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"Fresh, creative, passionate, inspired new music." (Phoebe Legere)
"Zimmerli's writing [is] melodic and rhythmically complex...In addition to his jazz doings, Zimmerli is a prolific voice in contemporary classical music, but his work is refreshingly beyond category." (David Adler, All About Jazz New York, January 2006)
"Zimmerli aims for 'a contemporary, aesthetically viable, pan-stylistic art music.' Quite a mouthful, but sit back and bathe in the striking sounds that surround you and the terminology will be secondary." (John Henry, Audiophile Audition)
"Mr. Zimmerli works in jazz and classical music, and his Trio No.1 (2002) draws on both worlds. Often throughout Trio No. 1, a four-movement work, the piano spoke in the harmonies and inflections of jazz, while the violin writing was more formal, and the cello line moved freely between them. But the score's irresistible energy seemed to come from everywhere: classical structure, jazz harmonies, an Arvo Pärt-like meditativeness and fleeting touches of cheerfully melodic pop were all on tap, and the final bars were pure Romanticism." (Allan Kozinn, NY Times, July 11, 2006)
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