"...An inspired concept performed by an equally inspired artist..."
Barbara & Scott Siegel – Theatre Mania.com

• "Yes, her voice dazzles... like a diamond with endless facets, she smokes, she growls, she purrs and then opens up like a clarion trumpet revealing an instrument of such size that the michrophone becomes almost a useless appendage. Truly, though, it is her innate warmth and intelligence and a fine tuned sense of the meaning of the lyric that rules the seemingly limitless voice. In an age where singers from Broadway to American Idol rely solely on volume and emotional fakery, it is a revelation to see someone onstage who can amaze us and touch us at the same time."
  
  --Review of 12/21/2007 concert at Carngie/Weil Recital Hall by Michael Milton/Associate Producer/The Producer Circle Co. Michael Milton/Film: CHICAGO (co-produced with Miramax Films); Broadway: THE LIFE (Cy Coleman), SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS (Marvin Hamlisch), LA CAGE AUX FOLLES (revival, Jerry Herman), CHITA RIVERA/A DANCER�S LIFE

• "Lorin is incapable of falseness when rendering a lyric, always in the moment and available to any emotional impulse that arises. You feel the life experience in her renditions... The sensuality in her version of Bernice Petkere�s "Close Your Eyes" was simply transporting... Weill Hall was filled with holiday spirit that night, but also with the unique spirit of Lorin�s music-making, proving herself quite at home in this hallowed venue."
  
  --Review of 12/21/2007 concert at Carngie/Weil Recital Hall by John DiLeo, three-time author of film books. His latest is Screen Savers: 40 Remarkable Movies Awaiting Rediscovery.

• Number 1 on the CMJ Journal Jazz Chart WDPS

• “Miss Lorin’s easy, controlled contralto add to the meditative atmosphere of ... her songs.” John S. Wilson - The New York Times

• Martha Lorin's "Blues of Broadway" starts with the song "Satin Doll" which from the start points out her ability to bring such a great variety in her voice on this CD. Moving over to track two just confirms the opinion of the first track and let's you settle in and enjoy all her, sometimes surprising, "Blues over Broadway" - tracks.
  Joost Van Steen, Jazz & Blues Tour Radio - The Netherlands

• “She is a wonderful singer who has a timeless quality and yet is a fresh voice on the jazz scene.” Tommy Flanagan

• At last, a singer who delivers a song the way the composer intended. The way Martha Lorin sings the songs in her CD, "Blues Over Broadway," makes one feel they had been written just for her! There are only a few arists that can interpret a song the composer's way and Martha Lorin's approsach to each lyric has that feeling. "Blues Over Broadway" breaks new ground with evergreens like "On The Street Where You Live" and "Im Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter". Her voice is a thing of beauty...clear and distinctive and her performances of songs by Ellington, Bacharach and Porter stand out. I believe Mr. Ellington wrote "Satin Doll" (cut one) just for her. -- Jim Stone - WLNZ Lansing, MI

• Top twenty on KTUH in Honolulu!

• “Her musical sensibilities are perfectly intact and she captivates her adoring audience throughout with a natural, sultry delivery that really smolders.” John Hoglund - New York Native

• "Martha Lorin is a true gem among modern jazz vocalists. Her styling, phrasing, intonation and sense of swing all show she truly among the creme-de-la-creme of jazz singers today. It's very refreshing to hear an album of Great White Way classics sung as they were meant to be sung -- straightforward, clear, crisp and clean. Martha's definitely got it."
  Tom Macek WRRG-Chicago

• "“Blues Over Broadway” is the pick of the week on "Everything Old is New Again" with David Kenney." David Kenny – WBAI-FM, New York

• "On her new CD, Blues Over Broadway, Martha Lorin sings the Great American Songbook with great style and warmth -- backed by a first-rate jazz quartet."
  Bob Collins - The Jazz Café - WRHU

• "Martha Lorin sings “Get Out of Town” with a straight ahead, no foolin’ approach. She has the great benefit of a great band and most interesting arrangements, especially on “I’m Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter.” Lorin has a very throaty, almost baritone, vocal quality and very direct phrasing. That’s what we like about the woman". - Dick Crockett - “The Voice” 88.7 fm – Sacramento
  

• “With her rich, beautiful alto and her highly individual take on material, Martha Lorin is not only one of the best, but also one of the most interesting jazz singers on the scene. Her splendid new show includes an irresistible arrangement of "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter," a haunting, brooding rendition of "Round Midnight," two fine songs by her mother, Margaret Dalton, and an extraordinary interpretation of Kander & Ebb's "New York, New York" that makes this marvelous but oh-so-familiar song seem fresh”. Roy Sander (review for show at Mama Rose’s, NYC, 2/13/04)

• "In all of our years on this beat, we have never heard a jazz singer with a more beautifully seductive voice, and Lorin infuses her lyrics with feeling. She has a most uncommon gift: a jazz belt"... Barbara & Scott Siegel – Theatre Mania.com

