[1][2][3][4] In a review for All About Jazz, Troy Dostert called Celebration "a more-than-worthy addition to Schweizer's formidable series of matchups with top-shelf drummers," and wrote: "It's a delight to hear these two on stage together, and it's evident that they're enjoying themselves immensely as well.

"[5] AAJ's Dan McClenaghan described the album as "a walloping storm of free jazz, rolling in on a hard-hitting percussion mode," and stated: "To those unfamiliar with [Schweizer's] artistry, it can serve as a gateway to a prolific and terrific six decades of recorded freedom and spontaneity.

"[7] A reviewer for Jazzwise described Schweizer's mood as "fierce," noting that she "darts, chord-clangs, and unleashes streams of detailed melody against Drake's racing patterns and exclamatory smacks before withdrawing to quiet contemplation.

For his part Drake... makes the session a partnership not a contest, projecting ruffs, press rolls, thumps and pops with a maximum of finesse.

"[10] Writing for The Quietus, Peter Margasak commented: "what makes Celebration such a treat is the duo is so telepathically attuned... that its constant recalibration and elaboration of every gambit is accomplished with quicksilver fluidity and unified vision...