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“THE COOL JAZZY MUSIC HAS A HARDER UNDERCURRENT, MIRRORING SAM’S SLINKY VOICE. REAL TALENT DOESN’T COME ALONG OFTEN BUT SAM IS THE GOODS”. Richard Foxcroft- French Radio.
“THE SHOW ORGANISERS DIDN’T SAY MUCH ABOUT HER LOOKS, THIS LADY IS EXTREMELY ATTRACTIVE. HER MUSIC STRETCHES FROM BLUES AND ROCK THROUGH TO SALSA, AFRICAN RHYTHMS ANDHIP-HOP.SHE INVITES YOU TO DREAM CREATING A SOUND LIKE A VELVET CARPET”. Reinsche Post, Germany.
“TEMPERATURE WISE THIS SHOW WENT FROM RED HOT TO ICE COOL AND ALL POINTS IN BETWEEN. HER PIANO PLAYING IS VERY DISTINCTIVE WITH AN ORIGINAL STYLE AND A GREAT LEFT HAND, AND THE ABILITY TO GO FROM A RICTER SCALE RUMBLE TO A SKYLARK IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE. VOCALLY SHE IMPRESSES WITH A STYLE THAT IS VERY MUCH HER OWN. SAM PAYNE IS THE BEST NEW BLOOD I HAVE HEARD FOR YEARS, SHE PLAYS LIKE THE DEVIL, SINGS LIKE AN ANGEL, WRITES TERRIFFIC SONGS,, LOOKS A MILLION BUCKS, TAKES NO CRAP (SO DON’T GET CUTE) AND SHE’S WTILL ONLY 22” Blueprint. UK.
“A YOUNG TALENT WHOSE MUSIC IS SOAKED IN SOPHISTICATION YET HOT ENOUGH TO FIRE ALL EMOTION’S”. Daily Mail. UK.
“SAMANTHA PAYNE SAT ALONE AT HER PIANO, A SMALL FIGURE WITH A VOICE SHE HAD CLEARLY BORROWED FORM SOMEONE TWICE HER SIZE. FOR ME, SAM’S WAS THE CLOSEST TO MY PREFERRED STRAIN OF BLUES THAT I SAW, WITHOUT DECRYING ANY OF THE OTHER ACTS. SHE HAS A RAW AND NATURAL PRESENCE THAT SPILLS OUT THROUGH HER SET OF ORIGINAL MATERIAL”. Manchester Evening Post. UK.
“AT AN AGE WHEN MOST KIDS ARE OBSESSED WITH POP SAM PAYNE WAS PLAYING BOOGIE- WOOGIE AND BLUES PIANO. SHE SOON EARNED A REPUTATION AS A LEADING EXPONENT OF BRITISH BLUES BUT NOW HAS A MORE CONTEMPORARY, SLINKY JAZZ STYLE AS A SINGER AND KEYBOARD PLAYER”. The Daily Mail. UK.
“AT 23 SAM PAYNE IS ONE OF THE BRIGHTEST YOUNG TALENTS ON THE UK BLUES SCENE. SHE IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE GUTSIEST 23 YR OLD YOU COULD EVER MEET”. Yorkshire Evening Post. UK.
