"Mavis, you knocked me out with your soul, sound, voice, and direct honesty, plus great musicianship. The record is a total bomb. I love the CD. You're a wonderful singer, and the band is smoking. It’s quite moving. It swings, and has got all the stuff that I like!" – ANDY BEY, Grammy-nominated vocalist/pianist -------- “Keep an eye and an ear on Jeremy Clemons. That guy is a monster skinspounder and will soon be, I have no doubt whatsoever, a benchmark reference for critics and musicians alike. He doesn't just keep time or add to the conversation or jump up the rhythm section, this stickswielder makes 100% percussive music, and that's rarer than hen's teeth and unicorn horns. “ – MARK S. TUCKER, Folk & Acoustic Music Exchange -------- "Mavis Poole is a gifted vocalist who has trained with the likes of Ira Wiggins, Kurt Elling, and Branford Marsalis, and has earned degrees in Music Education and Jazz Vocal Studies. But some things can't be learned – Poole's voice is a thing of ingrained beauty, dripping with pure soul. Flavors of hip hop and jazz are prevalent, but this is contemporary Soul Music at its finest.” – MIKE BREEN, CityBeat Music Editor, Cincinnati -------- "Sorry, Jill Scott. Not so fast, Angie Stone -- not that we don't love you ladies, but Mavis SWAN Poole & Soul Understated is the clear choice for Midpoint. This street wise, world traveled diva-in-the-making can sing anything she wants. Smoky jazz club ballad, neo soul funk fest, low rider speaker shaker -- Mavis attacks and conquers any style that comes her way. I wonder if Mavis is the reason Lauryn Hill has gone into hiding.” – MIDPOINT MUSIC FESTIVAL, Cincinnati -------- “Clemons never flags in his inventive responses…” – SCOTT ALBIN, JazzTimes -------- “Soul Understated blew the doors open Saturday night with a variety of sounds from Soul, Funk, and Jazz, and then hit us with a taste of Gospel sound... The crowd poured out onto the street, the energy was positive, and much love was in the air. We thank you for being apart of our concert series.” – BUSHBABY, Brooklyn, NY -------- "And of what she sang I know not, but her voice touched every chord of my being; something hand alone cannot make. A voice that takes on many shades and colors, and out pours many musical instruments that all come alive from one being, ethereal." (on Mavis ‘SWAN’ Poole) – The late, great ULYSSES SLAUGHTER, vocal stylist/technician/teacher -------- “Clemons turns up the heat.” – OWEN CORDLE NewsObserver.com 1. Features Mavis' SWAN' Poole 2. Includes world Renown Guitarist Mark Whitfield 3. Mixed by Award winning Producer Engineer Brian Bender of the Mother Brain 4. Debut Single for the band Soul Understated