"Panorama is a testament that straightahead jazz can still thrive in modern times. Drummer/composer Towner Galaher, an astute leader and sideman who has performed with names like Wynton Marsalis and in ensembles such as Chico O'Farrill's Afro-Cuban Jazz Big Band, carries the torch of jazz drummers like Art Blakey."

"Jazz drummer Towner Galaher has the ability to re-invent the American Songbook. Just listen to his take on both 'Have You Met Miss Jones' & 'I'm All Smiles.' Both Towner & his group have no qualms about dispensing charm, passion, & sensitive abandon in their song artistry... A veritable burst of musical joy, sonority, & color!"

"Yeah, YEAH, THIS is how to make a great jazz album! Courageous Hearts practically explodes with many of the qualities that attracted me to jazz in the first place— swing/pulse/groove; a raw, aching/restless passion, unpredictability, and for the lack of a better term, a 'cry,' an almost primal, indefinable whatsis that reaches past the frontal lobes down into your soul."

"What's the secret to making a close-to-perfect jazz album? You know, the kind of CD that finds its way into your player more often than others? Well, ask drummer Towner Galaher. He seems to have it figured out with his latest offering, Uptown! This is the kind of album that rewards multiple listenings."