SPOTLIGHT ON
SYLVIA BROOKS
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SYLVIA BROOKS STARTED HER CAREER in classical theatre, having studied at The American Conservatory Theatre under the direction of Allen Fletcher and Bill Ball.
In 2009, Brooks began singing jazz and collaborated with Thomas Garvin, who wrote the arrangements for her debut album Dangerous Liaisons. Brooks made her performing debut as a jazz singer at the Jazz Bakery in Los Angeles.
In 2012, Brooks released her second album, Restless, which introduced what she calls "jazz noir".
In 2017, Brooks released The Arrangement . She collaborated with Kim Richmond, Jeff Colella, Christian Jacob, Quinn Johnson, and Otmaro Ruiz. The Arrangement also began her journey into songwriting with three original songs co-written by Christian Jacob, Patrick Williams and Quinn Johnson.
On May 30, 2022, Brooks released her 4th album "Signature" on Rhombus Records. It features seven original pieces with collaborators Tom Ranier, Christian Jacob and Jeff Colella. C. Michael Bailey, in his review of the album, called Brooks a master stylist.
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NEWEST RELEASE
SINCE HER CAPTIVATING DEBUT IN 2009, jazz vocalist Sylvia Brooks has displayed a gift for inhabiting different personas, with a subspecialty in filmnoir inspired femmes fatale. On this, her fourth album, she embraces the most challenging role of all, defining herself with a set of beautifully crafted original songs. Her evocative lyrics and emotionally direct delivery imbue the music with hard-won authenticity. Whether looking back with wry affection on her walk-on-the-wild-side youth or lamenting a lost love, Brooks brings bracing honesty and poise to the material.
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A Personal Message From Sylvia |
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GROWING UP IN MIAMI, I was heavily influenced by Cuban music. My mother and father were both musicians, so I was exposed to many different musical styles as a child. I also loved the original r&b music from the '70's—people like Curtis Mayfield, Marvin Gaye. I loved Barbra Streisand, Dionne Warwick, Dusty Springfield, Duke Ellington, Michel Legrand. And now, of course, as a writer, Leonard Cohen.
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The Making Of The Album
"Signature"
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With Tom Ranier, Christian Jacob, Jeff Colella and Kiki Valera
also featuring Trey Henry, Ray Brinker, Kevin Axt, Aaron Serfaty, John Walz, Mike Kaufman, Perro
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AVAILABLE ON
ALL MAJOR OUTLETS
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ALL OF SYLVIA'S AMAZING MUSIC is available on most of the major online outlets such as Spotify, ITunes, Amazon, Pandora, etc. It can be easily purchased or streamed. |
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