press highlights

"Her process is so deeply rooted as to be almost subliminal. She seems to throw herself at her notes, as if seeking a sound that might convey pure energetics." 
The New York Times    
  

"Diamond-cut glissando straight out of the Coltrane playbook (...) spine-tingling (...)
Maviel, the wild card who’d push one over the edge without a split-second warning"
Lucid Culture

"The dialogue between Maviel’s singing and percussion, the independence between the two distinct personalities, is unheard of."
Jazz Right Now

"What a power and expression! Experimental & abstract of the one hand, but at the same time rooted in old black musical traditions."
Vital Weekly

“A rising vocalist, movement artist, and multi-instrumentalist”
New York Times

"Maviel stands out as a unique aesthetic visionary within her generation."
Jazz Right Now

“Dazzling ​by her equally masterful vocals and instrumentals, she incarnates folk music and free jazz in their most radical and generous forms.”

Original quote in French: “Eblouissante de maîtrise, tant vocale qu'instrumentale, elle incarne la folk-music et le free dans ce qu'ils ont de plus radical et de plus généreux.”
Beyond the Coda

“Thrilling set by New York-based Anaïs Maviel, who received a standing ovation from the church's pews at the end of her performance.”
Exclaim!

“Maviel is calling and welcoming the listener into her world. (…) Visceral and beautiful”
I Care If You Listen

interview quotes

"To transform shared reality with continued intent through vibration."
Roulette Spotlight

"My body is the instrument, and vibration is not only audible, but also sensible, elliptic, collapsible and reciprocal.
​Movement is an extension of sound."
I Care If You Listen

"My aesthetics locate somewhere deep in water flows (...), relating to multiple layers of reality at the same time."
Jazz Right Now

photo Mariana Meraz