"The album gets off to a good, happy start on saxophonist's David Bode's 'Working on Getting Right,' [...]. This number certainly should get a crowd movin' in a good direction. [...] the next ska-suggestive cut, 'Ringo (The Bear),' which takes advantage of the wealth of instruments available in the group including Bode's Baritone Saxophone. 
Offbeat: A review of One Love Brass Band's album Too Big To Fail

"Bode is meticulous and the most organized musician you will ever meet"
Medium: An article about Doombalaya

"Conductor David Bode's cascade of red hair [...] shook like a wind-blown palm with every wave of the baton."
Nola.com: An article about the New Leviathan Foxtrot Orchestra's silent movie project

"You can tell that Doombalaya can jump and party from the opening 'Gio Rio,' its bass and drums burping out a staccato rhythm that the horns pick up and roast like the bebop classic 'Salt Peanuts' strapped onto a rocket then blasted off to Mars."
AllAboutJazz.com: Review of Doombalaya's album Dinner, including David Bode's song “The Gio Rio”