© 2005-2006 Datri Bean
Songs:
Sweet Tea
written by Datri Bean
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Slow Down Summertime
written by Datri Bean
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It's Raining in Texas
written by Datri Bean
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I Saw Your Sign
written by Datri Bean
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listen to the recent interview and live performance on KUOW:
to the archived MP3
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All songs © 2005 Datri Bean
News:
2007 New Folk Finalist - Kerrville Folk Festival!
Slow Down Summertime named "One of the Top 5 DIY Albums of 2006" by Performing Songwriter!
Datri opens for Leon Redbone at the Aladdin Theater, Portland, Oregon
Datri is going on tour with the Ditty Bops!
Slow Down Summertime is named one of Performing Songwriter's top 12 albums!
Datri is honored by the Telluride Bluegrass Festival for her songwriting.
"Slow Down Summertime" is the featured download at the magazine All About Jazz.
Slow Down Summertime hits the streets in Japan! Buffalo Records (North Mississippi Allstars, Ryan Adams, Asylum Street Spankers) releases special Japan only issue of Slow Down Summertime.
Datri named "one of the best folk artists you haven't heard of," by About.com
Datri honored by Rocky Mountain Folks Fest for her songwriting.
Kerrville Folk Festival welcomes Datri to the New Folk stage.
"Bean's vocals recall Billie Holiday, only with sheer joy replacing all that pain."
-Seattle P.I.
"(Bean has a) seemingly inate ability to charm a packed house into quietude with infectious tunes about sweet tea and tamales." - About.com
Top 5 DIY Albums of 2006 - Performing Songwriter
Contact:
MySpace
Band Members:
Datri Bean - vocals, piano
Jonathan Doyle- clarinet, jug
Sick - fiddle
Datri performs solo and with a band.
Upcoming Shows:
AUGUST 30, 2008 - KERRVILLE, TX
KERRVILLE WINE AND MUSIC FESTIVAL
NOVEMBER, 2008 - DICKSON, TN
AMERICANA FOLK FESTIVAL
Past Shows:
MAY 25 - KERRVILLE, TX
KERRVILLE FOLK FESTIVAL
New Folk Concert!
MAY 15 - AUSTIN, TX
CAFE MUNDI
Kerrville Songwriter Smackdown
with Raina Rose and many more!
MARCH 28 - AUSTIN, TX 6:30 pm
DAI DUE
with Laura Freeman
MARCH 13 - AUSTIN, TX, 8 pm
SXSW
ESTHER'S FOLLIES
MARCH 7 - AUSTIN, TX 8 pm
MUSEUM OF EPHEMERATA
FEBRUARY 2 - AUSTIN, TX, 4:15 pm
THE BLUE THEATER
916 Springdale
FRONTERA FEST 2008 - LUNA TART DIED (of a Broken Heart) with Laura Freeman
JANUARY 26 - AUSTIN, TX,10:30 pm
THE BLUE THEATER
916 Springdale
FRONTERA FEST 2008 - LUNA TART DIED (of a Broken Heart) with Laura Freeman
JANUARY 25 - AUSTIN, TX, 7:00 pm
THE BLUE THEATER
916 Springdale
FRONTERA FEST 2008 - LUNA TART DIED (of a Broken Heart) with Laura Freeman
JANUARY 23 - AUSTIN, TX, 9:15 pm
THE BLUE THEATER
916 Springdale
FRONTERA FEST 2008 - LUNA TART DIED (of a Broken Heart) with Laura Freeman
DECEMBER 31 - AUSTIN, TX
MACHINEA HUMANA CARNIVAL
Auditorium Shores
Ms. Bean's Miscellaneous Ragtime Junk Band
8:30 pm
***RIDE YOUR BIKE!***
DECEMBER 31 - AUSTIN, TX
FIRST NIGHT FESTIVAL PARADE
Ms. Bean's Miscellaneous Ragtime Junk Band (all 3300 pounds of us plus the piano) will be traveling down Congress pulled by a lone tricycle. Come see this amazing feat!
