Dee Dee McNeil’s Musical Memoirs “Two of Swords” review:
“Miró Henry Sobrer’s trombone is smooth as satin … his compositions are well-written and artistic, like the concept of this album.”
Radio France, Jazz Trotter: “Two of Swords” review:
“Miró Sobrer's debut album showcases an artist with an exceptionally broad vision and a gift for incorporating lyrics into musical context. As a trombonist, he has a huge sound that can charm, sing or cry.”
Ink 19 “Two of Swords” review:
“Sobrer’s music dances with occult mysteries, ethnic pride, and lovely jazz. The star of the show is Sobrer’s magnificent trombone work (…) Two of Swords is entertaining, thought-provoking, and you can dance to it if you want to.”
VINYLMINE (Greece) “Two of Swords” review:
“An alien, strange, and finally a delightful album is " Two of Swords ", which is completed by Miró Henry Sobrer and his company, and which is definitely both a surprise and a proposal, within the wider Latin music scene.”
JAZZIZ “Two of Swords” review:
"Trombonist/composer Miró Henry Sobrer showcases his compositional prowess and utilizes an expansive palette of African diaspora rhythms to celebrate Catalonia and his late father on his impressive debut album as a leader.”
Nettavisen (Norway) “Two of Swords” review:
“gut-wrenching and life-affirming recording. (. . .) The outstanding trombonist, who now lives in Chicago, has created a separate and fierce musical universe to and from. (. . .) Two of Swords has become an enormously groovy and personal musical business card that should open many new doors for Miró Henry Sobrer.”
Midwest Record “Two of Swords” review:
“Music of a different flavor in which thoughty Catalonian poetry, tarot readings and Latin jazz come together (. . .) Leading the way with solid trombone chops inspired by his father, Sobrer shows he isn't afraid to chart his own courses.”
WEMU 89.1 FM Ypsilanti, Michigan
DJ Marc Taras “Two of Swords” review:
“What an amazing colorist/arranger this cat is! And what an ambitious variety of concepts...I mean... processing his father's passing...deconstructing/reconstructing the Mompou song cycle...and his own song cycle. Oh, man (or woman!), this is a beautiful album!”
Braithwaite and Katz “Two of Swords” Press release:
Trombonist/composer Miró Sobrer Offers a Rhythmically Charged Homage to Catalonian Artists With His Debut Album Two of Swords, a Latin Jazz-Infused Sojourn Celebrating His Late Father, co-produced by Sobrer’s mentor, trombonist Wayne Wallace
At its best, music can be a door to the wider world and a portal to one’s psyche. Providing an evocative avenue into both realms, the music of trombonist/composer Miró Henry Sobrer offers tantalizing clues and portents set to an irresistible jazz score inspired largely by Catalan poetry, the distilled lyricism of Catalan composer Frederic Mompou (1893-1987), and tarot card interpretation. Conceived in tribute to his late father, Josep Miquel “Pep” Sobrer, Two of Swords is a singular musical sojourn that’s deeply personal and wondrously universal. Slated for release on July 15, 2022 on Patois Music, this is an album designed to dream, contemplate and conjure by…
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