'Miss Russell gave an exhuberant,
even astonishing display of vocal pyrotechnics--
this was Tina Turner meets Dee Dee Bridgewater
with a touch of Ella and Sassy (Sarah Vaughan)
and a Covent Garden colouratura thrown in to the melting pot.'
(Lance Liddle, 'Bebop Spoken Here' Blogsite, 2011)
'Sandi is in striking form...
A masterclass of top-notch jazz...
for Sandi's peerless vocal.'
(Musician, Spring, 2008)
‘A formidable vocal force, expat American Russell breathes
new life into the most familiar materials’
(Guardian, Spring, 2008)
‘This unique vocalist …
[with] a seemingly limitless variety of embellishments’
David Miele, JAZZ IMPROV (New York), 2006
‘If you thought Billie Holiday took phrasing to its
hair-raising limits, think again!’
Humphrey Lyttleton, BEST OF JAZZ (BBC Radio 2), 2005
'Breathtaking experience'
Bruce Crowther, Jazz Journal International