“…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