Springfield Jazz Society (MA): Quartette Indigo has a sound which isn't duplicated anywhere. Fusing contemporary classical music with jazz rhythms and African mood, this ensemble is both versatile and musically creative. Daily News 1987
Newton Arts Museum (MA): Smeared pitches, expressive growls up high, and Casals-like groans........ Boston Globe 1988
Indigo conveys a sense of swing even in long arco passages, and improvises without suggesting stilted exercises. Boston Phoenix 1988
Berlin Jazz Festival: Quartette Indigo displayed impeccable tonal resources from a neo-classical vantage point..... proved that a serious demeanor, strings and swing are not incompatible. downbeat March 1989
Alternative Museum (NY): You hear the spiritual fervor of a work holler and the low-down emotions of the blues. The Villager 1993
QI (Landmark): What distinguishes QI from its string brethren is its improvisatory brilliance. Hothouse 1994
Recordings
Regina Carter, Ron Lawrence, Marlene Rice & Akua Dixon
Christian Howes, Marlene Rice, Akua Dixon & Richard Spencer
Kennedy Center Jazz Festival: ..... swings with a gritty passion. Washington Post1999
..... a jazzy good time [was] had by all! Capital Spotlight 1999
..... the quartet's palette of rich and resonant tones was perhaps put to best use on an appropriately eloquent and evocative tribute to Duke Ellington. Washington Post 1999
Afrika! Afrika (Savant): ..... one of the finest jazz string quartets of the late 1990s. Swinging string ensembles are still a rarity, particularly ones where all four musicians can improvise at this high level. Highly recommended. Scott YanowAll Music Guide 2005
