"There is a bravery and an emotional rawness to DeFrayne’s work, surely related to the inspiration for her music.  You wouldn't think that By a Wire is pianist Jennifer DeFrayne's debut recording, so assured and confident is her playing. DeFrayne's music is, by turns, passionate and powerful and reflective and subtle, although she seems to favor the more direct approach, making sure the listener understands what she is trying to convey in music. The album was recorded at every pianist's favorite haunt, Imaginary Road Studios, under the watchful gaze of co-producers Will Ackerman and Australian pianist Fiona Joy (on whose Little Hartley Music label the album is released). Able guest stars include music luminaries such as cellist Eugene Friesen, bassist Tony Levin and violinist Charlie Bisharat, among others, all who contribute in their usual quality fashion.  However, the star attraction is DeFrayne's evocative and soulful piano playing, as one would expect, as she takes the listener by the hand and walks them, sometimes gently, sometimes powerfully, down the corridors of her memories, recalled through and played out in these ten melodic compositions."

~Bill Binkelman of Zone Music Reporter/Wind and Wire