Press Quotes

"Helen Sung's 'Oracles' Delivers a Masterclass in Syncopation, Improvisation, and Star-Studded Jazz Tributes" — WBGO, New Day New Play

"...again and again, it is Sung’s astonishing musicianship which shines through, whether as soloist, accompanist or as the composer and guiding spirit behind the project.” — The Arts Desk

"The Houston-born pianist Helen Sung plays with crisp swing and elegant invention, her rhythms drawing from the music’s deepest blues roots —and setting listeners’ heads bobbing — while she explores her own fresh ideas, often inspired from her classical training.” — The New York Times

"Helen Sung has worked with jazz luminaries like Clark Terry, Wayne Shorter and Terri Lyne Carrington, but her latest project might end up being her most celebrated to date. Sung With Words merges jazz and poetry together to make a multi-movement work that explores themes of the human condition: love, betrayal, wonder, melancholy and mystery." – Suraya Mohamed, NPR Music - First Listen

"Sung does admirable work here, crafting arrangements of great diversity and conviction" – Giovanni Russonello, DownBeat Magazine (Hot Box Review – 4 stars)

"...but what is undeniable is that this was piano playing at a quite unbelievably jaw-dropping level." – Sebastian Scotney, London Jazz News

"There is a hierarchy of great piano versions of "Never Let Me Go," with Bill Evans and Keith Jarrett at the top. Sung is now on the list" – Thomas Conrad, JazzTimes Editor’s Pick