"Dieter Ilg is one of the best double bass players in the world, a statement easily confirmed by the fact that he has been asked to play with numerous American Jazz Greats. This – for a German – is about as likely as it is to become the King of England. Bass-king Ilg spreads layers of chords, sometimes playing the bass like a guitar to get percussive and other wondrous sound effects out of his instrument - so much so that sometimes you might think you are listening to a didgeridoo. Of course he also seduces his listeners with the most beautiful, singing-like bass sounds that can be heard in the Jazz world at the moment."
SZ 11/05

"Every time Ilg lures soft, melodious sounds out of his bass - improvising for minutes at a time, his fingers moving energetically on the fret – listeners will open their eyes to the virtuosity and their hearts to the breathtaking intensity that Ilg puts on display."
NEUE OSNABRÜCKER ZEITUNG 10/05

"…I have to simply say: Dieter Ilg is one of the best double bass players I have heard."
BERLINER ZEITUNG 03/05

"Anyone playing melodies like this on a double bass should simply be knighted."
SPEYERERER MORGENPOST 09 / 03

"Ilg is a phenomenal musician. His repertoire of timbres, groove and melody, which he continously transforms without any effort, is impressive."
NEUE LUZERNER ZEITUNG 02 / 03

"Ilg inspired... the transcendent world of overtones opened up rare dimensions of spiritual expression delighting the audience."
SCHWÄBISCHE ZEITUNG 02 / 03

"At last Dieter Ilg with his incredible technique and wealth of ideas has proven himself as one of the world’s best bass players."
BRAUNSCHWEIGER ZEITUNG 09 / 02

"With Ilg on your side there is no need for a band or an orchestra."
BADISCHE ZEITUNG 11 / 00

"...an example for the well deserved and growing confidence of the German jazz scene: Dieter Ilg. Ambitious and unpretentious he treads softly, briliant as a sideman as well as a band leader... a subtle mediator, a reliable and saving anchor..."
JAZZTHING 11 / 99 - 01 / 00

"Again Ilg proves that he does belong among the best bass players of our time."
JAZZPODIUM 01 / 99

"Rarely does a double bass sound this erotic."
LANDESZEITUNG 11 / 98

"Ilg himself delights the audience with a multitude of musical ideas and his melodious sound."
DIE PRESSE - WIEN 04 / 98

"The German bass player counts as one of the best in Europe, his contribution to the multicultural language of improvisation in Jazz today is enchanting and convincing."
CH-AARGAUER ZEITUNG / Kultur 08 / 97

"... Dieter Ilg, one of the best bass players in Europe..."
FOCUS 1997

"Ilg shines as a passionate storyteller with a gift of articulate thought."
JAZZTIMES 01+02 / 93

"A double bass player with mature fantasy and rounded tone."
AUDIO 09 / 93

"Now another name must be added to the list or European monster bassists. Dieter Ilg is in the middle of this music like a throbbing heart..."
THOMAS CONRAD, NEW YORK 02 / 93

"Ilg made his instrument sing and rejoice with masterful skill. Never letting his virtuosity get in the way he plays his bass with enormous density like a melodic instrument, weaving a soundscape of intense and subtle colours."
WAZ 12 / 92

"Ilg shapes his motives like a piece of clay: warm, dark, melodic and always comprehensible."
JAZZPODIUM - Reinhard Köchl 04 / 92

"Dieter Ilg showed himself to be an inspiring force, technically outstanding and musically exciting."
FRANKFURTER RUNDSCHAU 10 / 90

"He is cabaple of producing raging tremoli as well as sharp and cutting single sounds of exceptional brilliance. It is no wonder that this man is famous for his sound."
MANNHEIMER ZEITUNG 05 / 89

"Dieter Ilg... he makes and meets demands..."
STUTTGARTER ZEITUNG 03 / 89

"the artistic rise of the year"
WESERKURIER 01 / 88