Noel Borthwick never fails to surprise with the abject beauty and linear manner in which he moves the melody along. There is never a wrong step. Sometimes the guitarist seems just half a step behind, while other times he appears to race ahead to lead the melody into a new harmonic realm. His solos continually bring forth inventive ideas, which begin with interesting phrases and lines, and invariably open new avenues for the musicians to explore together or individually, as the music may demand.”
~ Raul daGama, Editor, AAJ

"My special kudos go to Noel Borthwick who plays some of the most exquisite guitar I have heard in a long time, reminding me sometimes of the best work that I have heard from guitar greats (some of the best work from Pat Martino comes to my mind). 'One of Us' is an album that you can listen to many times, always getting new and rewarding things from."
~ Eugenio Toussaint

"All the tunes are rich, lush, and highly emotional... Noel’s playing is extraordinary with a great time feel and a warm engaging sound..."
~ Jack Wilkins

ONE OF US, 2009
 
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The latest CD "One Of Us" has just been released! Order the CD or download a high quality digital copy of the album in the store.

The CD features original compositions by  Ramona Borthwick (piano, keyboard, voice), Ingrid Jensen (trumpet), Noel Borthwick (guitar), Johannes Weidenmueller (bass), Adam Cruz (drums)
 

CD Release Concert
Wednesday, Feb 17th, 9PM @ Ryles
www.rylesjazz.com
Inman Square, 212 Hampshire Street
Cambridge, MA 0213
Admission: $10

Ramona Borthwick Quintet with Noel Borthwick (guitar), Richard DiMuzio (sax), Victor Belanger (bass), Mauricio Zottarelli (drums) and special guests.

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For those of you who aren’t computer nerds (lucky you), a Minidump refers to a log file containing a small snapshot of your computers memory, when your Windows computer crashes. That snapshot is useful to find out what went wrong. If you are a Mac person, never mind - your Mac never crashes, right? I thought it might be appropriate to call my blog a Minidump, since it will mostly consist of small dumps of my memory, most of which is faulty anyway. I’m hoping this blog will facilitate getting some memory snapshots prior to complete hardware meltdown :-)