Press

"Datri Bean is not a performer who woke up one day and decided to try out revival music. Her songs ring with the authentic tone of an artist who was raised on the rootsy rumblings of early jazz and Americana. Bean's ability to fuse jazz piano, horns and folk music and her incredibly talented band should not be underestimated, but it is her "sepia toned vocals" that move her work beyond simply an enjoyable experiment in making the old new again and classify her as both a talent and a visionary." - The Eugene Weekly

"A true original" - Performing Songwriter

"delightful anomaly" - Seattle Times

" ...especially beguiling" - The Stranger

"a deliberate, dreamy journey into bluesy happiness." - The Source Weekly

"Bean describes her music as "Southern-fried vintage jazz," and 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." - Seattle Post Intelligencer

"(Bean has a) seemingly innate ability to charm a packed house into quietude with infectious tunes about sweet tea and tamales." -About.com review of a live show at the Tractor Tavern, Seattle

"Datri Bean creates a sound that makes me imagine a sunny, country afternoon sipping mint julips on an old screened porch, the air moving ever so slightly under the ceiling fan. It's a nice place to be. If Billie Holiday were alive today, she would want Datri Bean writing her material." - Vigilance Magazine

"Datri Bean makes luscious jazz, oozing with emotion and unnerving observations. The tunes themselves are marvelous, old-school jazz-pop creations reminiscent of the standards of the '40s and '50s, played with great assurance by Bean herself on the piano." - Victory Music Review