To full reviews

“For seventy absorbing minutes, the trio captures the ear, providing thrilling evidence of a stellar contemporary trio to rank among the best... Odysseys succeeds on every level... and this fine trio statement whets the appetite for what lies ahead.” - allaboutjazz.com (USA)

"Winkelman opts for all originals for Odysseys, mostly impressive, quirky and a tad wild - even if carefully structured. They seem true musical adventures, even if the studio setting spotlights them as stark studies of contemplation." - NYC Jazz Record (USA)

“This music effortlessly accomplishes the difficult balance between the cerebral and the visceral. Odysseys is a gem.” - Music Forum (Australia)

“The album provides further proof, if any were necessary, that Winkelman occupies a truly unique and important space as a contemporary composer, improviser and bandleader.” - Extempore online (Australia)

**** “There is nothing predictable here. Most fascinating is the way Winkelman, with his fluid attack, can shift so seamlessly between moods.” - The Age Green Guide (Australia)

“These are not head-and-solos renditions but closely argued musical treatises. Winkelman is in the mode of younger pianists who are more and more insisting on reclaiming the full resources of the piano.” - David Dupont, Cadence (USA), April-June, 2008

**** “Pianist Ben Winkelman’s first album came like a bolt from the blue with virtuosity and inspiration across a wide historical span. It was no fluke: The Spanish Tinge is just as thrilling and mind expanding…” Derek Leather, M Magazine, The Age, 2007 (Australia)

**** “The presentation is tightly drilled but the music zings with an electricity of counterpoint and ideas popping up everywhere. The most stunning moment is saved for last in his jazzed-up rendition of the emotional Yiddish song, Vilna. More please.” - Leon Gettler, The Age Green Guide, 2007 (Australia)

**** “The new title is a quote from Jelly Roll Morton, who believed the Spanish Tinge was essential seasoning for jazz... Winkelman has achieved this by more than simply playing predictable Latin beats...” - John McBeath, The Australian, 2007 (Australia)

“Ben Winkelman won a lot of positive reviews last year for his debut album. The follow-up is an even more impressive collection of original compositions, superbly performed by the pianist with his new trio partners…” – Adrian Jackson, Rhythms, October 2007 (Australia)

**** “Just when we thought everything possible with jazz piano trios had been done, this Melbourne trio's debut album forces a rethink.” - John McBeath, The Australian, 2005 (Australia)

**** “Splendid. Winkelman's 14 joyous originals embody the exhilaration of music making and not a hint of fat... here we come a little closer to the divine.” - Ken Williams, The Age EG, 2005 (Australia)

“Ben Winkelman is the genuine article, a determined crossbreeder of styles whose music is inventive and often surprising. It’s hard not to enjoy the panache and sense of fun: Winkelman’s tunes keep you guessing. In the era of the postmodern piano trio, Winkelman’s already claimed his place at the table.” - Nate Doward, Cadence (USA), 2006

**** “Here's a party with conversations everywhere.” - Leon Gettler, The Age Green Guide, 2005 (Australia)

“A talented musician, with an approach that is refreshingly different.” - Adrian Jackson, Rhythms, 2006 (Australia)

“This is a terrifically enjoyable album, full of energy and spirit...” - Tim Stevens, Music Forum, 2006 (Australia)

“Winkelman’s all-original music defies categorisation…” – John McBeath, The Australian, 2006 (Australia)

“More than 60 years after the death of Jelly Roll Morton  the ‘Spanish tinge’ he described as essential to jazz is alive and well in the hands of Ben Winkelman. Winkelman and his colleagues sounded impressively tight as they negotiated Winkelman's musical brainteasers.” - Jessica Nicholas, The Age, 2007 (Australia)