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STEVE MARCH TORME' REVIEW
NAPLES SUN TIMES
Dr. Bruce H. Klauber
"Steve March Torme''s recent, sold-out performance at The Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts was, quite simply, an extraordinary musical event. Steve March Torme' is the son of the late, legedary and multi-talented Mel Torme', and in this multi-media program, entitled "Torme' Sings Torme', Steve March pays vocal and verbal tribute to his father. Filling dad's shoes--especially when dad was an absolute genius as a composer, singer, drummer, pianist and author--is virtually impossible. Mel Torme' just cannot be imitated. Wisely, Steve March Torme' doesn't even try, though if anyone could do it, he could. There are, in fact, a few moments where the vocal resemblance is erie."
STEVE MARCH TORME GETS MUCH DESERVED STANDING "O"
AT ROPER THEATER
SPLASH MAGAZINE, APRIL, 2, 2006
By Eric Stevens
"Mel Tormé must be grinning from ear-to-ear with pride as he looks down on the singing act of his son, Steve March Tormé. Each one is absolutely superb in both departments: singing and showmanship."
A CROWD PLEASER FROM THE GET-GO AT CIVIC ARTS PLAZA
JAZZ SCENE MAGAZINE, Nov. 2005
By Bob Agnew
"When you add up all the plusses this entertainer offers, the singing, the piano playing and related musical talents, his articulation, the charisma, it's time that the general public "discovers" him, as did his audience on this special evening."
A TALENTED SON HONORS SINGING LEGEND MEL TORMÉ
By Tom Witom
Steve March Tormé pays tribute to his late father.
As a singer, pianist, drummer, composer and arranger, Mel Tormé is a tough act to follow.
But that’s not stopping his talented son, Steve March Tormé, who is now presenting "Tormé Sings Tormé," a classy tribute to the life and music of his late father.
CABARET SPOTLIGHT
by Jeff Rossen
Ask Lorna Luft. Ask Julian Lennon. Ask Frank Sinatra Jr. Sometimes, regardless of talent, it's an uphill battle for the offspring of famous performers to establish careers of their own. But one who's beaten the odds is Steve March Tormé, son of the legendary "Velvet Fog," Mel Tormé.
BERNARD BAUR
MUSIC CONNECTION MAGAZINE
AUGUST, 2003
STEVE MARCH TORME
THE VIC
SANTA MONICA
"Steve March Tormé is more than a jazz singer-he's a consummate entertainer. Indeed, with the rising popularity of artists such as Michael Bublé and Josh Groban, Tormé's future is promising. Much like his father, he holds a crowd and excites emotions with jazz scats and profound lyrics. An exceptionally versatile artist, Tormé could become the Sinatra of his generation, and in doing so, could carry jazz into the mainstream commercial market."
L.A. JAZZ SCENE
August, 2003
Glenn A. Mitchell
Vocalist Steve March Torme Quartet at Steamers
"An outstanding concert ensued on Friday evening, June 27, 2003 at the popular Steamers Premier Jazz Club of Orange County with the remarkable vocalist, Steve March Torme, making his debut appearance there."
READING EAGLE & READING TIMES
ENTERTAINMENT SECTION
July 7, 2001
"a stylish, intelligent singer... March Tormé can not only put across the standards but he's written an impressive number of cleverly worded, tuneful songs - the kind that hardly anyone is writing anymore."
CHICAGO TRIBUNE ARTS CRITIC-March 18,1999 Howard Reich
"There's nothing quite so satisfying as beholding the moment when a promising, young musician begins to achieve his potential."
SPECIAL TO THE POST-DISPATCH. Fri. Oct. 16, 1998. By Terry Perkins
"He put together a strong performance that was built on his undeniably strong sense of swing, precise technique and winning personality".
4FRONT MAGAZINE-Sept. 16, 1998. By Archie Rothman
"The whole night was filled with such ovations, as the Cinegrill crowd welcomed him as the next major star".
CHICAGO TRIBUNE - Jan. 27th 1998 Howard Reich
"Steve Torme has a terrific set of ears and a nearly infallible sense of pitch, qualities that are rarer among jazz singers than one might think".
CD REVIEWS
THE ESSENCE OF LOVE
CADENCE MAGAZINE -JANUARY 2004
"His out of tempo verse to "Let's Fall" is worth all the stars some other magazine's rating system might allow, and his "Stardust" is all but definitive, furnishing the program with a dazzling denouement. Steve Rawlins' arrangements are solid and unobtrusive. My recap-- great songs, great singing--not to be missed by anyone nourished by either . . . or both."
Clinton P. Desveaux - November 08, 2004
"Steve March Tormé is the pre-eminent voice in jazz music today; a focussed and coherent body of work is the best way to describe his newest album “The Essence of Love”. Only a Tormé understands which way the great American songbook should be sung, and anyone who enjoys Harry Connick Jr and canucks like Buble or Krall will find themselves overwhelmed by Steve Tormé’s mastery of the music..."
CHICAGO TRUBUNE for the L.A. TIMES CALENDAR SECTION. Sept. 2, 2001-
Howard Reich. Three and a half stars. "The maturation of Tormé as a singer, has been gratifying to behold".
CABARET SCENES, NOV. 2001 TRACKS by Jeff Rossen
"The Night I Fell For You" not only serves to pemanently move Tormé out of his father's imposing shadow, it establishes him as a songwriter of exceptionally high caliber, showing that the talents he exhibited on Swingin' At the Blue Moon Bar & Grille were just a hint of what he's got to offer."
Swingin' At The Blue Moon Bar & Grille
DOWNBEAT by Fred Bouchard
"Torme's voice is sweetly seductive".
CHICAGO TRIBUNE, March 28, 1999 Howard Reich
"Steve March Tormé with this recording, launches his career as a serious jazz singer."
CABARET SCENES JULY 2000 by Jeff Rossen
"Balancing his 12 song program with both originals and well known standards, Tormé displays much of the vocal agility of his famous father but he doesn't mimic or imitate."
PIONEER PRESS, St. Paul/Minneapolis. HOT WAX by Bob Protzman 4 STARS
"One of the album's highlights is a father-son duet on Nat King Cole's "Straighten Up and Fly Right", on which they exchange scintillating scat choruses."
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