“The most interesting thing about Mantra lies not only in what it reveals, but in what it suggests. The album presents solid compositional ideas and an already recognizable aesthetic identity, framed in a clear desire for exploration. In jazz, where improvisation turns every performance into a unique event, spontaneity is an essential part of the language, and here it is naturally integrated throughout the work. The result is an evolving proposition, consistent and promising enough to follow the quartet's trajectory with attention.”

“The Frantzes Elzaurdia Quartet bets on a repertoire of original contemporary jazz compositions in a highly solvent acoustic quartet format. Selected from 120 bands, they are one of the three finalists of the 'Ciudad de Talavera' International Competition for Young Jazz Musicians. With this final, Talavera once again becomes the epicenter of the best international young jazz.”