"Laia Genc und Stephan Mattner setzten ersten musikalischen Höhepunkt des Jahres in der Alten Kirche..."
[zum Artikel] WAZ, Sven Thielmann

"Herrlich, wie die drei in einer Suite rumänischer Tänze Lebensfreude zeigen, der swingende Bass, das warm-hauchige Saxophon und der elegante Flügel..."
[zum Artikel] Bonner Generalanzeiger, Thomas Kölsch

"... Laia possesses a New York energy, creativity and sensibility as player and composer, at times reminiscent of New Yorkers like Ethan Iverson, Craig Taborn, Brad Mehldau and Kris Davis..."
The New York City Jazz Record, Laurence Donohue-Greene

"Laia is an excellent player with lots of potential. She is strong with energy and flair to match - and she loves music! The Trio plays very well together, particularly in the original compositions and improvisations where their rapport is most evident." John Taylor

"...Genc has an elegant touch at the piano, and is an astute soloist, well worth listening to.“ Rhythms (Australia), Adrian Jackson

"Spielernatur Laia Genc ... Die aus Berlin kommende Wahlkölnerin ist mittlerweile eine gefragte "Musician´s Musician"... in der Königsklasse: Im Jazztrio, in dessen klassischer Ausprägung das Piano Chefsache ist."
Jazzthetik, Volker M. Leprich

"...The close camaraderie of Laia Genc´s LiaisonTonique went well beyond the single year they´ve worked together. From a pastoral Bill Evans touch to more aggressive playing á la Andrew Hill, Genc´s mature compositional and melodic sense added a pleasing structure to her exciting imrpovisations. The trio´s intriguing approach, including Genc´s interior piano playing coordinated with Markus Braun´s basslines, was adventurous but well-disciplined, never straying too far from any one theme, as heard on "If I Was To" (which appears on her impressive CD/DVD set Australia & Beyond). Drummer Etienne Nillesen´s complementary cymbal work was subtle though effective: his long stretches of tapping and lightly screeching cymbals with stick tips had listeners leaning in." 

The New York City Jazz Record, Laurence Donohue-Greene

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