Jeff Bujak is gradually and carefully creating his own musical world.
A piano student from the age of six who claims to have penned more than 200 original compositions by 18, the Syracuse, N.Y. native-cum-current Noho resident appears far too prolific for any one musical entity to contain.
- Gary Carra, Valley Advocate
Jeff Bujak is a Northampton-based keyboardist and songwriter whose progressive sound incorporates Bruce Hornsby piano, Radiohead melancholy, complex electronic beats, jazzy Rhodes electric piano, and whatever else he feels like blending in.
Keyboardist Bujak, known for his work with Somebody's Closet as well as his solo career that's centered in suburban Boston, unleashes his unconventional composing eye on an interesting array of a dozen songs.
- Mark Bialczak, Stars Magazine
For this one, the vibe here is electronic music with jazz stylings, not sure if he decided to switch his emphasis or I'm just hearing things differently, but what I like about this one is that he continues to explore with his music with a bit of minimalism involved, and trying to get through each song layer by layer, without worrying about reaching the end at a specific time.
The best way I can think of to describe it is some sort of mutant hybrid of Bruce Hornsby and Nintendo.
- Casey Hayman, The Local Buzz
Sometimes it's haunting and edgy; other times it embodies beauty.
Closing your eyes and listening, you begin to feel like his music is a fantastic ambient portrayal of real life - how at any moment, it can all change.
- Nicole D'Angelo, State of Mind Magazine
Jeff Bujak's music cannot be categorized. It's an ethereal blend of many diverse colors and tonalities.
When he's not playing with the Northampton-based jazz/funk/folk/rock outfit Somebody's Closet, classically trained keyboardist Jeff Bujak is a solo act, performing what he calls "progressive piano over polyrhythmic electronica."
- Dan Denicola, The Daily Hampshire Gazette
He utilizes his talent to simply create music without boundaries, and one is perhaps able to hear a part of him in these songs.
No one instrumentation overpowers another, but instead complement each other, a feat most musicians dream of attaining.
- Josh Taylor, freelance writer
Taking complex musical melodies and rhythms, he makes it all seem very simple with an honest and seemingly fathomless talent for composition and improvisation.
Pianist and composer Jeff Bujak has carefully constructed a 12-song collection that proves real music and technology indeed can peacefully co-exist.
- Mark Bialczak, Stars Magazine
To listen to Jeff Bujak's Peaces of Man and Machine is to set out on a refreshingly unconventional musical journey.