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'Nothing to Declare is the best album I've heard from Sweden this year. (...) Extremely successful, bordering on sublime.' (...) 'Van Wijck is wide-ranging and anything but genre-bound. I would primarily like to praise him for the compositions, arrangements, instrumentation and production.' (...) 'The collective soundscapes of the five musicians are organic, fantastically beautiful and richly nuanced.'

Ivan Rod, renowned Danish jazz critic on his website (5/5 stars) (DK)

'Van Wijck has a velvety tone. His beautiful melodies and peaceful music transport you to the vastness of Scandinavia.' (...) 'The opening track (Hardangervidda) sets the tone for the entire album, with music in line with the ECM-label.'
Roland Huguenin, JazzFlits (July 2024, p9) (NL)

'An album you must absolutely listen to, like a magic potion whenever you need serenity and beauty, guaranteed results!' (...) 'An atypical album whose leader, Armand Van Wijck, plays the harmonica and bamboo flute in a very personal and soothing universe!'

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'It is jazz music with Nordic hues, slightly tinged with Scandinavian folk and Indonesian touches, where sometimes nostalgia for the country left behind surfaces: a very zen work played by highly talented musicians!'

Martine Omiécinski, La Gazette Bleue (5/5 stars) (FR)

'Some of the best music I've heard this year.' (...) 'A tightly knit quartet that has many wonderful things to say.' (...) 'This lovely blend of folk music and jazz made me think of Jan Garbarek and Bobo Stenson.' (...) 'After many listens, I keep discovering gems previously unnoticed.'
 

'Debussy broke away from the harmonic structures of the Romantic era. His impressionism focused on color, texture and atmosphere. You can say the same about Van Wijck's compositions.'

Tim Larsen, JazzViews (UK/US)

'The album exudes melancholy, but it does not emotionally manipulate the listener; it is actually beautiful, soothing, only occasionally showing claws of urgency.' (...) 'Van Wijck's chromatic harmonica is extraordinary elegant, sparkling and mournful.'

Ján Hocek, SKJazz (4.5/5 stars)(SK)

‘'A mood-saturated, impressionistic blend where the strongly emphasized ands often Nordic-sounding jazz meets Toots Thielemans-style playing and influences from various parts of the world.'

Timo Kangas, Lira Musik Magasin (SE), about Armand van Wijck Quartet

‘Very atmospheric folk-jazz (...) a multi-dimensional sound (...) awakes an interest in the versatile possibilities of the harmonica.’

Ulf Thelander, OrkesterJournalen (SE), about Armand van Wijck Quartet

‘He is very good, ridiculously good.’

J.J. Milteau, Open Jazz, Radio France (FR), about Armand.

'Delicate interplay and beautiful tones left the audience in awe.'  Örnsköldsvik's Allehanda (SE), about Eriksson & Van Wijck.

'Armand is an original and acclaimed artist with personal aesthetics and with a warm way ofinterpreting the music he performs. His mastery on the harmonica and his musicallycommunicative skills are remarkable.'

Anders Jormin, ECM Records artist.

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