Ian Patterson - All About Jazz "With Sparks there is certainly the promise of more incendiary music making still to come from Stafano's impressive new trio."
Jazz Thing Magazine Speed and elegance are the trademarks of the Italian pianist Pasquale Stafano. MM Jazz - South Korea "Full of energy and ideas, is a work that marks a new mark for himself. [...] A masterpiece with the beauty of life and the love of life as themes."
Mike Jurkovic - All About Jazz "Sparks will definitely open a lot of ears."
Andreas Ebert - Jazzthetik "The rhythm work is predominantly serving, but effective and efficient. "
Jazz Japan Magazine As the title suggest the songs are rhythmic, lively and flashy arranged in odd meter. Off Topic Magazine Stafano riesce a dare una superba forma artistica a tutto questo tratteggiando un mondo di bellezza lacerante. Kazune Hayata - Jazz Life Japan "Beautiful touch dances smoky in a powerful rhythm and overflowing with gentle beauty tunes"
Il Manifesto - Alias "Lyricism, odd articulated metric combinations, art rock hints: Esbjorn Svensson would have envied him a lot." Gerlando Gatto - A proposito di Jazz "Ci sono jazzisti che riescono ancora a dire qualcosa di originale. Tra questi è il pianista Pasquale Stafano"
Ian Patterson "Stafano's solos flow with elegance and precision." Alceste Ayroldi - Musica Jazz "L’assolo di Stafano è rimarchevole sotto ogni aspetto" Fabrizio Versienti "Composizioni originali lontane da qualsiasi calco" Guido Festinese - Audioreview "Di melodia pura e sorgiva è costruito brano su brano" Jazz People Korea "After participation in the Jarasum Jazz Festival tells of six musical scenarios with a lot of lyricism"
Diskory Xeion - Cyprus "The beauty of his compositions, aesthetically impeccable" Stefano dentice - Strumenti e Musica "Un disco che sortisce un effetto balsamico sull’anima. Da custodire gelosamente." MM Jazz - Korea "The music always telling stories in a different way. I highly recommend you listen."