Deanna also appears on the following recordings:


Edge of the Mind- Schumacher/Sanford Sound Assembly (Beauport Jazz, 2009)
listed among the ten best jazz albums of 2009 by CD Baby
"...Don Grolnick-like sighing, soulful piano by the ever emerging Witkowski...at times extraordinary and consistently excellent, the
Schumacher-Sanford Sound Assembly project should be high on your
acquisition list for 2009 if modern big bands with taste, craft, an
edge, and top level musicianship are in your specific taste level, and
comes heartily recommended with no reservation." -Michael G. Nastos, All Music Guide
Vipassana- Joseph C. Phillips' Numinous Ensemble (Innova, 2009)
Close Companions- D.C. Anderson (LML Music, 2009)
Uncle Wiggly Suite- Billy Fox Ensemble (Clean Feed, 2007)
Great Spirit- James Finn Quartet (NotTwo Records, 2006)
From This Place
Deanna Witkowski has combined The Spirituality of the Soul and Heart with The Spirituality of Jazz. These performances are, above all, prayerful. They are also properly liturgical and and should be sung and played in churches. Ms. Witkowski continues the work of Mary Lou Williams who was the first major Jazz Artist to compose for liturgical purposes. This music is 'healing to the Soul'.
-Rev. Peter F. O'Brien, S.J.
Executive Director of The Mary Lou Williams Foundation
Length of Days
Witkowski's sheer musicality is abundantly evident, from a well-developed sense of line and harmony in composition, to the airily individual takes on standards like "Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo," "In the Still of the Night" and "I'm Beginning to See the Light."
-Ray Comiskey, Irish Times
Wide Open Window
(Khaeon)
Wide Open Window will refuse to allow you to file it away and forget about. It's too different and too vital. Bravo, Ms. Witkowski.
-Ken Egbert, Jazz Now
Having To Ask
(Jazzline Records)
Deanna's spirit- and her spirituality - come through on this consummate debut album, and that spirit is astonishing.
-Don Glasgo, Jazz Improv