Reviews

"...also there is a real jazzscene that exists in Slovenia: Saxophone player Jure Pukl swings hard with a modern quintet formation!"
by WDR Jazzradio, Germany, 2006

"Eastern Europe has been in a wake of an unprecedented renaissance since the fall of the iron curtain in the late eighties. The up and coming generation of young musicians has spawned an ample amount of talent which has flourished with no restrictions imposed by barbed wire or any other such infringements. The group of Jure Pukl gathers some of these talents into a cohesive unit, which primarily performs the compositions of its leader, Slovenian saxophone phenomenon Jure Pukl, with a characteristic energy. Pukl's composing skills were recently acknowledged by the JazzOn 2005 competition award. The jury lead by Jerry Bergonzi declared his piece Hubscrauber as the winner of the contest."
by Official Brno Jazz Festival booklet (CZ)

"With new album Serendipity - Jure Pukl strengthen his reputation of being one of the most breaktrough young instrumentalists in this land!"
by Zoran Pistotnik, January 2005, Muska Magazine (Slovenia)

The group of Jure Pukl gathers some of these talents into a cohesive unit, which primarily performs the compositions of its leader, Slovenian saxophone phenomenon Jure Pukl, with a characteristic energy. Pukl's composing skills were recently acknowledged by the JazzOn 2005 competition award. The jury lead by Jerry Bergonzi declared his piece Hubscrauber as the winner of the contest."
by Official Brno Jazz Festival booklet (CZ)

With new album Serendipity - Jure Pukl strengthens his reputation of being one of the most talented young instrumentalists at the forefront of the jazz scene in this land!
by Zoran Pistotnik, January 2005, Muska Magazine (Slovenia

"Fans of European-influenced post-bop would be well advised to check out Jure Pukl and his Virus Quintet. They are at the forefront of a new wave of young European musicians who, with a clear reverence for their roots that manages to avoid being strictly imitative, demonstrate that improvised music still has places to go!"
by John Kelman, ejazznews (January 2004)

"Beside Robert Jukič I would like to mention excellent piano player Roland Wesp, tenor player Jure Pukl and trumpeter
Daniel Noesig!"
by Rok Jurič, July 2004, Muska magazine (Slovenia)

"... We are talking about very balanced, juicy straight ahaed jazz, based on modern sound approach and deep understanding of tradition which one doesn't expect of such young players..."
by Ognjen Tvrtković, March 2004, Ljiljan - CD Magaza (Sarajevo)

"This group radiate excellent instrumental qualitiy, above all are elegant and expressive guitar player Gaetano Valli and tenor player Jure Pukl!"
by Neri Pollastri, February 2004, ALLABOUTJAZZ (G. Valli-Oltre confine, CD review)

"Fans of European-influenced post-bop would be well advised to check out Jure Pukl and his Virus Quintet. They are at the forefront of a new wave of young European musicians who, with a clear reverence for their roots that manages to avoid being strictly imitative, demonstrate that improvised music still has places to go; The Wizard is a fine recording that should help to illuminate Slovenia as a country that, for its small size, is remarkably rich in culture and the arts."
by John Kelman (January, 2004)

" Jure Pukl’s Virus Quintet with its début release, The Wizard, is putting Slovenia on the map with artists who show remarkable maturity and vision for such young ages. Equally impressive is the fact that these musicians show as strong an affinity for the American jazz tradition as they do for the more impressionistic European approach, as these styles are melded into a new whole."
ALLABOUTJAZZ (December, 2003)

"His sound is warm and rich, bringing to mind one of his Boston mentors, Joe Lovano!"
ENEWSJAZZ (January, 2004)

"The Berklee Concert Jazz Orchestra is one of the most prestigious performing groups at Berklee College of Music. The ensemble features the finest jazz instrumentalists in the college playing cutting-edge, original music written expressly for the group by the most accomplished jazz composers on campus, both faculty and students.Jure Pukl was in my band and was doing a great job."
by Greg Hopkins, trumpeter (Thad Jones/Mel Lewis), Berklee College Professor

"The group sounds as if it has been playing together for a while; Jukic and Novakov, in particular, seem finely tuned into what the soloists are doing."
by John Kelman (January, 2004)

"My Slovenian son!"
by Barry Harris, pianist, jazz legend and educator (February, 2003)

"Jure Pukl was just brilliant in his solo parts!"
by B. Vincek, Istra Voice (December, 2003)

"Jure shows an incredible level of musicalitiy!"
by Ed Tomassi, saxophonist, Berklee College of music (November, 2002)

"One of my most talented students in 15 years teaching carrer!"
by Oto Vrhovnik, University of music in Vienna (February, 2000)

"Young master on alto saxophone Jure Pukl played variations on Carnival of Venice!"
by Vladimir Frantar, DELO (October, 1999)

"... but we were all suprised with young saxophone player Jure Pukl; his virtuoso playing reminds on a pianistic technique without limits..."
by J. Stucin, Primorske novice (September, 1998)

"...and soloist was a young talented saxophone player Jure Pukl!"
by T. Gregoric, Primorski dnevnik (September, 1998).