"Few artists have the ability to reach out across the so-called ramp to transit true feelings. But Elisabeth Melander makes it incredibly natural. Whether it's 750 or 75 in the audience - she sings for you. Just For You! " (Kristianstadsbladet)
”Her powerful attack and delightful phrasing created encores from the huge cheering audience” (SkD)
”With charm, great stage presence, and relaxed attitude, she guided us through the fantastic, legendary American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald’s life and career” (NK)
”But the most shining pearl which really touched me this evening, was Jan Allan’s and Elisabeth Melander’s wonderful interpretation of the Swedish song ’Kristallen den fina” (PT)
”There she was at last on a Malmö scene, the jazz singer Elisabeth Melander. With a clear and beautiful voice, a humble and pleasant appearance, although with glittering eyes and wonderful charm, she is a joy for one’s eyes and ears” (SkD)
”Skylark was performed in a way that gave chill bumps along the spine” (Blekinge läns Tidning)
”It's impossible not to be impressed by the singer Elisabeth Melander which undoubtedly belongs to our ”jazz greats” and an artist who could become truly great internationally. Honest and straight fowrard, everything is possible. She has a remarkable instrument in her voice that fascinates everyone and a own charisma that one rarely encounters and actually does wonders with the materials she works with” (Smålandsposten)
”For me, a few of the songs are historic. The trumpet duet with Anders Bergcrantz and Elisabeth in the bossanova ‘My Day’, Anders with his trumpet, Elisabeth with her voice...” (Kristianstadsbladet)
”Elisabeth Melander – this wonderful import from the North of Sweden – proved once again that she is one of the top jazz singers in Scandinavia. She is spontaneous both when it comes to timbre, rhythmic intensity and interpretation, as well as the way she approach the music” (YA)
”...surely she is one of the best jazz singers in the country, and with her pure voice she caught the audience completely... ...when they moved on to melodies like jazz samba, thoughts drifted to Astrud Gilberto...” (Oskarshamns Tidningen)
”She interact nicely with the orchestra, which she meets with some sort of apparent authority” (Blekinge läns Tidning)
"... and fabulous Elisabeth Melander - this northern vocals imports with her unique touch of form, style, straightforward, full-bodied, with great power, without manners put with an approach that made time stop ..." (SkD)
"With perfect control, humor and above all unyielding swing she invited us to the The Great American Song Book making breathtaking beautiful interpretations ... (Eskilstunakuriren)
"Elisabeth Melander demonstrates her ability to transform old to new, and her voice demonstrates subtleties and sincere expressions that just a few masters" (NSD)
”Elisabeth Melander from Malmö impressed with her unique way of singing when she performed with Sandviken Big Band and Sandviken Opera Choir in Ellington’s Sacred Concerts” (Gefle Dagblad)
"Malmö's import from the north, Elisabeth Melander, stressed that she has the flavors of ”singing jazz” in her cool, shady voice. Pianist Jan Lundgren's sensitive and perfected playing, confirmed Elisabeth's unique
class of rarely heard delights as the ballad "Detour Ahead", which even made the chattering ducks in the festval’s pond be silent in admiration" (SkD)
”Elisabeth sprinkled stars over the performance, spontaneously combineing the choice of songs with a cosy and brief presentation and history about one of her greatest idols – Ella Fitzgerald. May she teach both that and how to create a contact with the audience through a laid back free and engaging performance in her role as a teacher at the Music Academy in Malmö... The distance from Hudiksvall to her work in Malmö might complicate the rehearsals, but the music is flawless” (Gefle dagblad)
”Elisabeth Melander’s voice is powerful in many dimensions. Strong and enduring. It reaches out in spite of the bad acoustics that exist in the consert hall” (PT)
"Elisabeth has the good gospel singer's ability to sing as if every word was her last, and she sings her lyrics with a great expressive voice, vibrant with feeling" (After All)
"... Her amazing width as a singer ... she sings with blood-filled blues voice ..." (Month Slices pop / rock)
"She's a adventurous vocal performer with big expressive gifts. She leaves the straight and secure fairway and embarks on free, tonal trips. She uses her voice instrumentally, like scat singing and can match such an ace trumpeter Anders Bergcrantz in unison interaction” (VK)
"She has an unusually stylish phrasing and a very elastic vocal range. She also showed that she knows how to use poetry to the full”(Eskilstunakuriren)
”Suddenly we thought that we are in 1959, and saw Monica Zetterlund on stage. Now it was obviously not so, it just looked and heard so when Elisabeth Melander sang out in glorious versions of ... Elisabeth and the band had such a dense and personal chemistry and dynamics … and a continuation must follow "(YA)
