“Sami Stevens’ did more than impress with her first solo outing, she quickly established herself as one of the most promising songwriters to appear in the past few years.” - Glide Magazine on Morning by Sami Stevens. ‘Morning’ also appeared as an honorable mention in Glide’s 20 Best Albums of 2023
“Four and a half stars… The original Zombies number [the Way I Feel Inside] is a virtually unaccompanied vocal, turned here into a delicate orchestral piece and sung with perfect weight and a devastating key change by Sami Stevens.” Downbeat on The Way I Feel Inside by Marty Isenberg, lead vocals by Sami Stevens
"Instead of making you feel like an archivist poring over film footage and academic texts written by grad students, the music's crisp production feels very much anchored in the moment, which only accentuates the music’s springy good-time bounce" -Pitchfork on Tredici Bacci, lead vocals by Sami Stevens
"sexy, mysterious, mod-à-go-go romps through pop's eccentric European past" -Rolling Stone on Tredici Bacci, lead vocals by Sami Stevens
“Four stars … What is most successful about I insist is an insistence of music as not simply technical proficiency, but as a spiritual plane to consider what is at stake in imagining and remembering who we are.” - Downbeat on In Insist by Kazemde George, lead vocals by Sami Stevens
“Ms. Stevens… and Mr. George… met three years earlier in a neo soul band at the New England Conservatory, from which each graduated as part of a dual degree program — she with a bachelor’s degree in jazz performance and another in psychology from Tufts and he with a master’s degree in jazz composition and a bachelor’s in neurobiology from Harvard…” - New York Times on Sami’s marriage to saxophonist Kazemde George
"[A] fourteen-piece band of well-trained musicians [who] play complex tunes, which pay tribute to Ennio Morricone’s spaghetti-Western scores and to the sleazy, funk-tinged lounge compositions of Morricone’s contemporary Armando Trovajoli” -the New Yorker on Tredici Bacci, lead vocals by Sami Stevens
“Stevens has an incredible set of pipes, which’ve made her stand out even in BK’s bustling performance culture … On the LP’s latest offering “Tonight”, Sami seats you right in the swing set and nudges you through a three-and-a-half minute cycle of delicate instrumentation, perfectly-subtle percussion, progressive chord structures and Stevens’ one-of-a-kind featherweight falsetto.” - KUTX on Morning by Sami Stevens
“Morning” is one of the brightest moments on the album, with Stevens painting the track in gentle melodies and playful instrumentation. The results have a timeless vintage feel, built upon the interplay between Stevens’ keys and colorful bursts of saxophone, courtesy of her husband Kazemde George.” - Under the Radar on Morning, the 2023 solo release by Sami Stevens
“La vocaliste Sami Stevens … apporte une dimension originale au son, en posant des paroles sur le joyau mélodique et décontracté Skylight, en 5/4, et le groove d’un Happy Birthday désenchanté. Elle exécute également des unissons et des harmonies bien construites avec le ténor de Kazemde George sur Things Line Up, Haïti et Balance.” - France Musique on I Insist, Lead Vocals by Sami Stevens
“Excellent.” - l’Ora on Sami’s performance in Ludovica Burtone’s album ‘Sparks’
"Baby Blue from Sami Stevens and the Man I Love is the tenderness you need today." -Stereofox on Sami’s 2016 release ‘And I’m Right’
“Vocalist Sami Stevens is a treasure, scatting and crooning her way around most elegantly and with an original, unstressed sound. I’d recommend this to anyone. A+” - the Hippo Press on I Insist, the album by Kazemde George, lead vocals by Sami Stevens
"Sami Stevens combines jazz sensibilities and singer-songwriter restraint with a small string ensemble to craft an intimate little world of intertwining melodies. The Melting EP is an invitation into her diaries- weaving through darkness, understated humor, optimism and the complexities of love." -Paste on Sami’s first release, the Melting EP
“Stunning” - Broadway World on Sami’s performance in Ludovica Burtone’s ‘Sparks’
“And I’m Right” has the mark of maturity and that’s a rare thing to find these days...the lyrics often impress as well with “She Is God” and “Child They Said Was Mine” mixing together Phoebe Snow style lyrical intelligence with a concise emotional impact." -Bluesbunny on And I’m Right by Sami Stevens and the Man I Love
"To see Sami Stevens perform onstage is to experience a symphonic melding of jazz, funk and soul. Supported by a sultry, resonant voice, her style transcends genre categories and delights with surprises" -RoomZoom