How Now Brown Cow features the dynamic rhythm section of longtime bandmates as well as founding member Dave Kurtiak on bass and Donovan Pfeifer on drums with the ear-catching Kerry O'Connor on fender rhodes and keyboards along with frequent collaborator Brad Schrandt on sax and flute. Playing their signature funk and jazz fueled all improvised original instrumental music, How Now Brown Cow bring a mix of creativity, talent and musicality that has made them known throughout the Seattle music community for over a decade. Their spontaneous compositions are kin to the sounds and stylings of vintage groups like The Brand New Heavies, Herbie Hancock & The Headhunters, Average White Band, Tower of Power, Blood Sweat and Tears and The Meters as well as more modern groups such as Scary Pockets, Vulfpeck, Galactic, Lettuce, Snarky Puppy and Medeski, Martin and Wood.
"4 out of 5 stars. Despite the playfulness of the band name and song titles, in addition to having a great deal of fun playing, they are serious musicians and this is seriously good music. This is a band on the level of like-minded but better-known bands like Lettuce and Snarky Puppy."
-Don Ball, AllAboutJazz
"What I like most about this record is that it understands vibe and musicianship are not opposites. It’s funky without trying too hard to be “funky,” which is much harder to pull off than most people realize. This is an album absolutely worth checking out...."
-Michael Venn, Soundwaves
"Composing music can be a difficult process, especially writing a catchy song with broad appeal. The four musicians in the Seattle instrumental group How Now Brown Cow are making it look easy….There's no better way to learn the art of jazz than in the improvisation, communication, cooperative spirit of these musicians putting their egos aside and creating a greater whole."
-Abe Beeson, KNKX 88.5 FM
"How Now Brown Cow embraces spontaneity and raw musical chemistry on the electrifying live release, “Don’t Drink the Milk It’s Spoiled (Live).” Completely improvised and driven by instinct, the track(s) captures the unpredictable excitement that only genuine live performance can create."
-Honk Magazine
