“Resolutely unfashionable and with a catholicity of taste that works against easy pigeon-holing....Barnes has perhaps the most beautiful saxophone and clarinet sound of any British player.A powerful and consistently inventive improvisor...fashioning exuberant solos.”   The Independent “A significant enduring figure... His assurance is astonishing.”       Financial Times “Another confident and exuberant step in the career of a man who is already a world-class jazz musician.”       Good Jazz Guide “Alan Barnes moves effortlessly from genre to genre like the proverbial fish through water...This self-effacing poll winner is a world-class player.”       Jazz on CD “One of the most talented, finely-focused and inspired young jazzmen around today... Great consistently excellent music all the way.”       Crescendo “Long considered to be among the most accomplished of the younger generation of British jazz musicians.”       Daily Telegraph “An outstanding musician with a distinctive and highly melodic playing style, Barnes is one of the most inventive and original talents to appear in the U.K. in recent years.”