”Elisabeth is a good performer, beside the more apparent fact that she has a sense of pitch and feeling for effects and rhythms” (NSD)
”Elisabeth Melander demonstrated, together with the sensible pianist Håkan Rydin, her unit way of singing, built on warmth and clarity, efficient without any mannerisms” (SkD)
"Standard Songs with a modern twist; serious, thoughtful and with humor ... a strong blues feeling and breathtaking technique ... well beyond the standard model ”(SDS)
”Elisabeth Melander's vocals and Anders Bergcrantz trumpet had something special to offer. They mastered their instruments to perfection. Their control of sounds in all modes was really impressive ... the voice and trumpet followed each other in a breathtakingly beautiful way” (BLT)
"Listen to her fresh, sensible interpretations" (GT)
"Firstly, Elisabeth a good entertainer, but has also extreme vocal abilities with the sense of effects and rhythms" (NSD)
”However, best of all was the seldom heard Elisabeth Melander, who sang dearly and gently...” (Arbetet)
”There she was at last on a Malmö stage – the jazz singer Elisabeth Melander. The other night became a big (expected) triumph for her singing, filled with soul and energy. A counterpart we have not had since this
singing bird from the North settled down with us” (SDS)
”Elisabeth Melander has a beautiful voice. Great range with “grit” in the up-tempo songs. She has a fine touch and feeling in ballads” (Söderhamns Kuriren)
”She sings crystal clear, but that is more or less a side issue. Important was her feeling and message. Furthermore, her charisma makes the listener believe that she sings directly for him or her. You are woven into a net where you are hopelessly stuck” (Kristianstadsbladet)
”With deep feeling, wide range and a clear pitch in her voice, she sings all the way into your heart” (Smålandsposten)
”Elisabeth Melander brought life to the songs with a clear, strong and warm voice. There was no question that the music came straight from her heart when she sang... she also showed that a voice can be used
for other things than just to sing words” (Haparandabladet)
”Elisabeth Melander is Gothenburg’s new singing sensation. She sings softly, phrases perfectly and dares to do different things…” (GP)
”She is bred with jazz. She is straight forward, determined like a Northern pine in her appearance. But also playful, elusive like a Northern river” (OJ)
”Elisabeth Melander sings very nicely, phrases masterfully, and shows that she belongs in the top-notch of the Swedish vocal elite...” (SkD)
”Elisabeth Melander is a talented and versatile singer with a register without boundaries” (OJ)
”Elisabeth Melander – better than most singers in this country…” (SDS Nöjesparaden)
”She has a very beautiful and clear voice. She decorates the songs, and it is clear that she has her musical base in jazz” (NSD)
”She just gets better and better, the Boden girl Elisabeth Melander, who gave several examples of her vocal grandeur during the concert. Her singing goes straight from her own heart to the audience’s” (PT)
”Elisabeth Melander gave the sense of origination, wind and width, perhaps like beneath the holy night” (NK)
”…and now Elisabeth Melander, who is the true vocal discovery with a formidable art of singing!” (GP)
”Elisabeth Melander is one of a kind, one of too few skilled singers in our country who not only has the jazz voice, but also has made an effort to learn the wide range of jazz” (R.Jonsson)
”…her voice adds nerve and pulse to the music …” (NK)
"Elisabeth Melander has an impressive tonal accuracy that gives her the freedom to improvise. She plays boldly with tone coils, experiment with half-tones and always find "home" to finish. In quiet jazz pieces, where the group is approaching blue migration, she gives the tone soft heat. Elisabeth shows us how funny and strong jazz can be” (NK)
”…she has a great feeling for swing and timing…” (Sundsvalls Tidning)
"Tonight's highlight was Elisabeth Melander's low-key and unpretentious concert in which she was backed up masterfully by the audience and critics favorite, Jan Lundgren and his trio. It was Kleinkunst the best brand” (SKD)
"As a reviewer it is important to be able to vary with the adjectives you ”fertilize” your texts. But here comes the heavy artillery directly. You get shivers from the first tone that lasts the whole night through. Elisabeth Melander has a welcoming warmth of the song that fills the church with her fabulous sounding in her natural voice. Not since Alice Babs heydays has something similar been heard in a church ... superlatives may not be enough. This was something that went straight to the heart and stays there for a long time to come” (John E. Skoglund publ. NSD)
"Elisabeth Melander is an exceptional singer with a wide range and a vocal style that seems to oscillate between Abbey Lincoln and Karin Krog" (GP)
"Elisabeth is extremely sensitive to the moods and her exquisite tonal accuracy, nuanced in both soft overtones and glow, follow the music undulating movements" (YA)
