"This is true jazz, full of improvisational brilliance, real soul and
expert playing. Keyboardist MacKenzie really shines...rounded
out by Nathan Peck on bass and Yoni Halevy on drums, an
astonishingly locked-in rhythm section."
- Bob Smith (Good Times Magazine)

"MacKenzie presents a varied program of inventive original
music that brings to mind the angular style of Keith Jarrett and
the groovy appeal of Ramsey Lewis."
- Don Lerman (Cadence Magazine

"Joyful original tunes and crisp playing...Why can't every
modern-bop group show this much spirit?"
- (KZSU radio)



"(Closer to the Day) has all the elements of a successful project,
excellent charts, great musicianship and a fresh new sound...
This is one album you will find yourself playing often."
- Ed Blanco (eJazzNews