"They prove that jazz is in very good hands indeed!" - Paul Grant (CBC Radio's "Hot Air")

"This group exemplifies so many of the great and positive things that young jazz musicians have going for them; compositional talent, instrumental talent, and devotion to the music and one another." - Katie Malloch (CBC Radio's "Jazz Beat")

"There's been a steady stream of kudos for this 22-year-old Vancouver jazz pianist, a recent Capilano College grad and already, even without a disc under her name, an assured, forward-thinking voice on the city's mainstream scene." - Greg Buium (Vancouver Sun 2006)

"Amanda performed with her quartet at the Jazz Festival and they were absolutely stunning. Everyone was coming up and asking, 'Who is this band?' She is just 22, but the quality of her composing is extremely high, and she swings, yet she can be introspective. Definitely an artist and a band to watch." - John Orysik of the Coastal Jazz and Blues Society (Globe and Mail December 2006)