6:30-7:30 Parade down Congress
NOVEMBER 10 - AUSTIN, TX
HOUSE CONCERT
NOVEMBER 4 - AUSTIN, TX
CAFE MUNDI with CYCLECIDE BIKE RODEO
OCTOBER 30 - NEW ORLEANS, LA
MIMI'S IN THE MARIGNY
2602 Royal St.
OCTOBER 27 through HALLOWEEN - NEW ORLEANS, LA
CYCLECIDE BIKE RODEO
Architect's Alley
OCTOBER 21 - AUSTIN, TX
MAKERFAIRE with CYCLECIDE BIKE RODEO
SEPTEMBER 8 - SISTERS, OR
SISTERS FOLK FESTIVAL
JULY 8 - QUINCY, CA
HIGH SIERRA MUSIC FESTIVAL
Troubadour Sessions
JULY 8, - QUINCY, CA
HIGH SIERRA MUSIC FESTIVAL
Vaudeville Tent 11 AM
Radio Stage 5 PM
JULY 7, 10:30 am - QUINCY, CA
HIGH SIERRA MUSIC FESTIVAL
Shady Grove
MAY 26, 12:00 PM - KERRVILLE, TX
KERRVILLE FOLK FESTIVAL
New Folk Finalist
MAY 20 - AUSTIN, TX
SAXON PUB
as part of the Carousel Caberet
APRIL 29 8:00 pm - PORTLAND, OR
ALADDIN THEATER
3017 SE Milwaukee Ave
opening for LEON REDBONE!
APRIL 21 - REEDS SPRING, MO
ROCK HOUSE CONCERTS
APRIL 20 - ENID, OK
HOUSE CONCERT
APRIL 11 - EUGENE, OR
LUNA
30 E. Broadway
APRIL 7, 7:30 pm - EUGENE, OR
live on
KRVM
APRIL 8, 7 pm- SEATTLE, WA
*** Farewell Seattle Show ***
COLUMBIA CITY THEATER
4916 Rainier Avenue S
APRIL 7 - BAINBRIDGE, WA
ISLAND MUSIC GUILD HALL
10598 Valley Rd.
with Kym Tuvym
and Holly O'Reilly (Figueroa)
APRIL 5, 7 pm - MONROE, WA
EDDIE'S TRACKSIDE
214 N. Lewis Street
APRIL 2, 1 pm- SEATTLE, WA
Live on KBCS 91.3 FM
stream it here
APRIL 1 - SEATTLE, WA
HOUSE CONCERT
APRIL 1, 1 pm - KENT, WA
SUBURBIA COFFEE
218 W. Meeker St.
MARCH 31, 9:30 pm- PORTLAND, OR
ALBERTA STREET PUB
1036 NE Alberta Street
with Michael Jodell
MARCH 31, 4:30 pm - PORLAND, OR
WHITE EAGLE
short set with the Sassparilla Jug Band
MARCH 28, 8 pm- BELLINGHAM, WA
GREEN FROG ACOUSTIC TAVERN
902 North State St. 104
MARCH 27 - OLYMPIA, WA
LE VOYEUR
404 East 4th Ave
with Joshua English and Frank Turner
MARCH 24 - ASHLAND, OR
MOBIUS
281 Fourth St.
with the Luminescent Orchestrii
MARCH 23, 7:30 pm- SAN FRANCISCO, CA
THE MAKE-OUT ROOM
3225 22nd St.
with Big B and His Snakeoil Saviors
MARCH 13, 10 pm- AUSTIN, TX
TROPHY'S - SXSW
2008 S. Congress
MARCH 2 - AUSTIN, TX
THE CONTINENTAL CLUB
as part of the Guy Forsyth Band
"Prohibition Jive" American '20s Music Series
with GloverTango @ 9:00
Asylum Street Spankers @ 11:15
Guy Forsyth @ 12:30
FEBRUARY 21-25 - MEMPHIS, TN
FOLK ALLIANC
NOVEMBER 17-19 - SACRAMENTO, CA
FAR WEST FOLK ALLIANCE
OCTOBER 27 - PORTLAND, OR
HOUSE CONCERT
OCTOBER 13 - SEATTLE, WA
PRIVATE HOUSE CONCERT
OCTOBER 7 - BELLINGHAM, WA
GREEN FROG ACOUSTIC TAVERN
902 North State St. 104
OCTOBER 4 - SEATTLE, WA
TRACTOR TAVERN
5213 Ballard Ave NW
with the Crooked Jades
OCTOBER 2, high noon - KNOXVILLE, TN
BLUE PLATE SPECIAL on WDVX
OCTOBER 1, 2:30 pm -
CHATTANOOGA, TN
CHATTANOOGA MARKET
SEPTEMBER 29, 9 pm- WINSTON SALEM, NC
THE GARAGE
110 West 7th
SEPTEMBER 28, 7:30 pm- CHAPEL HILL, NC
THE CAVE
452 1/2 W. FRANKLIN ST.
