Andy Panayi plays Jazz Flute: latest release (Mainstem MSTCD0028) click here to order> CD OF THE WEEK in The Observer June 2002 by Dave Gelly

"The thing that puts people off the flute in jazz is the tentative, slightly wobbly grasp of tone and intonation that often comes with it, but Panayi makes the instrument really sing. In the course of 13 tracks, he plays three kinds of flute, plus the piccolo, with such fluency and elan that it is impossible to imagine anyone doing it better. He is heard in three settings here: quartet, quintet and septet, with some superb players involved, and the programme is cannily chosen to bring out the instrument's full range of expression. I think that this version of Fat Waller's "Jitterbug Waltz" is already my favourite"

Review of "Uschi's House"

Andy Panayi plays Jazz Saxophones and Flutes: latest release (M Records MACD010) click here to order> in Blues & Soul 1997

"Highly satisfying album, innovative dance-jazz"

"Bass lines that are impossible to sit still to..."

Review of "Blown Away"

Andy Panayi's Mulligan Tribute Band release (Jazz House JHCD 057) order from www.ronniescotts.com in The Sunday Times 1996 by Clive Davis

"Anyone with fond memories of the late Gerry Mulligan's airy recordings with BOb Brookmeyer will relish the saxophonist Andy Panayi's collaboration with the trombonist Mark Nightingale. Panayi is another of those unsung British players - such as the versatile Alan Barnes - who turn in first rate performances week in , week out, without receiving the credit they deserve. The absence of a piano in his quartet- recorded at ronnie Scott's - gives the pieces a rare buoyancy. Whether playing tenor or baritone, Panayi always gives the impression that he is listening to the musicians along side him. the repertoire is no less distinctive, Mulligan's festive minor nestling aside rarely aired items as Kai Winding's Nicoise and a couple of forcefully originals by the groups bassist, Simon Woolf. The arrangements keep everything fresh."

Review of "Whooeeee"

Andy Panayi's Mulligan Tribute Band release (Mainstem MCD0023) click here to order> CD OF THE WEEK in The Observer September 2001 by Dave Gelly

"If there was any justice in the world, this British band would be so busy they'd be begging for time off. As it is, these 14 numbers are the result of a one-off session in 1994. Panayi is one of the finest and most versatile saxophonists in a crowded generation, while the others -trombonist Mark Nightingale,bassist Simon Woolf and drummer Mark Taylor- are of equal stature. The music here is spirited, melodic and swinging. The fact that it is also fearsomely accomplished should prove no bar to enjoyment"