"It is so amazing how James Aikman’s music is so full of vitality and, what I may call, optimistic life approach."
Louis Andriessen
Composer, The Netherlands
"YES: JAMES AIKMAN HAS DEVELOPED HIS OWN DISTINCT VOICE. I SENSE AN IMMENSE MUSICAL INTEGRITY. IT IS ALSO DIRECT AND REACHABLE BY AN AUDIENCE."
William Bolcom
Composer, National Medal of Arts, Pulitzer Prize, and Grammy Award-winner
"THIS IS NOT MUSIC THAT IS TOUTING ITS KNOWINGNESS, OR THAT IS HIDING BEHIND A SHOW OF ERUDITION. WHILE ITS CRAFT IS IMPECCABLE, ITS AIMS ARE NOT TO IMPRESS, BUT TO SHARE AND REJOICE IN A FULL HEART."
Andrew Mead
Composer, Music Theorist, Author
