feb. 2022
“...narrative twists and turns, end[ing] with a clarion story-telling sequence which sums up, clarifies and affirms the ongoing collaboration.”
— Ken Waxman
Jazz Institute of Chicago | Oct. 2021
Chicago Reader | July 2021
“...[Diamond's] tenor sax swerves through the ambient sounds of Florida's outdoors...”
— JR Nelson