"Armed with a smoothly authoritative tenor that suggests Michael Feinstein crossed with Mel Tormeâ, and the eclectically sophisticated taste of Mark Murphy, Jack Donahue is a guy worth keeping an eye on." -- Jazz Times

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âArmed with a smoothly authoritative tenor that suggests Michael Feinstein crossed with Mel Tormeâ, and the eclectically sophisticated taste of Mark Murphy, Jack Donahue is a guy worth keeping an eye onâ
-Christopher Loudon, Jazz Times

âPossessed of a beautiful voice, taste beyond his years, and a wide-ranging intelligence, the handsome New Yorker shows that this sophisticated art form is not just alive and well but thriving.â
-Andrew Patner, Chicago Sun-Times

âJack Donahue is a compelling singer blessed with a first-rate instrument â and he pays close attention to the lyrics and emotion of every song he sings.â
-Fred Hersch

âDonahue is one of the most entertaining and engaging young singers around. He's got good looks and a beautiful voice, (and) a genuine point of view."
-Waymon Wong, New York Daily News

âHandsome and personable, with his musical pores wide open, Mr. Donahue is going places fast.â
-Rex Reed, New York Observer

"Leave it to an Irishman to make sorrow sing.â
-Time Out New York
â. . . Incantatory arabesques, . . . crystal clear in the narrative of a brief, hallucinatory encounterâDonahue responded to melody and lyrics with the same air of sensual surrender.â
-Matthew Gurewitsch, Los Angeles Times
âDonahue is a classic. Blessed with looks and an undeniably lovely voice. Lots of singers are striving to be the next Mel Torme. This guyâs a contender.â
-Jonathan Takiff, Philadelphia Daily News

âDonahueâs much-admired tenor voice is as warm as his personality . . . . Attractive shading more often associated with . . . Betty Carter, Dianne Reeves, and Shirley Horn. Chameleon-like, from dark and smoky to cool and husky.â
-Sharon McDaniel, Palm Beach Post

âDonahue has eclectic musical taste . . . an asset when youâre blending jazz . . . . Donahue swings gently and with a wry sense of humor. But itâs on the ballads . . . that Donahueâs supple voice soars.â
-Chad Jones, The Oakland Tribune

ââ¦(Donahue writes) music and lyrics the Gershwins would have been proud to do. The lyrics were on a par with Johnny Mercer's.â
-All About Jazz