• "Great vocals! Great music! A singer that can sing with feeling verve and style!" Lee Prosser - Jazz At A Glance

• “Martha Lorin’s new show at Judy’s Chelsea is based on a great idea that was just waiting to be had. Lorin has combined the songs of America (like “This Is My Country,” When Johnny Comes Marching Home,” and “That’s A Fine Kind Of Freedom,” “When Johnny Comes Marching Home,”) with that most American of musical idioms, jazz. An inspired concept performed by an equally inspired artist, this is a show steeped in patriotism – however, its patriotism is expressed not as flag-waving but through a celebration of America’s musical tradition. It’s called Americana and, in its originality and unpretentious artfulness, it’s very much a show for our time.” Barbara & Scott Siegel – Theatre Mania.com

• “Martha Lorin approaches her jazz as Picasso approached his art. Her performance is accomplished, inventive and powerful. It took the stylish and sensuous; velvet voiced chanteuse only eight bars of Cole Porter’s I Love Paris, for this reviewer, like most of the listeners, to be smitten.”… Show review for BROADway at Danny’s Skylight Room, NYC, and May 2001 Peter Leavy, Cabaret Scenes – July 2001

• “Martha Lorin sings with warm, sure intonation and incisive interpretations, bringing her personal style that gets into every lyric to make it her own. A recognized jazz stylist with several CDs to her credit, Martha appears in New York only sporadically. If you get to see her in this potpourri evening, you’ll want to see her again. She can break your heart with Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Love Look Away” from Flower Drum Song.” Show review for BROADway Jan Wallman, Applause! Applause! Vol. VII Issue 3.

• …”she deserves a rave... She has a wonderfully warm contralto which she wields effortlessly, or so she convinced this listener, and that, of course, is where craft comes in. And her program is the very epitome of craft.” Alan Bargebuhr, Cadence

• Gift ideas, first choice – Come Walk With Me, “A perfect Sunday morning: the Times, good Louisiana coffee, this CD. SouthportJazz, $16. H. Scott Jolley, Time Out New York

• Critic’s Choice - “Sitting pretty somewhere between jazz and cabaret, Martha Lorin enjoys the casual swing of the former and the dramatic license of the latter. … her storytelling skills earn even such long-overdone numbers as Ivan Lins’s “The Island” and Carol King’s “You’ve Got a Friend” a fresh listen.” Neil Tesser, Chicago READER

• “One of the jazz world's hidden treasures has now been found out with her latest CD "Come Walk With Me". Deserves to be on every jazz announcers play list." Aaron Fensterheim Award Winning Jazz Programmer WXEL-FM

• …. “She remains a terrific jazz singer. She delineates songs in a very appealing way. Martha tells her life story in song because it is such a varied on and grossly interesting. She uptempos “On Green Dolphin Street,” moves you with “Lush Life,” and shows her capabilities as a writer with “Come Walk With Me.”… Lorin shows affection and warmth in everything she sings. A laurel to Lorin." -- show review for Fire Bird Café, New York, NY, October, 2000 Gary Stevens, syndicated columnist appearing in 62 papers nationwide

• …”If this session was designed with the idea of showing off Lorin’s versatility as a singer and composer, it worked. She can perform with facility in any musical setting as she demonstrates an intuitive feel for the beat. She can swing, be seductive and melancholy and handle Latin rhythms and do the blues without losing those special characteristics which make her vice distinctive.” Marge Hofacre’s JAZZ NEWS, Fall 2000 Issue – Vol XVI #105

• … “Lorin manages to capture the lyrical beauty of a phrase or a tune without resorting to overblown histrionics. Her lush, contralto voice and relaxed phrasing never plead with the listener for attention. Instead, Lorin confidently and sensitively interprets the melody and then steps out of the way, allowing her stellar cast of supporting musicians to shine.”… Philip Mosberg – Chicago Gigs .com, September 8, 2000

• "In her third and latest CD, COME WALK WITH ME, Lorin alternates between such standards as “Let’s Face The Music and Dance” and such originals as “Come Walk With Me,” which she wrote for her daughter. Lorin has a warm, dreamy contralto voice and uses it well through out, especially when complimented by such topflight studio musicians as Fareed Haque (acoustic/electric guitars) and violinist Johnny Frigo.”… Willard Manus – Blues & Jazz Scope for L.A. monthly “What’s Up!”

