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Photo by Chloe Aftel for Tom Tom

Photo by Chloe Aftel for Tom Tom

Shayna Dunkelman, a dynamic percussionist, drove episodes of the piece with pummeling drum bursts one moment, tingling effects the next.
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Anthony Tommasini for New York Times (full article), 2019

With a background in contemporary classical music and a love for pop styles, Shayna Dunkelman transcends boundaries and infuses music with an awesome spark.
Brian Chase for Tom Tom Magazine (full article), 2014

Shayna Dunkelman - a woman of phenomenal talents - creates a multi-layered, sonic landscape utilizing the digital and the acoustic.
- Theresa Heath (full article)

Superb playing by all the Deviants added to the general happiness, with percussionist Shayna Dunkelman a particular delight.
Stephen Brookes, the Washington Post (full article) regarding a performance of Chris Cerrone's composition "Recovering" for Deviant Septet, 2014

 
Illustration from the New Yorker

Illustration from the New Yorker

"Full Metal Racket" (full article)
- Andrea Scott for the New Yorker, 2014