"a singer with a deep, almost magical connection to the music.” Herbie Hancock
Herbie Hancock adores her, Quincy Jones, no less, has said: “Nikki Yanofsky is from heaven, and gives me hope for the future of music”
“A rising jazz star… Spectacular… There’s nothing tentative or delicate about his voice, which carries marks of jazz vocalists and also soul singers from Marvin Gaye to Barry White.” John Caramanica, New York Times
“…an absolute showstopper of personalized soul…As an impressive, substantive vocalist…he’s right up there with Jose James as the next big male vocal jazz star.” Allmusic.com
"a UFO touching the universe of jazz with a magnificent voice and passionate originality; Jubilation in triple time" Le Monde