Reviews

“...Emerges jazz vocalist Daniela Schaechter and her strong voice, her tight jazz quintet and her fertile arranging prowess. Suffice it to say Daniela is an outstanding, talented & imaginative leader, jazz vocalist, writer and producer. She's a killer!”

— George W. Carroll, www.ejazz.com

“The Italian-born Schächter never seemed to run out of ideas. Often unfurling long, cascading runs, she balanced fluid improvisations with a soulful touch, adding subtle harmonic accents here and there…”

— Mike Joyce, The Washington Post

“She got a solo piano spot in John Danksworth’s chart on which she was so sweet and so gentle and so hip that she made Bill Evans sound like Little Richard…”

— Tony Gieske

“This lady is a truly gifted musician…”

— Rufus Reid

“When Composer and pianist Daniela Schächter works on her music she focuses on matters that go beyond scales and chords…”

— Rob Hochschild, Berklee Editor

“Meshing the instruments into a seamless mix, Schächter displays a fluency that is indicative of classic jazz finery, which is exemplified through Victor Young's number “Beautiful Love” where Schächter plays Fender Rhodes and interlocks her lifts and falls snugly into the curves of the horns and rhythm section to form a tightly threaded blanket…”

— Susan Frances, JazzTimes