Critical Listening
Press & Reviews
Reviews, interviews, performances, and archival coverage spanning Bob Nell’s career.
“Every composition bears Nell’s unmistakable signature.”
Bob Nell & Michael Bisio Trios – We Are Here
A five-star, long-form review presenting We Are Here as the culmination of Bob Nell and Michael Bisio’s fifty-year musical relationship. Thierry De Clemensat praises Nell’s compositional voice, restraint, generosity, and the trio’s ability to make sophisticated structures feel emotionally direct.
Bob Nell & Michael Bisio Trios – We Are Here (2026)
A track-focused review emphasizing Bob Nell’s writing, the album’s two trio configurations, and the continuing expressive possibilities of the jazz piano trio.
“A presentation of the composing mastery of Nell.”Read Full Review
Bob Nell on 11th & Grant with Eric Funk
A full-length Montana PBS performance feature presenting Bob Nell as a solo pianist and composer through original music, conversation, and a 55-minute televised performance.
“Bob brings his tender truths and his stunning virtuosity to the program.”View Full Feature
Bob Nell, Pianist, Puts One Through with Soft & Bronze
Grego Applegate Edwards praises Bob Nell’s command of jazz-piano tradition, his individual compositional voice, and the power of the trio with Michael Bisio and Brad Edwards.
“A piano trio disk of brilliance, drive and complete mastery.”Read Full Review
Michael Bisio and Bob Nell: Connections and Soft & Bronze
A paired review of Michael Bisio’s Connections and Bob Nell’s Soft & Bronze, highlighting the trio’s range, Michael Bisio’s melodic bass work, Brad Edwards’ momentum, and the strength of Nell’s original compositions.
“The threesome traverse straight ahead and modal, treating up-tempo and ballad numbers with equally convincing force.”Read Full Review
Soft & Bronze review in Downtown Music Gallery Newsletter
A substantial review preserved in Bob Nell’s press archive. The Downtown Music Gallery newsletter discusses individual tracks and praises the trio’s synchronization, force, melodic detail, and craft.
“No doubt that this fabulous jazz piano trio CD does capture the trio’s immense spirit and craft.”
Soft & Bronze review in Cadence
A full review preserved in Bob Nell’s press archive from the April 2005 issue of Cadence, page 125. Jason Bivins examines Nell’s synthesis of free expression, bop, blues, and traditional piano language and calls the recording worth tracking down.
“Even at his highest velocity or when the trio is at its most forceful, Nell never loses his sense of touch and taste.”
Bob Nell — Soft and Bronze
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