"This is not music that is touting its knowingness, or that is hiding behind a show of erudition. While its craft is impeccable, its aims are not to impress, but to share and rejoice in a full heart." -Andrew Mead,
Composer, Music Theorist, Author

"It is so amazing how James Aikman’s music is so full of vitality and, what I may call, optimistic life approach." -Louis Andriessen,
Composer, The Netherlands

"Yes: James Aikman has developed his own distinct voice. I sense an immense musical integrity. It is also direct and reachable by an audience." -William Bolcom,
Composer, National Medal of Arts, Pulitzer Prize, and Grammy Award-winner