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" La grande découverte de ce festival (Festival de jazz de Lévis): Carmen! Carmen possède une voix chaude et hypnotisante qui rappelle un peu la chanteuse française Liane Foly." Reine-May Crescence, Canoë

"Genest's strong and well-controlled mid-range vocals rise above the perfunctory."  

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"What we saw last night was more than just a show, more than just music, and sure, much more than just another fun night. It was magic!" Jazz Urbano, Santiago, CHILI

« J'allais au Grand Théâtre pour assister à la rencontre de Tango Boréal et de l'Orchestre symphonique de Québec. [...] Carmen Genest, une chanteuse avec du cuivre dans la voix, et qui articule de manière exemplaire, avec un mezzo beau et libre, a capté son auditoire en interprétant trois chansons aux qualités mélodiques incontestables signées Denis Plante. » Richard Boivert, Le Soleil

«Carmen Genest d’une voix juste et toute en modulation » Voir de Montréal

«Le duo du Canada a donné un vrai spectacle au public de Sarajevo! La manière fantastique de jouer de la guitare de David Jacques a été suivie par les tons doux et mélodieux de la soliste vocale Carmen Genest." Sarajevski Kanton, BOSNIE

"La partie musicale a été assurée par le trio de David Jacques, dont le meilleur 

moment fut le Johnny chanté par Carmen Genest" Régis Tremblay, LE SOLEIL

" [...] So far, so straightforward. What is fantastic, though, is what these two manage to create between the guitar and the voice. First, the guitar, which often stays well in the background, supporting the voice, chameleoning between rhythm and bass and only occasionally coming out to take superb solos. Across the concert, David Jaques laid down a bravura history of the modern guitar from Charlie Christian to Bossa Nova to rock, and all of it with no fanfare, no showmanship and really genuine feeling. On top of this, below and around this, was Carmen Genest, with what in this impoverished language can only be called her 'voice'. (...) I won't say the [organizers] have completely made up for all the dross we normally get in this town, but for that one evening I will forgive a lot." Delhi City Limits, INDE

 «Un timbre puissant perce la nuit celui de Carmen Genest » Aude Malaret, Journal de Lévis

La voix de Carmen, contralto, est chaude, ample, basse, parfois " noire ", ses possibilités vocales sont grandes (...) Les pièces furent présentées avec audace et invention." Joanna Grabowiecka, Rybnik.com.pl, POLOGNE

" A number of popular songs from The Beatles such as "I Wanna Be Your Man", "Ticket To Ride", "Hard Days Night", hypnotized the audience when performed by jazz duo David Jacques and Carmen Genest in front of jazz lovers last Thursday at the Franco-Indonesian Institute (LIP) Yogyakarta." Kedaulatan Rakyat, INDONÉSIE

"Pour célébrer la Francophonie à Singapour, au Pakistan et en Indonésie, on a présenté des concerts publics du duo canadien-français formé de David Jacques et de Carmen Genest. Les représentations offertes par les ambassades du Canada proposaient un large éventail de pièces musicales.La voix puissante et évocatrice de Carmen, jumelée au talent musical de David, a su charmer le public et a contribué à l'immense succès des concerts. Leurs prestations ont permis d'illustrer la nature même du Canada, les avantages de la diversité et de la valeur des autres langues agissant en tant que fenêtres sur un monde complexe et en évolution." Ministère des Affaires Étrangères du Canada 

" The Quebec, Canada jazz duo, David Jacques and Carmen Genest, presented a new colour, with a musical arrangement that remained fresh and easy to the ear. Their songs just flowed like swift water that nobody could stop. To make a bridge between song, the Canadian jazz duo fluently entertained the audience by jamming their instruments in a way that is still easy and comfortable to the ear of their listeners." The Republika, INDONÉSIE

" The flamboyant Carmen whose evocative contralto voice captivated the audience (…)" The Statesman, INDIA

"Apart from having a husky and powerful voice, well suited to fast-paced numbers and ballads alike, Carmen turned out to be a consummate "scat" singer, her command of this improvisatory technique matching the likes of Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan. And David's improvisatory skill on the guitar, heard to be best advantage on a couple of solos, was evident to the discerning listener even when Carmen was singing. For, while she was improvising through scat, he was not merely accompanying her but setting up full-blooded if rather quieter melodic improvisations on the guitar." The Hindu, INDIA

"This was a very satisfying and enjoyable concert for the jazz buff." 

"It was filled with rhythm, melody and spontaneity! The Hindu, INDIA

" Carmen et David : Toute une révélation! " Vincent Gauvin, Rythme FM, Québec

"Canadian pair Carmen and David were up next and no matter how many times you listen to them, you will never get tired. Their flamboyant jazz, sprinkled with tinges of French, is totally enthralling." Postnuke, Kathmandu, NEPAL

" Carmen, while playing the percussions, sang a couple of French numbers and English numbers like their own rendition of Beatles with a perfect-pitch voice" The Kathmandu Post, NEPAL

" Capturing the original nuances of improvisational techniques, the band Carmen & David created high energy sounds of latin jazz" The Himalayan Times, NEPAL

"The show that began with Ticket to Ride made students ride high throughout the show. Carmen was as exquisite as ever, drifting amazingly between scales" The Himalayan Times, NEPAL

"Carmen & David, qualifiés de révélation!" Blues & Co. Québec