"Jazzical" Reviews
"Jazzical is a magical album, full of smooth jazz, jazz-funk,
cool jazz and sophisti-jazz that fulfills the requirements of
what is called efficacious immediacy – everything jazz is
supposed to be."
--- Randy Radic, Huffington Post music
"...Hagen and his collaborators have a lot of musical talent
to burn and could put on a jazz clinic at will...This is as
fine of an effort as you’ll hear in contemporary jazz and
shows both fidelity to the form while still being unafraid to
redefine it for the artist’s own personal use."
--- Robert Elgin, Blues You Can Use
"Jim Hagen" Reviews
"Hagen shows here that he is a guitarist who can switch
from electric guitar to bass, to acoustic and keyboards with ease.
Jim Hagen is gentle on the ears, but has a clarity to the music
with the musicians totally engaged. Hagen composed
all the music and he has an ear for a good melody."
--- Sammy Stein, Something Else!
"The music ties together smooth jazz with a hint of funk
to establish a timeless quality to Hagen’s music.
The narrative that is created during this self-titled release
far outstrips vocal bands, as the interplay between the
different instruments creates a voluminous text that has
to be heard to be believed."
--- Sargeant, neufutur.com