— Contemporary jazz arrangements of classical compositions --

Dyad Plays Puccini rated one of the Top 50 Jazz Albums of 2013 by Scott Albin of Jazz Times Magazine.
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PUBLISHED REVIEWS OF DYAD PLAYS PUCCINI

Grace. Style. Virtuosity. Originality.
Paul Leslie - The Paul Leslie Hour
 
An enthralling CD, eloquent and passionate improvisations on artful arrangements
Scott Albin - JazzTimes
 
Fugue-ish playfulness and a jazz sensibility. The result is a finely tuned recital.
John McDonough - Downbeat Magazine
 
 Perhaps the most amazing transformation of cultural enlightenment in the last quarter century.
Brent Black - CriticalJazz
 
This is a jazz album through and through and it’s a treat
Marc Myers - Jazzwax  
 
This is a remarkable album.
Jack Goodstein - Blogcritics
 
DYAD makes Puccini’s melodies sound perfectly natural as postbop…and their risk taking pays off.
Alex Henderson – Jazz Inside
 
Dyad goes through the borders between Classical and Jazz with ease!
Paquito D’Rivera - Grammy award winning Saxophonist
 
Brilliant originality, intriguing blend of classics, jazz and breathtaking skill of the duettists.
Tony Augarde - Musicweb International (England)
 
Lou Caimano is an extraordinary saxophonist … Eric Olsen is an excellent pianist. “Dyad Plays Puccini” is chamber jazz at its finest.
Ron Netsky - Rochester City Newspaper
 
You must give this a listen, as it's one of those releases in which words fail.
Mark S. Tucker - Folk & Acoustic Music Exchange
 
"Dyad Plays Puccini" is an extraordinary project by two American musicians.  
Vittorio Lo Conte – Music Zoom (Italy)
 
Caimano and Olsen vary Puccini’s masterpieces with theatricality and reverence.
Dr. Roberta Zlokower - Roberta on the Arts
 
The virtuosity of execution of both parties deserves the highest praise.
Leonid Auskern -  Jazzquad (Russia)

The marvelous jazz duo interpretations make Dyad Plays Puccini one of the most intriguing and delightful surprises to come along. 
Ron W. - In A Blue Mood