Expressions
"If the evening has a star beyond some of its dancers... it is the evening's vocalist, Imani Rousselle. Her creamy, unaffected voice and delivery has no tricks; the lyrics lead her."
- Gia Kourlas,
The New York Times
"The addition of Imani Rousselle’s soulful lead vocals on “Tell Me Pretty Baby” adds a taste of the blues to the project. I can just picture a dancehall full of dancers squeezed up against each other like paper and glue."
-Dee Dee McNeil
Album: Swingin' Uptown
2024
"On track #14, Imani Rousselle adds her wonderful vocals to the party, channeling a young Ella Fitzgerald with the tone and texture of her voice. The band swings and so does Rousselle."
- Dee Dee McNeil
Album: Big Apple Stomp
2026
"The band’s silky-voiced vocalist, Imani Rousselle, also warrants special applause. Amidst all the activity, she projects a calm warmth as she sings from her spot on the bandstand"
- Lisa Jo Sagolla,
DanceEnthusiast
SW!NG OUT
2022
"The 8-piece band is remarkable and entirely deserves the thunderous applause they are given. The jazzy Christmas tunes sung by the radiant Imani Rousselle paired with dizzying sultry trumpets gave me goosebumps and I wished I could listen to them play forever. The band had transported me to a smoky underground jazz bar — all that was missing was a cocktail."
- Hannah Lipman,
StageAndCinema
2024
"She's an incredible talent, wonderful singer."
- Domo Branch
2020
"And, clearly, what is most striking is how singer Imani Rousselle’s smile is as prodigious and persuasive as her vocal talent."
- 45 RPM
Song: Capillary
2019