““…Dance of Time is as honestly authentic as it gets. Eliane Elias has been one of the genre’s most consistently masterful virtuosos and even when she’s looking back fondly, she is still moving forward confidently. Needless to say this is top shelf material and highly recommended.””

““Eliane Elias is on a recorded roll. Following the success of her Grammy-winning 2015 release Made in Brazil, the famed pianist, composer and vocalist is back with her new album Dance of Time, just released on the Concord Jazz label. A salute to both the 100th anniversary of the Brazilian samba, as well as Elias’ own multifaceted musical gifts, the album debuted at Number One on the iTunes Jazz Album Chart upon its release on March 24, 2017.””

““Dance of Time, set for release March 24 on Concord Jazz, features esteemed Brazilian musicians including João Bosco and Toquinho, both known for their personal takes on bossa nova and other styles. Elias, a Sao Paulo native better known for performing in clubs and concert halls than shaking it on the streets, brings her cosmopolitan flair and her innate Brazilian groove to classics including ‘Samba de Orly’ and ‘Copacabana,’ as well as the Frank Sinatra standard ‘You’re Getting to Be a Habit With Me.’””

““…romantic Brazilian jazz, blending the rhythms and harmonies of samba, straight-ahead jazz and smoother fare.””

““Dance of Time is inspired, deftly musical, and truly accessible to a wide range of listeners from jazz to pop to Brazilian music. It’s virtually flawless.” ***”

““The album is beautifully played and contains beautifully arranged classics…One of the things I greatly admire about Eliane is that she always – literally always – shows respect and reverence to her native culture and Brazilian (samba) music. On many occasions a lot of Brazilian artists and non-Brazilian artists betray the rich and lively roots of samba with the increasing obsession with Carnival as a tourist spectacle. With Dance of Time, Eliane stays true to those spiritual roots and marked yet again a triumphant return to record a Brazilian national treasure.””

““Elias, long acclaimed for her Brazilian and non-Brazilian albums (one being a superb tribute to the late Chet Baker), is delving deeply for this album, recorded in Brazil. She’s joined by a number of guests, among them ex-husband and trumpeter Randy Brecker, vibraphonist Mike Mainieri, Mark Kibble of Take 6, pianist Amilton Godoy (with whom she plays a duet), and guitarists Toquinho and João Bosco."”

““…a masterpiece that manages to nod to both old and new, and to the timelessness of the samba itself.””

““In a few words, this album is simply breathtaking.””

““Grammy winning pianist-singer-composer-arranger Eliane Elias celebrates people integral in the formation of her four-decade career with this light-hearted, foot-tapping album that swings and soothes your soul like warm summer breeze.””

““As so much Brazilian popular music and jazz, Dance of Time sounds easy on the ear and, often, deceptively simple — until you listen closely and take notice of the subtle harmonic and rhythmic turns…she is an engaging vocalist and remains a compelling pianist who swings hard and draws freely, and seemingly always elegantly, from blues, post-bop and Brazilian music.” ****”

““Elias has been a significant presence on the jazz and Latin jazz scene since she arrived in New York City in 1981. This album is a winning addition to her catalog of outstanding recordings.””

““Eliane Elias squarely hit the mark with the myriad of things she wanted to do with Dance of Time. Not only is it a celebration of her illustrious career, but also of her passion for her music and the happiness it brings to her listeners!””

““Elias’s voice is characterful if small compared with Krall’s, but as an improvising pianist she puts the Canadian in the shade…Thanks to the sunny contours of Brazilian music and those soft-focus album sleeves, there are some who still dismiss Elias as jazz-lite. A show such as this demonstrates how wrong they are.” ****”

““Spectacular playing. Legend of the Bossa Queen, an artist at her peak, Elias is getting her dues. Her own exquisite ballad, ‘Little Paradise,’ fizzed with optimism, bathed you in warmth.” ****”

““Some of the best Brazilian sounds come from the hand and voice of Eliane Elias. This one’s [Dance of Time] a must for fans of simmering sounds.””

““The performances on Dance of Time are remarkable and the recording quality is superb. Dance of Time is so far one of the best Brazilian-rooted albums of the year.””

““…an exquisite recording of Brazilian jazz that is superbly sung and performed.””