Reviews & Articles
2015-2021
Mads Tolling – Feature
“What do Bay Area musicians listen to when they want to feel better?”
Jim Harrington, San Jose Mercury News, June 22, 2020
Mads Tolling & Jacob Fischer – Concert Preview
“Jazz Violinist Mads Tolling pays Tribute to Past Masters”
Lou Fancher, San Francisco Classical Voice, September 20, 2019
Mads Tolling & The Mads Men – Concert Review
“Mads Tolling and the Mads Men in Solvang”
Josef Woodard, Santa Barbara Independent, June 19, 2019
Mads Tolling & The Mads Men – Recording Playing the 60s
“It’s a Mads World”
Christina Schreil, Strings Magazine, May 2017
Mads Tolling & The Mads Men – Playing the 60s Review
“Mads Tolling turns TV themes into jazz treasures”
Guy Ashley, San Francisco Examiner, January 24, 2017
Mads Tolling & The Mads Men – Playing the 60s – *****½ Review
C. Michael Bailey, All About Jazz, January 19, 2017
Mads Tolling & The Mads Men – Playing the 60s Review
“It’s a Mads Mads Mads Mads World”
Andrew Gilbert, Oakland Magazine, January 19, 2017
Mads Tolling Quartet (DK) – Review in Swedish
“Mads Tolling Quartet feat. Jacob Fischer: Celebrating Svend Asmussen”
Lasse Seger, Orkesterjournalen, May 9, 2016
Mads Tolling Quartet (DK) – Review in Swedish
“Recension: En högklassig jazzhyllning till unike Svend Asmussen”
LO Rindberg, LT, February 19, 2016
Mads Tolling SF Choral Artists – Concert Preview
“Mads Tolling Joins S.F. Choral Artists to Celebrate Old Masters, Young Prodigies”
Be’eri Moalem, SF Classical Voice, June 16, 2015
Mads Tolling & The Mads Men – Concert Preview
“Mads Tolling Quartet to perform in Antioch”
Lou Fancher, East Bay Times, March 31, 2015
Mads Tolling’s Violin Concerto, Begejstring – Concert Review
“Review: Oakland East Bay Symphony, Mads Tolling, team for memorable concert”
Georgia Rowe, San Jose Mercury News, February 21, 2015
Mads Tolling’s Violin Concerto, Begejstring – Preview Interview
“Mads Tolling: Violinist Going Back to His Roots”
Jeff Kaliss, SF Classical Voice, February 19, 2015
Mads Tolling’s Violin Concerto, Begejstring – Preview Interview
“Mads Tolling Takes to the Orchestra”
Lou Fancher, East Bay Express, February 18, 2015
2005-2014
Songs & Strings with Wesla Whitfield – Concert Preview
Napa Valley Patch, July 23, 2014
Mads Tolling Quartet (USA) – CD Review
“Celebrating Jean-Luc Ponty: Live at Yoshi’s: CD Review”
Bill Milkowski, JazzTimes, October 18, 2012
Mads Tolling Quartet (USA) – ***** CD Review
“Mads Tolling Quartet: Celebrating Jean-Luc Ponty”
Glenn Astarita, All About Jazz, September 9, 2012
Mads Tolling Quartet (USA) Concert Review – Rrazz Room, SF
“Mads Toling review: Jean-Luc Ponty homage”
Dave Wiegand, San Francisco Chronicle, January 7, 2011
The Playmaker – Review and profile shot
“Signs of the Times: Men 2010”
Jazziz, Spring, 2010
The Playmaker – Review (German)
Klaus Hübner, Jazz Podium, March 15, 2010
The Playmaker – **** Review
“Violin Breakdown”
James Hale, Downbeat Magazine, March, 2010
The Playmaker – Review
Mike Joyce, Washington Post, January 23, 2010
The Playmaker – ***** Review (Danish)
“Dansk Strengeleg i USA”
Kjeld Frandsen, Berlingske Tidende, January 20, 2010
Mads Tolling NPR Feature
“Music We Missed: Mads Tolling’s Violin Fusion”
NPR Morning Edition, December 30, 2009
Mads Tolling Profile – (Danish)
“En Udenlandsdansker”
Sole Bugge Møller, Jazz Special, December, 2009
The Playmaker – Review
Bill Meredith, JazzTimes, December, 2009
The Playmaker – *** Review (British)
Andy Robson, Jazzwise, December, 2009
The Playmaker – Review
“Jazz CD: Mads Tolling, ‘The Playmaker’”
Dave Wiegand, San Francisco Chronicle, November 15, 2009
The Playmaker – Review
John Kelman, All About Jazz, October 24, 2009
The Playmaker – Review
“The Playmaker Mads Tolling (Madsman Records)
Tom Henry, The Toledo Blade, October 11, 2009
Mads Tolling – Interview
“It’s a Mads World; Violinist Mads Tolling plays the Sanchez”
Jean Bartlett, Pacifica Tribune, April 4, 2009
Mads Tolling Quartet (USA) – Concert Review
“Mads Tolling Quartet fires up Oakland venue Yoshi’s with Furious Sound”
Nick Moore, The Daily Californian, Feb 12, 2009
Speed of Light – Review
“Spin of the Week”
Greg Cahill, Strings Magazine, Oct 16, 2008
Mads Tolling Interview
“Mads Tolling: Violin came first; then he applied it to jazz”
Kristen Peterson, Las Vegas Sun, March 6, 2009
Mads Tolling Profile
“Hard work got Mads Tolling to Turtle Island”
Jesse Hamlin, San Francisco Chronicle, Feb 5, 2009
Turtle Island Quartet – Grammy Win (Danish)
“Dansk Violinist præmieret”
Politiken, February 11, 2008
Turtle Island Quartet – Grammy Win
“Berklee wins big at Grammys”
Sarah Rodman, The Boston Globe, February 11, 2008
Turtle Island Quartet – Concert Review
“Turtle Island Quartet tackles Coltrane’s Legacy”
Don Heckman, LA Times, May 19, 2007
Stanley Clarke’s Album:
“The Toys of Men”
John Kelman, All About Jazz, Oct 23, 2007
Mads’ Article about Svend Asmussen
“All that (Nordic) Jazz”
Mads Tolling, Strings Magazine, July 2005
Turtle Island Quartet – Concert Review
“Scintillating Strings”
The West Australian, Feb 25, 2005