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“Comely Barbara Fasano, who bears a distant vocal resemblance to Lena Horne, is best known for her Harold Arlen album, “Written in the Stars.” Smart and amusing ... Meet the new fun couple on the block. Mr. Comstock and Ms. Fasano are turning the neighborhood into a hotbed of pleasure.”
– Stephen Holden, The New York Times

“Fasano is a gorgeous, soulful singer who has an actor's intensity in whatever she sings.”
– Frank Scheck, The New York Post

“A chanteuse at once cool and sultry ...
Ms. Fasano is a singer of restrained but deeply felt emotion ...
Exhilarating ... blends the romantic timelessness of cabaret with the immediacy of contemporary pop …
This chic singer mixes standards from Duke Ellington and Cole Porter with modern tunes by Sting and Springsteen ... Cooly elegant ...”
– Time Out New York

“With [“Written In The Stars”] Barbara Fasano proves that she is not just a great Italian crooner, an heir to Sinatra for our time, but a jazz singer of the first rank.”
– David Hajdu, music critic, The New Republic

“Taste, built-in dramatic chops, the ability to manipulate time, and, above all, respect for lyrics ... ”
– Harvey Siders, JazzTimes

“Spellbinding ... a beauty to hear and behold ..."
– Wayman Wong, New York Daily News

“Ms. Fasano is a charismatic stylist who effectively channels the living spirits of the great über-divas Lena Horne and Barbra Streisand.”
– Will Friedwald, critic and author

“The good news today is that we now have another Arlen collection that can be played alongside Harold’s ... praise the band, and the singer, and thank them for a bluesy, jazzy, swinging album of Arlen.”
– Steven Suskin, Playbill

“Barbara Fasano is the real deal! A natural romantic interpreter ...”
– Michael P. Gladstone, AllAboutJazz.com

“Hauntingly intense and effortlessly real. Fasano will get inside your heart and your head.”
– James Dolan, St. Louis Magazine

“It doesn’t get much better than this. Sassy, smoky and soulful … a killer combo of vocal and acting talent... impressionistic, thoughtful and dramatic, Barbara Fasano is a one- woman marquee in lights ... the listener is in her grasp ... imagination, style, musicianship and drama ...”
– Elizabeth Ahlfors, Cabaret Scenes

“Warm, silken and hopeful ... a deeply moving singer ... a kind of dreamy beauty. ”
– Andy Propst, AmericanTheaterWeb.com

“Luscious and lovely ... sinuous and slinky ... exquisitely sung ...”
– Rob Lester, TalkinBroadway.com

“The best of the best ... enormous talent ... captivating voice ...”
– Maximillien de Lafayette, International Herald Daily News

“Fasano’s singing better now - with more thought, more richness - than she ever has ... warm, beautifully paced ...”
– David Finkle, Back Stage

“Delightful ... Her interpretation of the lyrics is also of a very high standard ... This is a singer to watch.”
– Bruce Crowther, swing2bop.com

“La Fasano is an excellent interpreter, as much at ease with jazz as with music having cabaret roots ... the perfect interpretation of Arlen’s songs with a sophisticated voice ...”
– Vittorio Lo Conte, Italia All About Jazz

“Her voice is unforced and clear, her enunciation crisply distinct, her vibrato relaxed and her intonation sure. She is expressive without breaking the spell in that over-the-top manner all too common these days.”
– Michael Coyle, Cadence

"Soigné, sultry and sexy ... She has only to walk on stage to knock your eyes out. The singing knocks your ears off ...”
– David Finkle, The Village Voice

"Gorgeous ... A combination of beautiful singing, splendid arrangements, and richly textured interpretations."
– Roy Sander, Back Stage

"Heavenly … Captivating … A breath-taking ability to proclaim the essence of each number. In the world of cabaret, Barbara Fasano provides a model of what's addicting about the genre."
– Peter Leavy, Cabaret Scenes

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