1 "Amazing!" Chris Mann of Smoothjazz.de ( United Kingdom ) 2 "...Hewitt's music is immensely listenable, hugely entertaining and offers many a new twist to the genre..." Bill Binkelman - Retailing Insight.com 3 "Arguably the best guitarist to ever hail from DFW area..." Mark Beneventi of Lit Monthly 4 "The music or Russ Hewitt is filled with sunshine and with 'Alma Vieja,' it seems certain the the warm glow of attention will once again be very much on him." Denis Poole - Smooth Jazz Therapy ( United Kingdom ) 5 "Russ Hewitt is one of the best guitar players out there right now, and you NEED to know him." Scott Itter of DrMusic.org 6 "Originality seems to be a very definite and integral part of Hewitt's overall appeal and style." Ronald Jackson of thesmoothjazzride.com 7 "...knows how to bring the joy of Latin Jazz, Flamenco, Cuban or south American into the new and more modern dimension..." Randy K of jazzuality.com ( Indonesia ) 8 "A passionate enthusiastic album full of Flamenco exhilarations and zeal." Scott Thomas - Guitarz Forvever.com 9 "Hewitt dazzles with his usual deft flamenco jazz sound..." Robert Silverstein of MWE3.com 10 "Hewitt continues to fuse his Nuevo Flamenco style with Latin and jazz themes with a very light touch of rock and roll attitude making his musical style unique and different to that of his peers." Mike Debbage of Mainlypiano.com 11 "There are 11 sparkling tunes and i can guarantee that you'll fall in love with Russ's talent-filled playing." Rotcod Zzaj of Zzaj Productions.com 12 "...the sound is rich and bursting with superb musicianship." John M Peters of the-borderland.co.uk ( United Kingdom ) 13 "This second record work of Russ Hewitt comes to consolidate its artistic race like virtuoso of the guitar." Javier Garcia Escamez of nosolosmoothjazz.com ( Spain ) 14 "Bravo to Russ Hewitt for his second guitar masterpiece!" Kathy Parsons of MainlyPiano.com 15 "The tempo is perfect making the songs both energizing and relaxing, and Hewitts guitar playing is effortlessly fluid." Mike Cavanaugh, All Access Magazine 16 "Contemporary wizard of the Flamenco and Smooth Jazz genres..." The Sound Guitar Magazine interview 17 "...Hewitt has just the right mix of smoke and fire to keep it caliente enough to keep you coming back without burning your tongue." Chris Spector of Midwestrecord.com 18 "...able to delve into the very soul of this music and extract something that you can mold into a solidly creative production." Bluelover - The blues/that Jazz 19 "...in row with the most outstanding flamenco masters of the present." SergeKozlovsky.com ( Belarus ) 20 "Hewitt once again shows why he's a true virtuoso that can bring the Nuevo Flamenco and all its extension in the modern way at its best." jazzuality interview 21 "A superb guitarist..." Ieesha Chandler of Cover2Cover.com 22 "Do your soul a favor and go listen." EmilyFide of Faithfully yours 23 "Beautiful Album...Highly recommend getting your hand on this one." Distracked. Music Blog 24 Interview by Zzaj Productions 25 Interview by venue Anthology "Extraordinario CD "Alma Vieja." Luis Raul Montell, Jazz Caribe ( Venezuela ) "On his new album, Alma Vieja, acoustic guitar shredder, Russ Hewitt gives a courteous nod to the old soul of flamenco and the contemporary idiom of rumba flamenco. Then, he leaves any preconceptions in the dust and pays forward the music, exploring its future potential. Alma Vieja offers a new perspective on an old soul." Cal Koat, Producer - Worldbeatcanada radio & television "I truly believe you are a wonderful talent...I want everyone to know how enrapturing your talent is; Nuevo Flamenco!" Dionne Maldonado - The "Jazz Lady,"WFSS 91.9 FM NPR News & Jazz "Your latest album "Alma Vieja" is one of the most notable of the year. As with your previous album, "Alma Vieja" delivers smooth, creative songs that remain fresh no matter how many times you hear them. Bravo!" Gerry Regensburg - smoothmix.com radio "Alma Vieja" is Hewitt’s most experimental album. An instant hit on our radio station, the album has garnered several phone calls from listeners asking ‘hey, what’s that cool sound?’ Hewitt never fails to impress." Michael Regensburger - (KUR) 88.3 FM/1670 AM "Another classic album! A must listen for those who love real music!!" James Lewis - WTCC/Springfield,MA "In his unique style, Russ Hewitt serves up the most enjoyable selection of rhythmic, energetic, and melodic tunes. His music is the gift that keeps giving!" Jackie Anderson - "Midday Jazz" - WJAB 90.9 FM "In an age of forgettable, less-than-stellar guitar performances, Russ Hewitt plays with grace, precision, facility, and the emotion of an OLD SOUL, on his aptly-named CD Alma Vieja." Bruce Nazarian, "The Digital Guy" TDGRadio.net "I love your music! I will be playing some of it on tomorrow's show! All of it is hot! Go head Carlos Santana Jr." Martone Williams - EnotramEntertainment.com