from interviews,  articles,  performance reviews  and album reviews  . . . . .
. . . . . . .here are some of the many  comments written by the press about . . . .
the music of professor and maryann  . . . .

The couple share an uncommon intimacy onstage. . . . Musically, they are perfectly matched. . .
The guitar and voice took turns leading and following sometimes becoming one.  With closed eyes, 
at times it would have been difficult to believe that two different people stood on that stage"  
Amy Phillips, The Village Voice  

"I could listen to her (Brancaccio) sing the Chicago phonebook and be in total bliss"
Vic Garbarini,  Playboy

"rich, old-fashion pop"
Time Out New York

"With great sense of place and a pleasingly urban sensibility, Professor and Maryann is hip and smart"
Ted Anthony, Associated Press

"The duo's strength is in its simplicity,  Danielle's sensuous vocals playing off
Ken's elegant harmonies and subtle hooks"
John Swenson, UPI

"strong, heartfelt acoustics, sweet vocal harmonies. . . .this is essential Sunday morning listening"
HuH Magazine

"the tunes are impeccably crafted" 
Acoustic Guitar Magazine

"Simplicity is a hard art to master, yet this duo manages to retain attention with just voice, guitar"
Friday Morning Quarterback

"Ken Rockwood plays the creative Svengali to the wispy cabaret vocal intimacies of Danielle Brancaccio"
Alternative Press

"arresting, haunting, often humorous, and always pleasing . . . one of the hottest bands
around for their simple approach to music: witty, urbane lyrics; stripped-down sound, 
and the killer combination of their voices"
IN Fashion Magazine

 "Uniformly well-written and unpretentiously literary, like Tom Waits's early stuff, but 
without so much Beat influence, Ken's songs draw you into a variety of places and moods" 
Kurt Wildermuth, Perfect Sound Forever

"Torch balladry dominates cabaret throwback" (critic's pick)
USA Today

"the sophisticated sway of jazz, the earnest phrasing of folk, the easy listening atmospherics 
of New Age, the familiar refrains of cabaret-style show tunes, the throwaway hooks of novelty pop"
Houston Press

 . . . "Yes, Virginia there IS Music for Grownups" 
Newsday

 "mesmerizing"   US Magazine . . . . .

"timeless"   Pop Culture Press  . . . . .

"witty"     The Courier News . . . . .

"breathtaking"    The Express Times . . . . .

"elegant"       The Washington Post.  . . . . .