Press
“A jazz singer of the highest order. Her poise is as impressive as her power”
Downbeat Magazine
“Nothing here disappoints. Graceful vocalist”
JazzTimes Magazine
★★★★★
O Globo
“Mendes’ voice and improvisation are paramount art ”
NRC
“Portuguese jazz singer Maria Mendes comes up with a Fado album of superlatives”
JazzThing Magazine
“Mendes is one of the most promising voices of the European jazz scene”
Concerto Magazine
“A voice that is unsurpassed in purity and variability”
Jazz ’N’ More
“Maria Mendes singing charms anyone”
JAZZ À FIT
“Mendes has the courage to make the classic Fado sound absolutely contemporary and of the moment”
Jazz Views
“Mendes has the courage to make the classic Fado sound absolutely contemporary and of the moment”
Jazz Views
“Gently beautiful. Excellent album”
SERAI MUSIC MAGAZINE
“Priming need not be provided to understand the beauty of Close To Me”
All About Jazz
“Breathtaking. A dazzling version of a versatile ode to Fado ”
Jazzhalo
