WHAT THEY SAY...

"It doesn't get earthier than Sexmob...What matters is the fact that it catches the spirit, that infectious yet elusive Sexmob vibe." –Jazz Times

"Sexmob has been straddling the lines between genres for 17 years by incorporating popular tunes into instrumental jazz, and putting the emphasis on beats that move feet. Drummer Kenny Wollesen's funk rhythms, particularly of the New Orleans variety, create a party atmosphere, and Bernstein's visually striking slide trumpet doesn't hurt the hedonistic vibe that Sexmob conveys." –OregonLive.com

"[That spirit] – one of wailing, riotous abandon mixed with eccentric song choices, high musicianship and healthy doses of funky downtown grit – is on ample display on the group's first live recording, Meets Medeski..." –All About Jazz

"The band Sexmob specializes in a distinct strain of deconstructionist improvised music: jazz that aims at fun by bouncing off the walls." –NPR Music

"...Steven Bernstein's Sexmob have given themselves one task: to make modern jazz fun." –Popmatters

"On MTO Plays Sly, Bernstein's downtown aesthetic informs these Sly covers, which are intricate, interesting and, in many cases, unpredictable. To update this classic material, Bernstein assembled top-notch players and vocalists whose collective resumes run from the Lounge Lizards to Levon Helm." - NPR Music

 The splendid MTO Plays SLY excels at illustrating not only Bernstein's deep love for the repertoire, but also his deep understanding of the material. While  he'sable to retain the emotional vibe of the originals, the ensemble's unique characteristics don't get lost." - Downbeat

"MTO Plays Sly is a celebration, a loving jubilance, pure and simple. The nine-piece MTO romps through some of Stone's best-loved songs." - All About Jazz

"Bernstein and MTO have composed an outstanding, funk-sodden musical love letter to Sly Stone and his work. And we’re so very fortunate that they’ve shared it with the rest of us." - Jambands.com

"Millennial Territory Orchestra, a vibrant big band piloted by slide-trumpet virtuoso Steven Bernstein, marries hot-jazz horns with fat backbeats to yield a riotously anachronistic party soundtrack on its new Sly Stone tribute, MTO Plays Sly." - Time Out New York

"In a new collection led by slide-trumpeter Steven Bernstein, a brassily unconventional big band shifts the focus back to where Sly Stone’s story is far less tragic: The music. Stone’s psychedelic soul-funk is right in Bernstein’s wheelhouse on a rowdily unpredictable set that might not bring Sly to a better place, but your ears certainly get there." Los Angeles Times