"every now and then you come across someone who's in tune. i find Nora to be in tune with life as well as our deep, rich history of music that we have, share and enjoy."
-roland guerin, bassist for allen toussaint, ellis marsalis and marcus roberts
“you’re a champion… you’re a genius.”
-Jon Batiste
“NORA GERMAIN’S VIOLIN IS AN EXTENSION OF HER SOUL… WARM, SPONTANEOUS AND LYRICAL. SHE’S A FIRST CALL VIOLINIST AND A FIRST CALL PERSON.”
-CLAYTON CAMERON, DRUMMER FOR SAMMY DAVIS JR., TONY BENNETT AND JOHN MAYER
“NO MUSICIAN I'VE HEARD IN RECENT YEARS CAN MAKE JAZZ MUSIC SHINE MORE BRIGHTLY THAN NORA GERMAIN.”
-CARL HAGER, JAZZ WRITER, SENIOR EDITOR FOR ALL ABOUT JAZZ
"PRESENTLY THERE EMERGES ONE NORA GERMAIN (A NAME MADE TO BE IN LIGHTS IF THERE EVER WAS ONE).”
-C. MICHAEL BAILEY, SENIOR CONTRIBUTOR FOR ALL ABOUT JAZZ
"[NORA GERMAIN] SINGS WITH A SWEET, BUOYANT VOICE BUT REALLY SHINES ON THE VIOLIN WITH A FACILE TECHNIQUE AND A BUBBLING FOUNTAIN OF ENERGETIC IDEAS."
-GARY FUKUSHIMA, LA WEEKLY
"NORA IS A WONDERFUL JAZZ VIOLINIST WHO IS KEEPING THE STEPHANE GRAPPELLI FLAG FLYING HIGH."
-MARTIN TAYLOR MBE, GUITARIST FOR STEPHANE GRAPPELLI
"She plays with presence."
-Eckhart Tolle
"absolutely beautiful. wonderful."
-max azria, founder of bcbgmaxazria
"What an incredibly divine personage you are."
-jeff goldblum
“Superb on ballads.”
-All About Jazz
“You took me from Corelli to Grappelli in one fell swoop!”
-Van Dyke Parks, Musician, songwriter and Producer (the Beach Boys, Randy Newman)
“She can hear a rat piss on cotton.”
-Marshall Hawkins (bassist for shirley horn and miles davis)