by dynamite | Apr 20, 2026 | News
On Her Impassioned Sixth Recording, Soliloquy, Jazz Stylist and Songwriter Sylvia Brooks Creates a Work of Lyric Beauty Via Four Standards and Four Originals Which Explore the Disparate Facets of Life.
Featuring Christian Jacob (arranger, piano), Kevin Axt (bass), Kevin Winard (drums, percussion), Grant Geissman (guitar), and Farzin Farhadi (saxophone).
Available June 5 via SBM Records on All Streaming Platforms, CD and Audiophile Vinyl
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by dynamite | Sep 5, 2024 | News
It was the core and primary catalyst for the idea that Brooks would manifest with regard to recording an homage to each and every 9/11 victim. The bringing to fruition a true-to-genre and unadulterated jazz rendition of this timeless and archaic 240 year-old song – Amazing Grace.
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by dynamite | Sep 4, 2024 | News
During her visit to New York City for the 2023 Jazz Congress, Sylvia Brooks felt compelled to visit the National September 11 Memorial & Museum. While there, she was struck by a musical inspiration as she heard “Amazing Grace” at the hallowed ground where nearly 3,000 people lost their lives.
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by dynamite | Aug 5, 2024 | News
The inimitable vocalist Sylvia Brooks returns with a 5th album, where live selections from the American Songbook were fleshed out at Herb Albert’s Vibrato, and with an all star cast on hand.
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by dynamite | Feb 19, 2024 | News
O’s Notes: Sylvia Brooks Live is a warm set of ballads backed by musical director, pianist Christian Jacob and his band. The place is Herb Albert’s Vibrato Jazz Grill in Los Angeles. Sylvia’s soft vocals and rich tones are perfect for these blues-based ballads with very intriguing stories. Among the best are “Blues In the Night” – an instrumental, “The Red Pig Flew Up the Hill” with sweet horn harmonies, and “Tender Trap” with Jacobs dazzling solo. This is a fine showcase of the headliner’s songwriting and musical talents.
by dynamite | Dec 3, 2023 | News
If the American Songbook feels like a repository of timeless wisdom it’s because jazz vocalists breathe new life into familiar tales, interpreting the music with visceral emotional immediacy. In the case of chanteuse Sylvia Brooks, the songs serve as a barometer, marking the increasing depth she plumbs.
Her evolution is evident throughout her fifth album, which was recorded at Herb Albert’s Vibrato Jazz Grill. Revisiting material from earlier releases, Sylvia Brooks Live [with Christian Jacob] provides both a snapshot of an artist in full command and a revelatory index of the distance she’s traveled since her impressive 2009 debut Dangerous Liaisons.
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