articles & reviews:
V Magazine,7/11/2023 Heroes: Pamela Z (From A to Z with the sonic sorceress in residence) by Michael Anthony Hall
SFCV San Francisco Classical Voice,11/22/22 Humor and Beauty Combine in New Works by Caroline Shaw and Pamela Z by Michael Zwiebach
SFCV San Francisco Classical Voice, 09/27/22 In Her Latest Work, Pamela Z is Fully Present by Giacomo Fiore
New York Classical Review, 07/23/22 Shpachenko’s soccer-inspired program gets yellow flag for mixed music by George Grella
The Wire Magazine, 07/1/22 Epiphanies: Composer and sample collagist Pamela Z likes the tone of your voice and uses it to divine the hidden meanings of everyday speech in her work by Pamela Z
East Bay Express, 06/15/22 Pamela Z Speaks Out: The multifaceted artist riffs on electronic music by Lou Fancher
The Millbrook Independent, 06/5/22 Five World Premieres from Next Festival at Music Mountain by Kevin T McEneaney
San Francisco Chronicle DATEBOOK, 05/18/22 Review: Soprano Julia Bullock reckons with race and art in a powerful vocal recital by Joshua Kosman
Downbeat, 05/17/22 Ornette Coleman’s The Shape of Jazz Has Arrived by Herb Boyd
Sequenza 21, 04/8/22 Nadia Shpachenko Recital by Paul Muller
Il Manifesto, 03/5/22 Carbon Song Cycle, la danza racconta la natura in pericolo, A TEATRO. Con la prima europea della performance di Pamela Z, Pmce, e Francesca Pennini by Francesca Pedroni
SFCV San Francisco Classical Voice, 01/15/22 Sun in January: Nathalie Joachim and Pamela Z Bring Warmth Into 2022 by Tamzin Elliott
48 Hills, 01/3/22 Under the Stars: Can’t stop the music with Pamela Z by John-Paul Shiver
The Wire Magazine, 01/1/22 2021 REWIND: Top 50 Archive Releases of the Year, 21 Pamela Z ECHOLOCATION
The Wire Magazine, 01/1/22 2021 REWIND: Releases of the Year 1-50, 38 Pamela Z A Secret Code
New York Times, 12/30/21 5 Classical Music Albums to Hear Right Now by Seth Colter Walls
The Rehearsal Studio, 12/21/21 Month-by-Month Memories of 2021 by Stephen Smoliar
I Care If You Listen, 12/14/21, Editor’s Picks: 2021 New Music Albums by Amanda Cook
Deutschlandradio, 12/13/21 Third Coast Award für Simultaneous von Pamela Z by Paul Paulun
New Music Buff, 12/11/21 Solo Artist Pamela Z releases A Secret Code by Allan Cronin
The Quietus, 11/30/21 Pamela Z ECHOLOCATION by Vanessa Ague
The Quietus, 11/29/21 Rum Music For November Reviewed by Jennifer Lucy Allan
BandCamp Daily, 11/21/21 Pamela Z’s Echolocation Presents the Early Years of a New Music Innovator, Album of the Day by Andy Beta
MusicWorks, 11/21/21 Pamela Z: A Secret Code by Kathryn Knowles
Vinyl Factory VF, 11/5/21 Our 10 favourite new vinyl releases this week (5th November)
kathodik Webzine, 11/3/21, Pamela Z’s A Secret Code by Filippo Focosi
The Wire Magazine, 10/1/21 Soundcheck A-Z New CDs, vinyl, downloads, streams etc, Pamela Z A Secret Code by Miriam Rezaei
Art & Culture Maven, 09/28/21 Eclectic Innovative Vocalism | Pamela Z: A Secret Code (Neuma Records / June 18, 2021)
SFCV San Francisco Classical Voice, 09/19/21 Slow Dissolve: What Lies Beyond the Classical/Popular Music Divide by Tamzin Elliott
Rebellious Magazine for Womewn, 08/30/21 Eighth Blackbird’s Lisa Kaplan Previews Chicago In Tune’s Grammy Legacies and Looking Ahead Concert by Laurie Fanelli
48 Hills, 08/2/21 Under The Stars: New music from the Umbrellas, Fly Golden Eagle, Pamela Z by John-Paul Shiver
New York Times, 07/29/21 5 Classical Albums to Hear Right Now by Seth Colter Walls
The Quietus, 07/26/21, Rum Music For July Reviewed by Jennifer Lucy Allan
The Rehearsal Studio, 07/8/21 A New Album from Pamela Z by Stephen Smoliar
