"Pino’s tenor is classic Zoot Sims smoky, while his clarinet is rich and woody." - George W. Harris, Jazz Weekly

"Lucas is a prodigiously talented young saxophonist from New York. His playing is passionate and displays an uncanny degree of maturity with a ferocious command of the instrument and the jazz idiom." - Benicia Main Street

"...exciting tenor saxman Lucas Pino was all huge range, controlled ferocity, fleet notes and articulate expression." - Geoff Chapman, Toronto Star

“...hire wire act of musical textures and technique with tenor saxman, Lucas Pino burning riffs that will light your ears on fire...” -Carmel DeSoto, jazzpolice.com

"Pino’s breathy tenor saxophone and clarinet work are touching..." - Peter Hum, Ottawa Citizen