SEPTEMBER 27, 8 pm- CHARLOTTE, NC
EVENING MUSE
3227 N. Davidson St.
SEPTEMBER 24, 7 pm- DECATUR, GA
EDDIE'S ATTIC
515 B North McDonough St
with the Little Country Giants
and Stephen Simmons
SEPTEMBER 23, 8:30 pm- ATHENS, GA
FLICKER THEATRE AND BAR
263 West Washington St.
SEPTEMBER 15, 8 pm- EUGENE, OR
JOHN HENRY"S
77 West Broadway
with the Ditty Bops
SEPTEMBER 12, 7 pm - PORTLAND, OR
ALADDIN THEATER
3017 SE Milwaukee Ave
with the Ditty Bops
SEPTEMBER 9, 6 pm - SEATTLE, WA
CHOP SUEY
1325 East Madison
with the Ditty Bops
SEPTEMBER 8, 8 pm - SEATTLE, WA
TRACTOR TAVERN
5213 Ballard Ave NW
with the Hothouse Flowers
AUGUST 27, 8:30 pm - EUGENE, OR
SAM BOND"S GARAGE
407 Blair Blvd.
with the Sassparilla Jug Band
AUGUST 26 8:30 pm - BEND, OR
THE GROVE
1033 NW Bond
AUGUST 26 11:40 AM - EUGENE, OR
LIVE ON THE SATURDAY CAFE
KLCC 89.7 FM
stream it here!
AUGUST 25 9 pm - PORTLAND, OR
MISSISSIPPI PIZZA
3552 North Mississippi Ave
with the Midnight Serenaders
AUGUST 12 8 pm- BAINBRIDGE, WA
ISLAND GUILD MUSIC HALL
10598 Valley Rd.
with Kym Tuvym
and Holly Figueroa
AUGUST 10 - SEATTLE,WA
THE CAN CAN
94 Pike St.
with Miss Mamie Lavona the Exotic Mulatta
and Her White Boy Band
AUGUST 6 - SEATTLE, WA
PRIVATE EVENT
AUGUST 4 - SEATTLE, WA
CONOR BYRNE
5140 Ballard Ave NW
with The Starlings
JUNE 27 2 pm
Rebroadcast of Datri's performance on KUOW
listen at 94.9 FM Seattle, or stream it here: (mp3) (real audio)
MAY 27, 3 pm - SEATTLE, WA
NORTHWEST FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL
Rainier Stage, Seattle Center
* live KBCS broadcast! *
MAY 17, 8 pm - SEATTLE, WA
TRACTOR TAVERN
5213 Ballard Ave NW
w/ the Weepies
MAY 26, 6 pm - PORTLAND, OR
MISSISSIPPI PIZZA
3552 North Mississippi Ave
with the Sassparilla Jug Band
MAY 6, 9 pm - PORTLAND, OR
ALBERTA STREET PUB
1036 NE Alberta Street
with the Sassparilla Jug Band
APRIL 30 - ALBANY, CA
IVY ROOM
with Tippy Canoe and the Paddlemen
APRIL 29 10 pm - SAN FRANCISCO, CA
HOUSE OF SHIELDS
39 New Montgomery Street
with Loretta Lynch
and Pelusa
APRIL 28 - DAVIS, CA
DELTA OF VENUS
122 B Street
with Tippy Canoe and the Paddlemen
APRIL 28 - DAVIS, CA
KDVS 90.3 FM
in-studio performance
APRIL 23, 7 pm - EUGENE, OR
HOUSE CONCERT
email for details
APRIL 22, 8 pm - BEND, OR
THE GROVE
1033 NW Bond
APRIL 21, 9:30 pm - SEATTLE, WA
Tour kick off show!
