
"Adkins' deep and penetrating tenor lines provide a near flawless vehicle for group-centric improvisation." — Jazz Review Magazine [cite: 33, 158]

"The best hour of contemporary jazz I've heard this year. Adkins sounds unlike anyone you ever heard before—but at the same time, like someone who's always been with us." — The Wire [cite: 13, 75, 223, 415]

"This is real music. Sumptuous and authoritative... a really great find of new music." — Nat Hentoff [cite: 79, 165, 321]