"Eliane Amherd simply has it all. Watch her rise as one of the brightest new talents on the scene"

-- Grady Harp, Amazon

"A musical force."

-- Ray Parker

"Eliane Amherd is the sort of performer that we’ll be hearing a lot more from if there’s any justice in the world."

-- Jazz, Blues & the truth

"this is the pop music that pop music itself forgot it could be"

-- This is Book’s music

"Eliane Amherd sounds like a Sheryl Crow with a jazz and world-music sensibility."

-- InaBlueMood

"Now And From Now On: A highly recommended album, from a highly recommended artist"

-- All About Jazz, Bruce Lindsay

"the performances of Now and From Now are small gems"

-- Ron Weinstein, InaBlueMood

"Ihre klare Stimme geht unter die Haut und die Vielseitigkeit macht genau die Musik von Amherd aus. Ein Muss für alle Musikliebhaber."

-- tresspass.ch

"Es scheint nichts zu geben, was Eliane Amherd nicht kann."

-- Dwo - Landbote

“what joy of playing, what musicality and stage presence - a pleasure for ear and eye and for the heart”

-- Jazz Club Thalwil

"Love her!!!"

-- Darrin Scott Kibbey WVCR-FM 88.3

"Amherd is not only a exceptionally good singer but she is also an accomplished songwriter and guitarist."

-- Wilbert Sostre, Jazz Times

"She is a rare find: a very talented singer, beautiful, mesmerizing, warm, charming but unaffected, a hard working guitarist, and amazingly versatile."

-- Amanda Stevenson

"Wild stuff for a new day from a sure handed pro you'll be hearing more about"

-- Midwest Record

"das von der Künstlerin selbst produzierte und mit versierten Musikern eingespielte Werk überzeugt auf der ganzen Linie."

-- Heinz Storrer - Schweizer Familie

"Her vocal range is astounding but she makes it look and sound beautiful and effortless."

-- Amanda Stevenson

"She can sing, write songs, produce, arrange and play the guitar and solo as well!"

-- the Cuban Bridge, Toni Basanta

"one of the most all around talented artists I have ever written with"

-- Eric Sanicola

"Was für eine Stimme, was für eine Musikalität und Bühnenpräsenz. Eliane Amherd hat uns buchstäblich verzaubert. Ein Erlebnis.“

-- Bobby Keller, Jazz Club Thalwil

"son jeu de guitare accrocheur retient l’attention de bout en bout."

-- Eric Steiner - la Liberte

“her voice wafting over latin percussion with the knowing silky precision of a bossanova princes”

-- Helvetica Bold

"it is incredible because she sings, directs and plays guitar simultaneously at such a high musical level that nothing is compromised"

-- Jennifer Vincent

“the discovery of the season”

-- AMR club geneva

"a terrific guitarist. eliane rocks!"

-- marc ribot

"One of the very best singers in New York"

-- Randy Brecker

"In addition to watches and chocolate one must acknowledge the peculiar musical artistry of Eliane Amherd to the contributions made by Switzerland"

-- Luis Tamargo, Latin Beat Magazine

"Eliane is a real find, what talent!"

-- Richard Boukas

"Now and from Now on - a truly remarkable album with a great sense of humor and stylistic variety."

-- DJ Linus breakthruradio

"une chanteuse dont on n’a certainement pas fini d’entendre parler."

-- Eric Steiner - la Liberte

"Eliane's "Temptation": you’ll put it on repeat at least a few hundred times"

-- Rotcod Zzaj

Amherd's voice has a nice sexy, lilting quality to it that occasionally recalls, like Rickie Lee Jones. She also plays solid rhythm guitar that mixes nicely with Bill Ware's chiming vibes.

-- Jerome Wilson - Cadence Magazine

"she sounds like what would happen if Norah Jones let her inner Patty Smyth (of Scandal), Pat Benatar, and Natalie Cole out."

-- This is Book’s music

"her performance, together with her charisma, fills up any ambient"

-- Casa do Brasil, NYC

"an utterly powerful debut, fully developed in its sound and conception in a way that few maiden voyages have ever arrived on the New York music scene before"

-- Russ Musto

"Thank you, Eliane for being 49% Brazilian at heart, and 100% when you sing in Portuguese"

-- Benito Romero

"I cannot even guess what else she has up her sleeve in the way of voicing, touch and use of space"

-- UB Post, tirthankar mukherjee

"Eliane Amherd's new CD is one of those most pleasing finds."

-- George Graham, Radio WVIA FM

“warm timbre and technique without failure: eliane has everything of a star”

-- l'impartial

"Grande, semplicemente grande."

-- Music Zoom, Vittorio Lo Conte

"Her CD is tremendous."

-- Albert Pride, WBLZ Blazeradio

eliane amherd at bar next door, nyc

ELIANE AMHERD at BAR NEXT DOOR, NYC With Bill Ware on Vibes, Gustavo Amarante on bass & special guest Hiro Keitora on guitar.

I feel so sorry for those 7 billion people who don’t know what they have missed. My heart goes out to them because the crowd last night was positively euphoric! Even the waiter looked it me and yelled, “Yes! I love her! She is so perfect!”

Eliane Amherd was stuck in the dark under a 25 watt bulb so you couldn’t see her goddess-like beauty, but you could hear her enchanting voice! Nearly everyone from the first set stayed for another set including my group of friends.

The vibe man, Bill Ware who was also on her CD, improvised indescribably beautiful chords that kept every one tapping their fingers and feet. The cute Brazilian bass guitarist Gustavo Amarante who is also on her CD, played tastefully with fine musicianship and restraint so you could hear every word.

Eliane sang in English, Italian, Portuguese, and German but language is no barrier for a sophisticated and adoring audience who consistently applauded with unbridled joy. Every one at my table drank only tea; yet we were totally besotted with happiness and awe experiencing Eliane’s consummate professionalism.

The intimate environment brought out all of her naturalness, warmth and sweetness. A regiment of “Monday Blues” bachelors walking down the block, heard Eliane, stopped dead in their tracks, and came inside! That’s magnetism!

The place was suddenly SRO. Guest guitarist Hiro Keitora then sat in, amused everybody with his patter, and then amazed everyone with his talent.

As if this wasn’t enough already, the food was to die for! I’ve tried thousands of slices of pizza and would trade every slice from my past for the pizza I had last night! The duck breast with the arugula salad and three different types of bruchetta [paté, tomato, and salmon] was nothing to sniff at either! Mama Mia what a meal!

Afterwards, Eliane posed for pictures and thanked everybody, and got a lot of enthusiastic hugs and praise..

So now you know why I feel sorry for every one who wasn’t there!

by Amanda Stevenson

-- Amanda Stevenson

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