“Her music reflects the fusion between the old and the modern. A mixture of freedom and wisdom, of ecstasy and serenity.”

      José Arias Almanzar, Hoy newspaper, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

“The Fortaleza CD by composer and pianist Ania Paz is an authentic piece of art. It reflects intelligence, knowledge about the vast universes of academic and popular music, in addition to a very high sensitivity. Ania dares again to push jazz beyond itself, in terms of structure…The artist also talks about the importance of unifying nations and human beings. She is an example of a woman that is breaking barriers in many dimensions.”

                                    Estefania Romero, Bop Spots – Jazz Research, Critic and Promotion, Mexico

“Ania Paz is an acclaimed Peruvian pianist and composer whose life and work combines cultural diplomacy, ethnomusicology, the folkloric traditions of Latin America, and pushing the boundaries of jazz using…other artistic disciplines…For Paz, International Jazz Day is an opportunity to raise awareness of the universal quality of jazz that aspires to bring cultures together and inspire innovation and creative freedom…A longtime friend of International Jazz Day, Paz has showcased her syncretic, multicultural playing approach in Jazz Day partner events since 2017.“

                                                                            International Jazz Day, UNESCO

“The enjoyable melodic sense and the use of popular rhythms assure that Fortaleza can be easily listened to, yet the music is cerebral enough to satisfy the cognitively demanding jazz audience.”

                                                                     Alonso Almenara, independent critic, Peru

“Behind Ania Paz´ apparent shyness, there is a musician´s volcano inside, one that makes her seat at the instrument, as if this was the most important moment of her life, and as her own existence would depend on this. In her, a passionate musician, beautiful chords blend and take her through an innovative path, essential to her career and her creativity…”

                                          Limay González, El Caribe newspaper, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

“Pianist and keyboardist Ania Paz is carrying on the Caribbean tradition of producing pulsating rhythms and superb playing on her recent release. She has been enthralling audiences for many years…and this mainly self composed set will add to her growing reputation as one of the country´s leading jazz musicians.”

                                                                   Wes Gillespie, EuroClubdeJazz, United Kingdom

“Even though Ania works specially with instrumental pieces, her music has a voice. This voice reflects imagination, abstraction and freedom.”

                                                                              Mijail Palacios, Perú 21, Lima, Peru

“The compositions of pianist Ania Paz consist of a deep creative elaboration, achieving a free and decontracted sound that skillfully intertwines Jazz with Latin American musical roots. The result is a perfect, organic and natural fusion that defines the new tendencies in Contemporary Jazz.”

                                                                              Leonardo Díaz, Jazz Actual, Uruguay

“Apart from the pianists virtuosity, both Albums (Festejo Dominicano and Ania Paz Jazz Ensamble) reveal an artist who has built a unique world in the Latin Jazz area, with a very personal, intense and passionate language.”      

                                                                     Ángel Páez, La República Newspaper, Lima, Peru

“Ania Paz, the current voice of Latin America.“

                                                                            Luis Barria, Formato Siete, Xalapa, México

“Ania Paz definitely shows that she is a complete artist, unique, full of virtuosity at the piano, and an extraordinary exponent of culture. She reaches the soul with her music!”

                                                                     Nelson Sosa, La Verdad Digital, Dominican Republic

 “…Ania Paz, pianist and jazzist, is the leader of one of the most popular Jazz groups in the Dominican Republic….It is impressive to see how this beautiful lady performs at the piano, and to enjoy the depth of her interpretation in complicated musical tunes…drawing the interest of audiences and huge crowds that attend every one of her performances….”

                                                             Freddy Bautista, TEVE, Showbusiness Magazine, Puerto Rico

“Extraordinary composer, virtuoso pianist, comes back with great force, and with a spectacular Caribbean flavor, with an excellent classical music and Afro-Cuban Jazz foundation.”

                                               Mabela Martínez, Sonidos y Sabores del Mundo Television Show, Lima, Peru

“An excellent work in all of her albums. The talented pianist and composer Ania Paz has received excellent reviews from the international specialized press; and has toured and taken her art to the best stages in the world.”

                                                               Manolo Carhuachín, Fiesta Latina Radio show, Lima, Peru

“Jazz is more than a musical reference to her, it is rather the style that puts her in touch with her inner-self, with her soul. From this depth, Ania Paz, pianist and composer, has built a universe of compositions which deliver all of her emotions.”                              

                                                                                   Correo Newspaper, Lima, Peru