San Francisco Examiner / examiner.com, August 24, 2013 Pamela Z concludes her current ROOM Series with vibrating lips by Stephen Smoliar
San Francisco Classical Voice, August 4, 2013 Kronos Vitalizes Cabrillo by David Bratman
San Francisco Examiner / examiner.com, July 27, 2013 The different sounds of voice at Pamela Z’s ROOM Series concert by Stephen Smoliar
San Francisco Examiner / examiner.com, June 22, 2013 Pamela Z to continue her ROOM Series with four summer concerts by Stephen Smoliar
Post and Courier (Charleston, SC), May 28, 2013 Review: Pamela Z a good addition to festival offerings by Yiorgos Vassilandonakis
NewMusicBox, February 26, 2013 Kronos Quartet Wraps Residency with a San Francisco Celebration by Joshua Kosman
San Francisco Chronicle / SF Gate, February 22, 2013 Kronos Quartet Review: YBCA Finale by Joshua Kosman
San Francisco Examiner, February 22, 2013 The Kronos Quartet celebrates four composers, all based in San Francisco by Stephen Smoliar
San Francisco Examiner, June 23, 2011 Review of Miya Masaoka & Pamela Z at Garden of Memory by Johnathon Bakan
Union-Tribune San Diego, April 9, 2009 Review of Fresh Sound Series at Sushi, with Lisle Ellis by George Varga
CUNY Graduate Advocate Review of FOCUS! Festival by Naomi Perley Piedmont Post, July 2008 Review of The Pendulum at Royce Gallery by Jaime Robles
The Washington Post, May 2007 Review of Voci at GALA Theatre-Tivoli by Stephen Brookes)
Urban Journal, December 2006 Review of Wunderkabinet at Redcat by Jade Chang
Los Angeles Times, October 2006 Review of WUNDERKABINET at REDCAT by Josef Woodard
The Brooklyn Rail, September 2006 Review of Pamela Z at Symphony Space by Ellen Pearlman
Santa Barbara News-Press, June 5, 2006 Review of Pamela Z & Robin Cox Ensemble at Centre Stage by Josef Woodard
Santa Barbara News-Press, May 26, 2006 Feature article on Pamela Z by Josef Woodard
Los Angeles Times, March 2006 Review of Pamela Z at Cal State Fullerton by Mark Swed)
The Wire, May 2005 Review of “A Delay is Better”
The New York Times, October 30, 2004 Review of Voci by Anne Midgette
The New Yorker, November 1, 2004 Illustration and listing for Voci
New York Magazine, November 1, 2004 Pamela Z interview by Alicia Zuckermaan
New York Press, October 27, 2004 Preview of Voci by Molly Sheridan
San Jose Mercury News, June 18, 2002 Feature Article by Andrew Gilbert
San Francisco Classical Voice, September 28, 2001 Review of Persistence
San Francisco Bay Guardian, May 23, 2001 Review of Gaijin
Asian Week, May 25-31, 2001 Review of Gaijin
audiorevolution.com, November, 2001 Review of Immersion
Westdeutsche Zeitung, August 17, 2000 Review of Pamela Z & Peter Kowald
MUSICWORKS, Spring 2000 Pamela Z interview by Kathy Kennedy
Theater Magazine, Winter 2000 Pamela Z interview by Tom Sellar
San Francisco Classical Voice, 2000 Review of SF Electronic Music Festival by Ken Durling
Westdeutsche Zeitung, Oct, 16, 1998 Review of Pamela Z at Pina Bausch Festival
San Francisco Bay Guardian, Sept. 23-29, 1998 Article on1998 Goldie Awards
The Village VOICE, June 2, 1998 Review of Bang on a Can Commssion
Electronic Musician, Sept. 1997 Article on Pamela Z by Bean
Giornale di Sicilia, August 17, 1997 Critic’s Choice
West Magazine, Winter. 1996-97 SFAI Article by John Weber, Curator SFMOMA
San Francisco Chronicle DATEBOOK, Dec 13, 1995 Review of Pamela Z with the Comtemporary Music Players)
San Francisco Chronicle DATEBOOK, Jan 28, 1995 Review of PZ in Earling Wold Opera
MicroTimes June 28, 1993 Review of “Dream Encoding” at Mac Expo,
Houston Chronicle, Feb 4, 1992 Review of “SonicWorks” at DiverseWorks
Westword, July 18-24, 1990 Review by Nancy Clegg