“Vancouver based keyboardist Diane Lines sings with a voice as smooth as butter [and] her keyboard talents add an even greater dimension to the sound… the thrilled audience responded with toe tapping, hand clapping and a call for an encore”
- Ruth Sawatzky, The Independent
"The multi-talented Diane Lines has just released a superb CD called Tryin' to Keep Her Eighty-Eights Straight featuring Diane's arrangements of 12 standards performed by an all star group of musicians...I especially enjoyed Diane's boogie-woogie solo piano break on the title track....Diane's vocal work is terrific on every track, but my favourite is her latin interpretation of "Angel Eyes" ...This is an all around first-rate CD with outstanding arrangement and performances by everyone involved. "
- Bobby Hales
President, Vancouver Musicians Association
Virtuoso keyboardist Diane Lines is a veritable wall of sound”
- Kathleen Oliver, The Georgia Straight
"Diane Lines is a highly respected and very talented musician...her talents as a pianist, keyboard player and vocalist are substantial, and have led to a successful career as an entertainer, arranger, and musical director. In a business that for so many musicians has many ‘ups and downs,’ she has established and maintained a solid career, and her boundless energy and joy of performing make her a favourite with audiences everywhere"
- Dal Richards,
CISL 650 Radio
“Diane covers so much musical territory that it is hard to define her. Her playing and singing each stand on their own merits, but when combined, watch out!"
- Gabriel Mark Hasselbach, Sassabrass Entertainment
"The Diane Lines Trio is superb. She is an exceptional pianist and jazz singer and covers a wide range of styles. When I was considering hiring a live band, I went to a friend who really knows the industry and asked whom he would recommend. He immediately suggested Diane and he was right. She and her trio were a major hit!”
- Bill Johnston, Johnston & Associates
“Diane Lines, whose legs are half again as long as her piano keyboard, is so easy on the eye, you could almost overlook the fact that her keyboard playing is second to none. More than good enough to make you close your eyes in appreciation, that is.”
- Malcolm Parry, Vancouver Sun
