“Authority” is a word that comes to mind when hearing Sylvia Brooks’ Signature. Over three recordings released since 2009, the singer has established herself as a master stylist capable of addressing the broad palette of songs used as vehicles for jazz vocals.
Female Jazz Vocalists You Need to Be Listening to Right Now
Jazz has always had an individual and moody storytelling quality. Instrumentalists have been instrumental (pun intended) in crafting its history, but vocalists are the ones who often close that gap between music and listener. Via the choices they make in phrasing,...
