“To Some Place New is a patient, assured debut from a composer who already knows what she wants to say — and an ensemble that doesn’t accompany the compositions so much as inhabit them”

Jazz Views (UK)
“She is a pianist and composer of great talent, very emotional and open to inspiration.”

- Esensja (PL) -
“As part of the project's efforts to transport itself and its listeners to some place new by the album's conclusion, we are afforded the opportunity to do so through an artist that honours reflection as much as the notion of persevering onwards.”

Blue in Green (UK)
“For audiences drawn to jazz that leans toward classical textures, cinematic storytelling, and carefully sculpted emotional atmospheres, To Some Place New offers an experience that feels elegant, intelligent, and quietly transporting.”

- Paris Move (FR) -
“Granci’s piano is crystal clear, but never cold. It’s breathing sound "

- Jazz in Family (IT) -
“The music has a broad, expansive expression and an epic power; one can feel like one is being entertained by the narrative, prompted to create personal images in one's mind by what is being performed.”

Musik an sich (DE)
Milena’s music and pianism synthesises lyricism with sophistication in a way that never obscures the feeling and romanticism of this genre of jazz"

- Simon Purcell -

ABOUT

Milena is a pianist and composer whose jazz-rooted music blends classical, folk, and poetic influences into emotive, story-driven soundscapes.

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