A jazz lover's dream come true.

  - Dick Metcalf

 

Listen up, pay attention, there is some magic happening here."

  - Grady Harp

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These songs provide an interesting insight into the singer’s worldly

approach to music.

  - Bruce Crowther

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Most impressive and surprising is her flowing wordless treatment of Pat

Metheny’s “Bright Size Life” and a dreamy take of Jimmy Webb’s “By the

Time I Get to Phoenix.” Surrounded by brass, she glides all over the

turbulence of “ On a Clear day” and gives off a very clever yet gentle

version of “I’ll Never Fall In Love Again.

  - George W. Harris

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What she manages to do is breathe new life into the old songs, while giving the newer pieces a jazz vibe that puts them in a whole new light.

  - Jack Goodstein

"Joy Spring", a disc that reveals strong time and intonation.

  - Bob Blumenthal, Boston Globe

If you love jazz and a fresh honest approach to the great standards, you'll love Kaoruko's "Joy Spring".

  - Michael Khouri, North East Performer Magazine

Singing in three languages; English, Portuguese and in fluent scat, Kaoruko knows how to situate her voice.

  - James Isaacs, Citysearch.com