01/02/2005 James Griffiths, Guardian

“Rahman’s affection for Monk is enduring, and she sounds more at home than ever with his sly melodic twists and vinegary harmonies….[her] original compositions: impressionistic reveries filled with rippling arpeggios and Chopin-like cadences and riff-driven numbers that bend blues progressions into surprising new shapes.”

01/08/2001 Ian Carr, BBC Music Magazine

“The Cynic, young British pianist Zoe Rahman’s debut trio album, is a remarkable achievement, because it seems that she already has her own sound and style. [Her] compositions are excellent, developing in highly original ways. It’s a great debut.”

01/08/2001 Pete Martin, Jazz UK

“The tremendously gifted pianist Rahman, captured in great form here......sparkling and distinctive ideas which she cleverly builds into absorbing solo statements”.

01/12/2000 John Fordham, Guardian/Jazz UK

“Zoe Rahman, a young, animated British pianist, is a musician of powerful technique, group sympathy and compositional skill...Her group’s collective expressiveness was consistently absorbing”

01/06/2000 Derek Ansell, Newbury Weekly News

“Her concert at the Corn Exchange was notable for bold, inventive keyboard work, a unique touch and attention to....dynamic shading. These three musicians integrated seamlessly to produce some stimulating improvised music.”