Soul Pools
" ...lost interest in jazz because no current artists sparked your passion or seemed energetic enough? Check out SOUL POOLS." --SF Weekly March 5-11, 2003"... highly disciplined, tightly arranged.. soulful post-bop propelled...by formidable technique. ...it should be a burner, no question. " --LA Weekly April 24, 2003"...well arranged... brilliant solos.. tight horn section.. a thorough respect for the spiritual roots of Afro-Cuban music..." --JAZZIZ Magazine"Lea is a very exciting percussionist, and an excellent composer; Soul Pools is an explosion of music and energy. " --Jazz Review February 4, 2003"Not since Mingus and Blakey has music bristled with a sense of message like this." --Down Beat Magazine