• …“But it is the way the musicians are mixed that makes for an intriguing, unusual event. … nowhere is Lorin's ability to create a story--with pictures-- brought to life than on the album's coda, "Lush Life." With William Blount's brooding clarinet as background, Lorin delivers a stunning interpretation of Billy Strayhorn's difficult to sing tale of depression and woe.” Dave Nathan – All Music Guide – “Best of Artist” Four Stars

• … “Come Walk With Me”.. is an exciting piece of work that features, among a great many treasures, a stunningly arranged, “Let’s Face The Music & Dance”… you’ll face the music and dance every time you play the CD – which will be often.” Barbara & Scott Siegel – Back Stage

• … ” Great vocals. Great music. A singer that can sing with feeling, verve, and style! "Cinnamon and Clove" and "Low Down Blues" are also Martha Lorin at her best! Five stars to a perfect collection. COME WALK WITH ME is the Tops! Excellent!!!!” Lee Prosser – Jazz at a Glance-Volume 84

• “No false emotion here – Martha Lorin tells her tales simply, a deep voice of placid strength.” John Barrett – JazzUSA.Com – Shorttakes – July 2000

• Critic’s Picks July 6-13 - Issue 250 "In the great tradition of Chicago jazz, with its leisurely riffs on life and love, vocalist Martha Lorin’s new CD showcases her skills as both singer and songwriter. No mean feat, since it also seamlessly covers “Lush Life” and “Everytime We Say Goodbye,” placing her in the pantheon of Porter and the Duke. She’s up to the task, and backed by ten easygoing, soulful sidemen, she simply soars.” David Murphy – Time Out

• “I've played "Come Walk with Me" four or five times now--each time I discover new pleasures and depths. …In fact, it's hard to say which track on the CD is my favorite--they're all wonderful. And your liner notes move me to tears.” Roy Sander

• “Come Walk With Me” is a splendid CD! Keith “KC” Clifton - KLAS 89.7 FM

• “Martha Lorin’s CD, ‘Come Walk With Me’, is just what you need. Lorin’s spectacular voice makes each and every one of these 15 songs sound like a timeless hit.” Kati St James - Issue #44 Night Moves

• “The expressive “Lush Life” proves perfect for Lorin’s soothing low voice, while her clear enunciation reveals the true meaning of those precious lyrics. “Come Walk With Me” is like visiting an old friend”. Jim Santella – L.A. JAZZ SCENE

• “Sensual and smart are the jazz stylings of Martha Lorin, and she writes beautifully as well: Her performance of “Coney Island” (music by Frank Collette, lyrics by Lorin) was a melancholy masterpiece. Lorin is a performer who not only owns the low notes, she has a long-term lease on the high notes.” Barbara & Scott Siegel - InTheater

• “a warm contralto caresses the classics - No one can duplicate Ella’s incomparable style, but your ears will relish this elegant homage.” Dave Burns - JazzTimes

• “Remarkable intelligence ... Her suede-soft voice wafts behind the beat like reeds in a gentle breeze.” George Kanzler - The Star-Ledger

• “While lovingly paying tribute to Fitzgerald, Lorin is very much her own winning stylist.” Paul Verna, Billboard - Reviews & Previews

• Recipient of a 1996 BACK STAGE Bistro Award in the category of Outstanding Jazz Vocalist.

• BACK STAGE - The Performing Arts Weekly

• “GORGEOUS! TASTEFUL! BEGUILINGLY MUSICAL!" Mary Rodgers - Williamson Music

• “The voice is clear and reliable, the delivery emphatic or silky as required, the sense of swing exceptional. And she can write, too …. The phrasing is persuasive, the timing precise, the temperament warm and inviting …. one of the most accomplished singers you’ve never heard." Jack Bowers - Jazz Writer / Reviewer

• “Martha Lorin is blessed with an extraordinary voice and is one of the finest jazz singers performing today.” Pick Of The Month (1/97), Peter Leavy - Cabaret Scenes

• " . . As long as we’re talking about art to own - ... consider the following: Martha Lorin’s new CD: A Celebration of Ella, in which the exquisitely talented Ms. Lorin eloquently wraps her pipes around such songs as “I Remember You”, “Day Dream”, and “How About Me” . . . Barbara Siegel & Scott Siegel - Drama-Logue

• “Lorin’s voice is pure, her phrasing just perfectly, and her take on some of these classics of American songdom nonpareil.” Martin Schaeffer - Back Stage

• “Working only with Smith, a longtime player with Ella Fitzgerald, and his piano, Lorin gives us a couple of handfuls of American standards that will very politely knock your socks off. ... With her perfect diction ... perfect pitch, splendid jazz phrasing, and a lovely seductive voice, Martha Lorin is a wonder.” Lee Ryan, “Music for Grownups” - WBAI-FM

• “Lorin is an impressive singer. She projects an understanding of the lyrics, and she knows how to ‘work’ a crowd, making us feel just a little bit better.” Philip Elwood - San Francisco Examiner

• “Harking back to some of the great female singers on (sic) the past, she completely loses herself in the mood of each number, often closing her eyes and sailing away on her own personal musical voyage.” John Horvath - Show Business

• "You are one of the finest vocalists I have had the pleasure to have worked with and I mean that. I also appreciate your organization, attention to detail and absolute PERFECTIONISM! You are the kind of singer who lifts the music to another level and inspires us all to play better." Don Miller - Bassist

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