CONOR BYRNE
5140 Ballard Ave NW
with the Sassparilla Jug Band
SOLD OUT, Thank you
MARCH 27, 8 pm, SEATTLE, WA
TRACTOR TAVERN
5213 Ballard Ave NW
with Po' Girl
MARCH 16, 7 pm - PORTLAND, OR
ALBERTA STREET PUB
1036 NE Alberta Street
MARCH 4, 9 pm - SEATTLE, WA
CONOR BYRNE
5140 Ballard Ave NW
CD release party,
SOLD OUT, Thank you
MARCH 2 1 pm - SEATTLE, WA
KBCS 91.3 FM
in-studio performance
FEBRUARY 28 2 pm - SEATTLE, WA
KUOW 94.9 FM
in-studio performance
Rockrgrl Music Conference, juried showcase
Kerrville Folk Festival, Kerrville, Texas.
Ruta Maya, Austin, Texas 8pm.
"Southern-fried vintage jazz," ...with its languid melodies and sultry vocal lines, it does sound as if it could have floated off a Georgia porch and landed by accident in rainy, cold Seattle. Bean's vocals recall Billie Holiday, only with sheer joy replacing all that pain." The Seattle P.I.
"A true original" - Performing Songwriter
Steeped in hot muggy weather, love, God and corn whiskey, Datri Bean's music is a combination of old-time piano, sepia toned vocals, and just-sitting-on-the-porch songwriting. Her original tunes weave story laced Americana with 1930's style jazz melodies.
Bean was raised in a rodeo family on the plains of Wyoming. Listening to her mother's scratchy Scott Joplin records, at the age of five, she began to study piano seriously. She studied at the Boston Conservatory of Music, but found it a bit stuffy, so she quickly high-tailed it for Austin, Texas. She kicked around here and there, eventually landing in a big house full of jazz musicians, hooligans, exchange students and bike mechanics, from whom she learned to play jazz, fix bicycles, speak Russian and drink hooch- all at the same time.
Pulled by the love of a very special bicycle mechanic, Datri was dragged kicking and screaming from Austin to Seattle. She soon returned to Austin to record her ten-song, all original, debut album, Slow Down Summertime, working with Stanley Smith (Asylum Street Spankers) on clarinet, Rob Jewett (Wayne “the Train” Hancock) on upright bass, and Scott French on drums. On some particularly sassy tracks, she is joined by Terry Shimazu on an almost gospel Hammond B3 organ, and, on the tearjerker “Not Enough Winter,” by pedal steel legend, Kim Deschamps.
Datri was recently honored by the Kerrville, Telluride, and Rocky Mountain folk festivals for her songwriting, and About.com named her one of the "best folk artists you've never heard of ."
"...especially beguiling, at times recalling the dynamic between Billie Holiday and Lester Young." - The Stranger
"Datri Bean creates a sound that makes me imagine a sunny, country afternoon sipping mint juleps on an old screened porch, the air moving ever so slightly under the ceiling fan. It's a nice place to be." - Vigilance Magazine
Review of live show
FOLK MUSIC: ABOUT.COM
Tractor Tavern, Seattle, May 17, 2006
I've only seen Bean live on one occasion – when we shared a small, somewhat-impromptu showcase billing at a basically unknown neighborhood coffeeshop. Since then, however, I've become a fan of her latest record Slow Down Summertime, which sets to music perfectly what it feels like to spend a summer in the bayou country of Texas and Louisiana.
Unfortunately, playing the piano doesn't allow for as much bodily freedom as does playing the guitar, but Bean doesn't let that get in the way of her seemingly inate ability to charm a packed house into quietude with infectious tunes about sweet tea and tamales.
When she casually ends her set announcing "That's it," the crowd is able to entice her into an encore – her lovely cover of Randy Newman's "Louisiana."