Press
FRANCE-ANTILLES
….. “ The Whole Caribbean seemed to find itself in this Jazz: Saint Lucian influences, Haitian resonances, Martinique perfumes and African American pulsations naturally crossed……”
THE VOICE
“Payne isnt just borrowing from tradition, he re-imagines it in a way that is fresh and orginal”.
CARIBBEAN BEAT
“A dizzyingly spectacular album of Creole Jazz”
“The album positions original compositions and traditional Creole and “classical” folk songs within a contemporary milieu, showcasing both island innovation and creole sophistication”.
RFI
“ To symbolize this real unity of the Caribbean populations, Richard Payne chose to play with the sound idioms of this gigantic geographical space”
FRANCEINFO:
“ It’s a look at the origin of the music of the Islands…..The Pianist Richard Payne closes the CEIBA Festival with the Concert Caribean Jazz Introspection”
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“ Saint Lucian Pianist Richard Payne delivers a Kreyol Jazz album that fuly embraces its roots and Trans-Caribbean outlook..”
Béatrice Civaton