A contemporary six piece blues band, drawing upon the melting pot of popular music past and present, creating vibrant original songs and fresh arrangements of classic tunes by the 'greats' … a perfect mix of head and heart.
Nice stuff indeed
Paul Jones, BBC Radio2, 3.12.2012- Schwarz takes all that is good from Janis Joplin and Billie Holiday and makes it uniquely her own
C.Michael Bailey (AllAboutJazz-Apr2012) - Eye catching vocals meet sumptuous guitar
Guitarist Magazine, Jan 2012 - Over the past five or six years a quiet revolution, or rather evolution, has been taking place on the south coast of England. The rise of BLUE COMMOTION is nothing short of phenomenal, with all six musicians contributing to high quality, original and inventive blues.
David Scott, The Bishop - Blues Matters 2012 - And if you've ever wondered how the 'sermon on the mount' would sound sung as a blues, head straight for 'The Beatitudes'.
Peter Quinn, Jazzwise 2012 - She also sings with honesty, emotion and intensity, as exemplified by the inspirational rendition of 'Beatitudes' which is a tour de force.
David J.Scott, Blues Revue / BluesWax May 2012 - Zoe proved throughout the show to be a vocalist of rare talent... excellent band... a superb evening of live music.
Blues in Britain, John Mitchell, Sept 2012, Live Maltings gig for Boogaloo promotions - It is impossible and probably unnecessary to try and categorise BLUE COMMOTION due to their uniqueness
The Bishop, Blues Matters 2012 - Zoe Schwarz and her band are a BiTS area phenomenon for me the outstanding track is the Beatitudes - the ...This piece is magnificent and needs a wider audience...
Blues in the South, June 2012, Ian McKenzie - 'Good Times' '...exceptional, original songs. Buy this CD soon. It's remarkable.'
Blues In Britain, B. Middleton July 2012 - Rob Koral is quite simply a guitar genius.
Blues In Britain, B. Middleton July 2012 - Zoe's outstanding lyrical vocals... mournful, tender... with raw and true emotion.
Blues In Britain, B. Middleton July 2012 - It is impossible to compare Zoe's voice with anyone else on the blues and jazz scene, past and present, because it is quite simply unique in terms of range, pitch and timing.
The Bishop (David J. Scott) - for Blues Matters and Blues Revue ezine Blueswax May 2012 - The monumental centre-piece is the dramatic 'Beatitudes', an achingly, profound slow burner.
Brian Harman, Blues in the North West Oct 2012 - A world class band
Propaganda Magazine - 'Beatitudes' Wow! What a great song. Congratulations on a really powerful - on many levels - song.
Ashwyn Smyth, Digital Blues Oct 2012