“A true original” –Performing Songwriter

“delightful anomaly”–SeattleTimes

“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 s h e e r j o y replacing all that pain.” –Seattle Post Intelligencer

“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

“ …especially beguiling” –The Stranger

“a deliberate, dreamy journey into bluesy happiness.” –The Source Weekly

“(Bean has a)seemingly innate ability to charm a packed house i n t o q u i e t u d e with infectious tunes about sweet tea and tamales.” –About.com/Folk

“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