{"id":176,"date":"2011-09-05T03:48:21","date_gmt":"2011-09-05T03:48:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.1.15\/?page_id=176"},"modified":"2011-09-30T18:12:42","modified_gmt":"2011-09-30T18:12:42","slug":"further-reviews","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thebeatdivas.com\/?page_id=176","title":{"rendered":"Further Reviews"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>International Association of Culinary Professionals Conference online review:<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8220;Music spiced up the evenings throughout the city. Even our IACP breakfast included music as the <strong>Beat Divas<\/strong> (three Texas cooking and singing talents) belted out their original tunes including &#8220;Hog Fat&#8221; and &#8220;Fast Food Junkie.&#8221; Their sweet potato jive sounds were a clever mix of jazz, rock and Texas swing.&#8221;<br \/>\n<strong>&#8211; Sherrel Jones\u00a0 6\/15\/11<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/madykaye.com\/beat-divas\/reviews\/#\">The Boswell Sisters<\/a>meet Crosby, Stills and Nash \u2013 and haven\u2019t<br \/>\nforgotten Stephen Foster. I love it.\u201d<br \/>\n<strong>\u2013John Aielli, Host of\u00a0<em>Eklektikos<\/em>, KUT-FM Public Radio<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2026one of the best, and surely the most polished performance by a singing group to be seen in Austin \u2014 or anywhere. Kaye, Ullman and Donovan each have separate careers, performing alone or in other combos, teaching, hosting radio shows, etc. But when they\u2019re together, they are SO together. Close harmonies, jazzy body language and snappy repartee, slinky black cocktail dresses and sexy high heels. These Divas rock!\u201d<strong><br \/>\n\u2013Dot Fowler,\u00a0<cite>Lake Travis View<\/cite><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSexy, sassy and swingin\u2019.\u201d<strong><br \/>\n\u2013Dick Gimble, Bassist for Johnny Gimble\u2019s \u201cTexas<br \/>\nSwing\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cConventional wisdom tells us that three women, let alone three Divas, will not play well together and that too many cooks will spoil a dish. Throw conventional wisdom out the window this time, because the three multi-talented women who make up The Beat Divas have hit on the perfect recipe, their voices blending seamlessly in delicious harmonies. Any performance cooked up by these Divas is bound to be a very tasty treat!\u201d<strong><br \/>\n\u2013Virginia B. Wood, Food Editor,\u00a0<em>The Austin Chronicle<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen jazz vocalists Beth Ullman, Mady Kaye and Dianne Donovan get together as a trio, you\u2019ve got the ultimate entertainment experience known as The Beat Divas. Put these ladies into an intimate venue\u2026 and you\u2019ve got the makings for an unforgettable evening.\u201d<strong><br \/>\n\u2013Ken Martin, Editor,\u00a0<em>The Good Life<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWorking with The Beat Divas was a delight! These modern day Sirens packed the house for our St. Cecelia Jazz Festival, only releasing the audience after a spell-binding concert.\u201d<br \/>\n\u2013<strong>Scott McNulty<\/strong>, Founder\/Director St. Cecelia Jazz Festival,<br \/>\nAustin<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Beat Divas performance at the Texas Daily Newspaper Association\u2019s 2004 Annual Meeting this past week was outstanding. Everyone present thoroughly enjoyed the group\u2019s exceptional talent, and your colorful and entertaining production provided the ideal way to close out a long day and a delightful evening.\u201d<strong><br \/>\n-Donnis Baggett, TDNA President and Publisher\/Editor of The Eagle, Bryan, TX<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2026 three chanteuses in black cocktail dresses\u2026 known collectively as The Beat Divas, Mady Kaye, Beth Ullman and Dianne Donovan combined casual banter and tight three-part harmony to enthrall a capacity crowd of 500.\u201d<strong><br \/>\n\u2013Paul Klemperer, in a review of St. Cecelia Jazz Festival,\u00a0<em>XLENT, Austin American Statesman<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen music is concerned, sometimes one plus one plus one adds up to more than three. That\u2019s the case with the Austin-based Beat Divas, a female trio whose collective harmonies bring something distinctive to jazz vocals.\u201d<strong><br \/>\n\u2013Carl Hoover, Entertainment Editor,\u00a0<em>Waco Tribune-Herald<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThree magical voices come together, weaving an evening of musical energy loaded with humor and surprises that no audience can forget.\u201d<strong><br \/>\n\u2013Zea Calvin, Waterloo Ice House<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow about a hot night of jazz with three great singers? Then The Beat Divas performance at Wimberley Winter Jazz is the right date to make.\u201d<strong><br \/>\n\u2013<em>Wimberley View, Life &amp; Arts<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>International Association of Culinary Professionals Conference online review: &#8220;Music spiced up the evenings throughout the city. 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