“A fabulously gifted pianist, composer and bandleader from Cuba….he has a gift for melody that outshines many peers, yet his virtuosity and invention mean he can hold his own at any jazz club in the World.”

-Guardian

"The man has soul"

-The Sunday Times

“incredible ensemble playing…formidable talent ”

-Evening Standard

“The stunning product embraces influences from Cuban folkloric to Santería, global pop, funk and jazz. …representing the next generation of Cuban music, Roberto Fonseca is emerging as a major voice”

-Froots

“he confidently tempers his dazzling technique to the melodic demands of this new-school Cuban programme”

-Financial Times

“an album that brims with fire and joy”

-Manchester Evening News

“quite phenomenal soloing skills…the imagination, rhythmic fire and structural clarity of the jazz , ethnic and classical styles that he embraces are deployed to create a personal musical statement of undeniable richness”

-Echoes

“The dapper 31-year-old Cuban has a prodigious melodic fluency, a way of feeling his way into a tune and wringing every drop of emotion from it that is heard to superb effect on this release”

-Daily Telegraph

“Light and dark, airy and stimulating with arrangements to die for, Zamazu is one of this year’s must-have releases”

- Jazzwise

“he has a muscular, percussive style , but he does lyrical and tender equally well on this eclectic selection”

-BBC Music magazine

“Surely one of the classiest world-jazz albums of the year”

-Guardian

“an elegant line and an unhurried feel for time and space….an often fabulous album”

-The Independent on Sunday

“his full-blooded improvising conjuring up echoes of Herbie Hancock and McCoy Tyner”

-Sunday Times

"a genre-busting tour de force.. the lyricism of his playing recalls Herbie Hancock but he can animate the courtly dramas of Cuban tradition... a joyous poignant offering"

-The Observer

“After paying his dues with the Buena Vista Social Club, the Cuban pianist Roberto Fonseca made this great world-jazz album. He has a gift for melody, demonstrated in tracks such as Clandestino and El Niejo, plus a virtuosity that can hold its own on any jazz stage in the world”

-Guardian '1000 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die'