Flute Journal
If anyone deserves wider recognition it is Colette Michaan. Many artists have found that it is their third recording that provides the breakthrough. Incarnate/Encarna has the potential to do just that for her.
Read MoreIf anyone deserves wider recognition it is Colette Michaan. Many artists have found that it is their third recording that provides the breakthrough. Incarnate/Encarna has the potential to do just that for her.
Read MoreThe Colette Michaan Quintet graced the Madison Jazz Series with a swirling, revelatory performance culled from the realms of folklore, festival, street, and deep wells of universal spirituality. The generosity of spirit and joyful camaraderie within this band was lavishly contagious.
Read MoreHow about a change of pace? Enter Colette Michaan. In a genre dominated by pianos, saxophones and guitars, it’s refreshing to hear a flutist as leader. Michaan presents Incarnate Encarna (2014).
Read MoreColette Michaan’s sound is bold and exemplary and I can hardly wait to hear what she will do next with her ardent, dazzling virtuosity and heartfelt emotion.
Read MoreFlutist and composer Colette Michaan’s third release brings a refreshing take to the music industry. Incarnate Encarna, its title, features a wonderful mix of Latin and jazz music.
Read MoreInfluenciada por una gran variedad de ritmos entre los que podriamos mencionar los del norte y oeste de Africa, asi como cubanos, caribeños, indios, arabes y una amplia trayectoria en el jazz, la flautista Colette Michaan no se cansa de sorprendernos.
Read MoreLe son montuno de Cuba et le latin jazz de cette formation dirigée par la talentueuse Colette Michaan ont trouvé refuge en Afrique via les porte-étendards des différents segments du patrimoine musical Gnaoui pour enchanter un public éclectique.
Read MoreThis gorgeous session is an exquisite blend of hard driving charanga, montuno, Latin jazz and Arabian influenced dance music. Colette Michaan, a first generation American of Egyptian descent, who was born and raised in New York City, has provided us with an unexpected gem for the New Year.
Read MoreLa pasión por la música de Colette esta impregnada en esta producción la cual nos remonta a la época de la Charanga y nos hace recordar a grandes como Pacheco, Alfredo de la Fe, y Néstor Torres.
Read MoreOn her second release as a band leader, Colette Michaan demonstrates that you don’t have to be Cuban to play their rhythms with flavor. It’s clear this group knows what they are doing: experimenting with rhythms but keeping it danceable. It’s a win – win for all.
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