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“…a totally ear-opening experience for me. Kyle’s extended technique vocabulary is vast, subtle, nuanced, constantly surprising, and always put to solid musical use. He made some sounds that I’ve never heard come from a bass.” – Ed Hazell

“…unbelievable to watch and listen to. This is a guy to watch.” – Robert Bush, NBC San Diego

Record Reviews:

In Search of a Certain Bird – solo bass – Daniel Barbiero, Avant Music News

Kyle Motl & Zach Rowden – Gristle – Daniel Barbiero, Avant Music News

Abbey Rader West Coast Quartet – Second Gathering – Hrayr Attarian, All About Jazz

Abbey Rader West Coast Quartet – Second Gathering – Tim Niland, Music and More

Abbey Rader West Coast Quartet – Second Gathering – Bruce Lee Gallanter, Downtown Music Gallery

Abbey Rader West Coast Quartet – Second Gathering – Raul da Gama

Rader/Motl/Ceccato – Ritual – Hrayr Attarian, All About Jazz

Peter Kuhn Trio – Intention – A.G. Bertinetto

Peter Kuhn Trio – Intention – John Sharpe, All About Jazz

Peter Kuhn Trio – Intention – Tim Niland, Music and More

Peter Kuhn Trio – Intention – Derek Taylor, Dusted

Peter Kuhn Trio – Intention – Takeshi Goda, Jazz Tokyo

Peter Kuhn Trio – Intention – Avant Scena

Rader/Motl/Ceccato – Ritual – Tim Niland, Music and More

Motl/Borden – Apperception – Paul Margree, We Need No Swords

Motl/Ceccato – Katabasis – Paul Margree, We Need No Swords

Transmogrification: Solo Contrabass – Rick Joines, Freejazzblog

Motl/Ceccato & Motl/Borden – Katabasis & Apperception – Paul Acquaro, Freejazzblog

Kyle Motl Trio – Panjandrums – Rick Joines, Freejazzblog

Kyle Motl – Panjandrums & Transmogrification – Raul da Gama

Rader/Motl/Ceccato – Ritual – Raul da Gama

Kyle Motl Trio – Panjandrums – Daniel Barbiero, Avant Music News

Rader/Motl/Ceccato – Ritual – Mike Borella, Avant Music News

Kyle Motl / Drew Ceccato – Katabasis – George Harris, Jazz Weekly

Kyle Motl Trio – Panjandrums – Avant Scena

Rader/Motl/Ceccato – Ritual – Kevin Press, All About Jazz

Rader/Motl/Ceccato – Ritual – Avant Scena

Transmogrification: Solo Contrabass – Josh Landry, Musique Machine

Transmogrification: Solo Contrabass – Marco Carcasi, Kathodik

Transmogrification: Solo Contrabass – Ken Waxman, Jazz Word

Transmogrification: Solo Contrabass – Daniel Barbiero, Avant Music News

Transmogrification: Solo Contrabass – Paul Margree, We Need No Swords

Transmogrification: Solo Contrabass – Jazz Weekly

Transmogrification – Vital Weekly

Drew Ceccato / Kyle Motl: Orogeny – Gapplegate Guitar Blog

T.J. Borden / Kyle Motl: Consensual Fault – Gapplegate Guitar Blog

Peter Kuhn Trio: The Other Shore – Derek Taylor, Dusted

Abbey Rader: First Gathering – Hrayr Attarian, All About Jazz

Abbey Rader: First Gathering – Avant Music News

Concerts:

Peter Kuhn Trio @ Breat & Salt – Robert Bush, NBC San Diego

Peter Kuhn Trio + Dan Clucas – NBC San Diego

Kyle Motl Solo Bass at Conrad Prebys Music Center – NBC San Diego

Abbey Rader Quartet @ the Loft – NBC San Diego

Peter Kuhn Trio @ the Loft – NBC San Diego