Awards & Press
Quotes
First 2 CDs as leader made the "10 Best Albums for 2011"—Huffington Post
"…incredible musicianship…"—DOWNBEAT
"…positively mesmerizing, and more than occasionally tranquilizing."—The Brooklyn Rail
"…may be, in the long run, a better exoticist than [John] Zorn…"—AllAboutJazz
"Percussion master and musical polymath…"—Boston Phoenix
Notable feature stories
CA Modern Magazine - Oct 2011
"…Mr. Ho’s second CD, Third River Rangoon featuring a small jazz ensemble, is a particularly tasty mélange of leader and composer Brian O’Neill’s postmodern third stream music,’ which blends classical, lounge, jazz, and world music into a mix that has a sound of its own, somewhat nourishing at times, almost always cool, with moody bass flute and O’Neill’s wonderful vibraphone work.…" —Eichler Network (CA Modern Magazine)
Orchestrotica press
Mr. Ho's Orchestrotica press page
La Tuza press
Awards
- Best Exotica album, 2007 Hawaii Music Awards for WAITIKI's Rendezvous in Okonkuluku
- Best Exotica album, 2006 Hawaii Music Awards for WAITIKI's Charred Mammal Flesh: Exotic Music for BBQ
- Winner, 1998-1999 Northern Arizona University Concerto Competition
- Winner, 1999 Jennings Butterfield Young Artist Competition (Sun City Symphony of the West Valley Concerto Competition)
- 1997 Notre Dame Jazz Festival Musicianship Award