"Tamez's music, while including modern European and American instruments never seems to originate in their commonly associated styles and, while the language of his poetry is Spanish, the spirit of his music is pre-Columbian. At first, he almost seems to be playing at the guitar; but as his performance continues, you see that the guitar is what he plays his music on. Instead of accessing the 'tradition' of the instrument (something he is quite capable of doing, as his discography shows), he goes to a tradition of place, where instruments are assimilated. In a sense, the umbrella he uses for his projects, 'Non-Jazz,' is a non-sequitur, since indigenousness is the root of jazz as well." Ratzo B. Harris — New Music Box

[source: Bop Shop website, 2018-Aug-13]