- Gold Disc Award (Nights of Key Largo, 2008) Swing Journal, Japan
- Top Ten Jazz Album of the Year (Beyond the Blue, 2013) UK Sunday Times
- Top Ten Jazz Album of the Year (Picture in Black and White, 2018) UK Sunday Times
- #1 Best Jazz Vocal Album of the Year (Picture in Black and White) New York Jazz Record
- #1 Best Jazz Vocal Album of the Year (Picture in Black and White) NPR Jazz Critics Poll (W. Royal Stokes and Ken Dryden)
- #1 Best Jazz Vocal Album of the Year (Picture in Black and White) WVCR-FM
- Jazz Album of the Week (Beyond the Blue) UK Sunday Times
- Jazz Album of the Week (Picture in Black and White) London Evening Standard
- Jazz Album of the Week (Picture in Black and White) UK Sunday Times
- Chamber Music America grantee 2025
“A singer of rare poise and intelligence” Andrew GIlbert, San Jose Mercury News
“A beautiful voice and a beautiful soul. She really moves me.” Sheila Jordan, NEA
“World class. Must see.” Don Heckman, Los Angeles Times
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