"If anyone can keep this music going after I'm gone, it's Judy Carmichael."

– Count Basie

"I must admit that I like stride by anyone who dares to straddle it, let-alone harness it. Well, stride has never been better paired than with Judy Carmichael. At first it’s joyously shocking to hear such chops at work but that observation is soon overwhelmed by the rich heart and soul and high spirit of her music. It’s quite a ride."

– Allen Toussaint

"Judy Carmichael's witty, ebullient pianism recalls us to the joy of spirit fo classical jazz. More power to her!"

– E.L. Doctorow

"Judy Carmichael's music accomplishes what all great art should – feelings of joy, delight, hope and the knowledge that what you are experiencing is very real and honest. Anyone who wants some real theatre should to to one of her concerts – lost of fun."

– F. Murray Abraham