A CONVERSATION WITH MULTI-HYPHENATE MAESTRA ANGELA ORTIZ from MAESTRA.org

“I met Angela Ortiz last year when I had the pleasure of singing one of her pieces for a concert with a group called The Modern Collective. I got to know her during this project and was struck by the beautiful piece she wrote and by how wide her talents stretched…”

THE NOTE YOU PLAY AFTERWARDS from METER Magazine

“Music, and the stories we tell through song, play an uncanny role in our lives. Ortiz understands the power music holds for the ordinary person. Years later, she remains connected to her father’s influence and Latine roots, retrieving memories and sensations of the past through songwriting.”

WILLIAMSBURG SALSA ORCHESTRA in
Rolling Stone Magazine.

"We wanted to take a song like “Keep The Car Running” by Arcade Fire, tear it apart and tell the same story through salsa”.

Featured on NPR’s Second Stage.

“The songs deal with everyday issues like disappointment and gratitude as well as self-doubt and self-indulgence; but mostly they revolve around a burning desire to answer the eternal question, "What's next?"

Interview and album review from Musical Discoveries

“Angela has woven her influences together across this stunning collection of tracks without copying a single sequence or riff is a testament to the artist's talent and ability to create a new audience for herself.”