"...she can make your heart melt with her balladry...Now with her sophomore release, "Black Coffee", May does what any artist should do - she grows, takes her music to a new level ..." - Jason Koransky, DownBeat Editor (excerpt from liner notes for "Black Coffee")
"Susan May is Someone You Should Know ... Songs are written as notes and words in black and white. Susan delivers them with warmth and meaning as if they were dipped in sonic colors of the rainbow" - Harry Porterfield, ABC 7 News Chicago
"People can't believe their ears!" - Oprah Winfrey - Susan May made her national TV Debut on the Oprah Winfrey Show ( The World's Most Talented Kids ) singing 'Feeling Good' from her CD "The Rose"
Susan performed LIVE on FOX TV NEWS in the Morning (Chicago) hosted by Tamron Hall and David Novarro.
"Susan's singing voice, with it's 3½ octave range seems to come from somewhere outside her ... intelligent and mature." Debra Pickett, Chicago Sun-Times
CBS 2 Morning Newsin Chicago hosted by: Susan Carlson, Suzanne LeMignot, andEd Curran. Susan performed live with Jim Ryan on the piano. "Those of you standing should sit down ... Susan May can really sing!" - Rick Kogan, WGN Chicago
Susan May with Bobby Schiff Trio Sunday Sept. 5th, 2004 - 2:00 - 3:00 pm -Jazz & Heritage ( Grant Park - between Buckingham Fountain and Jackson Blvd. West of the Rose Garden ) 2 Movie Clips
Star Plaza Theater in Merrillville, IN - Guest Soloist with the Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra
Bailiwick's Cabaret Series - Susan May with special guest Joanie Pallatto and musical director Bobby Schiff at the Bailiwick Art Center, Chicago