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What people are saying about
Scott Feiner & Pandeiro Jazz ...


"Mr. Feiner treats the pandeiro as an expressive jazz instrument."
— Nate Chinen, New York Times

"Scott Feiner has created a unique sonic world on Pandeiro Jazz ...full of subtlety and surprise — it's a record that you want to go back and listen to again right after hearing it."
— Brad Mehldau

"Pandeiro Jazz is great! A cool idea, and the band's communication is wonderful."
— Luciana Souza


"Just when you thought that there was very little someone could introduce to the world of jazz, here comes this New York-born musician with a pandeiro in his hand to prove otherwise ... Pandeiro Jazz is an innovation which deserves a wider audience."
— Ernest Barteldes, All About Jazz-New York

"It makes me happy to see an American musician playing jazz on the Brazilian pandeiro as well as Scott does. It opens new frontiers."
— Marcos Suzano

"... Scott Feiner brought the pandeiro to jazz and jazz to the pandeiro. This must not have been a simple task. The pandeiro appears to be a limited instrument. That's what makes this so brilliant ..."
Diário da Manhã


"... A really tasteful project, impecable."
— Celsinho Silva


"Feiner put into practice that classic idea, that simplicity can be beautiful, a concept which still remains difficult for some musicians to grasp."
Jazz+ Magazine, 2006


“Finally! The recording and step forward that will allow the pandeiro to have a predominant role alongside harmonic and melodic instruments in what are usually considered “risky” musical environments for percussionists … a landmark for others to follow.”
Percussioni Magazine

"A bright light illuminating the path between Brazilian music and jazz..."
— Tárik de Souza, Jornal do Brasil

"The pandeiro gets a new accent"
Antonio Carlos Miguel, O Globo

"…Scott Feiner gave an impressive performance, proving the vitality of the pandeiro in place of a drumset within a jazz setting. The intensity of his diverse rhythms resulted in sublime, almost epiphanic moments…”
— Alécio Cunha, Jornal Hoje em Dia


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