• "Few sorties have been as stylish as this ... shimmers in the dark."

    CLIVE DAVIS, SUNDAY TIMES
  • "The energy on the album is absolutely vibrant."

    JULIAN JOSEPH
    BBC RADIO 3 JAZZ LINE-UP
  • "A beyond-beautiful collection
    of music."

    ALLABOUTJAZZ-NEW YORK
    (DAN BILWASKY)
  • "An astute and expressive jazz singer."

    NEW YORK TIMES CRITICS PICK
  • "Daring, beautiful jazz."

    ALLABOUTJAZZ (BILL LEIKAM, LIVE REVIEW)
  • "Beyond jazz, beyond pop, beyond classical ... beyond breathtaking."

    POP CULTURE CLASSICS
  • "The beauty lies in the synergy of melodies, lyrics, and Souter's consummate musicality, carried by her clarion, gently burnished timbre."

    CHICAGO EXAMINER
  • "One of the finest and most fearless jazz vocalists to have emerged in recent years."

    BOSTON GLOBE
  • "Souter spent months assembling these tracks and her diligence paid off
    magnificently ... Stunningly original."

    JAZZ TIMES
  • "One of the most innovative vocal talents on the scene today.
    Five easy stars."

    CRITICAL JAZZ
  • "It works so well that if you did not know ... you just might mistake these songs for jazz standards."

    ROCHESTER CITY PAPER
  • "... surprising, emotional, beautiful, thought- provoking, simply amazing."

    WOMAN ABOUT TOWN-DC
  • "Beyond the Blue ... amounts to that long anticipated breakthrough."

    MARLBANK (STEPHEN GRAHAM)
  • "A singer of rare poise and intelligence."

    SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS
  • "Startlingly fresh and
    poetic lyrics ..."

    WASHINGTON CITY PAPER
  • "A singer of lesser skills could not. have dreamed of making this work."

    JAZZ SOCIETY OF OREGON
  • "Must-see."

    TIME OUT NEW YORK
  • "All classical elegance and grace."

    ALLABOUTJAZZ
    (C. MICHAEL BAILEY)
  • "A singer blessed with a voice to believe in."

    MARLBANK (STEPHEN GRAHAM)
  • "Like all the best jazz vocalists, Souter gives her sidemen the respect and space they deserve."

    ALLABOUTJAZZ
    (VICTOR L. SCHERMER)
  • "Her instrument is one that makes lyrics come alive, filled with but not overcome by emotion, real not forced."

    STEP TEMPEST
  • "The words are really fresh. It adds an enormous amount to the beautiful melodies. It brings them alive on another level."

    JILL PASTERNAK, WRTI-FM RADIO
  • "With each album she shows increasing interest in finding new approaches, making familiar music seem fresh and new."

    ROCHESTER DEMOCRAT AND CHRONICLE
  • "Shimmers ... Souter demonstrates versatility and depth of feeling in this fresh exploration of classical themes."

    NEW YORK JAZZ RECORD
  • "Charts a journey of great emotional distances, all the while drawing a circle private enough to conceal in a teardrop."

    ECM REVIEWS
  • "Tessa's 'Baubles, Bangles and Beads' is one of the finest versions of this song ever recorded."

    JAZZWAX
  • "Most jazz singers confine themselves to a pitifully tiny batch of the same old standards. Souter has always possessed a more adventurous bent."

    PHILADELPHIA CITY PAPER
  • "A truly standout talent ... haunting and evocative lyrics."

    SANTACRUZ.COM
  • "Seeing her perform songs from the new album was truly magical ... This is one talent not to be missed."

    WOMANAROUNDTOWN - DC
  • "One of the modern jazz scene's most dazzling and imaginative songbirds."

    SANTA CRUZ WEEKLY
  • "A complete musician ...
    remarkable and very moving."

    MARK MURPHY
  • "A natural born singer. A beautiful
    voice and a beautiful soul."

    SHEILA JORDAN
  • "Magnificent! She blew me away."

    JON LUCIEN
  • "A truly beautiful voice [used] to unearth and get to the core of great songs"

    SIRIUS-XM RADIO
  • "An important musician."

    HOWARD JOHNSON
  • "A unique voice in jazz."

    JOE LA BARBERA