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BWW Review: The Sun Comes Out for Singer Sylvia Brooks
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The Arrangement is Named One of the Top 15 Jazz Vocal Albums of 2017 by the 39th Annual Jazz Radio Awards
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Sylvia Brooks – The Arrangement (SBM Music, 2017)
Pintando sus interpretaciones con una pátina oscura y un sonido exquisito de clásico talento vocal La atractiva y seductora voz de Sylvia Books cantando siempre en perfecta y armónica sintonía.
Interview with Sylvia Brooks: The Arrangement – to use the colors of my voice in different ways to tell different parts of the story
Jazz interview with jazz singer Sylvia Brooks. [vc_tta_accordion shape="square" gap="2" active_section="1" no_fill="true"][vc_tta_section title="JazzBluesNews.Space: – First let’s start with where you grew up, and what got you interested in music?"...
The Arrangement: Woodrow Wilkins- The Jazzwriter
With music, sometimes it’s the songwriting that makes a difference. Other times, the voices and instruments and how they execute are key. But then there’s that time when a reworking of what’s written is the focal point. That’s where vocalist Sylvia Brooks comes in,...
The Arrangement – LA Jazz Scene – Chris J. Walker – Live Performance review at Catalina Bar & Grill
Sylvia Brooks showcased songs from her third record, The Arrangement, at Catalina Bar and Grill, with a solid group of players. Some featured tunes were: "Night and Day", a cool and deadly ballad, and "Guess Who I Saw Today". Jacob took the helm for "Midnight Sun"...
The Arrangement – LA Jazz Scene- The Buzz
Vocalist Sylvia Brooks has been well versed in music for most of her life. Her father was Don Ippolito, who worked with some of the best in the business. A pianist/arranger he was working with such luminaries as Stan Getz, Peggy Lee, Sarah Vaughn, Dizzy Gillespie and...
Christopher Loudon on new album from actress/singer Sylvia Brooks
Sylvia Brooks has the look of a classic Hollywood femme fatale, suggesting an auburn-haired variation on Veronica Lake with a hint of Rita Hayworth. And Brooks sings precisely the way she looks – a dark, smoky sound with impressive firepower that seems tailor-made for...
Jazz Vocal Album Review | Sylvia Brooks/The Arrangement LA Jazz Scene
Sylvia Brooks, who has been singing and acting in Southern California during the past decade. Her voice is attractive and alluring, her phrasing is swinging, and she always sings in-tune. Ms. Brooks has had some success with her first two CDs, Dangerous Liaisons and...
SYLVIA BROOKS/The Arrangement- JERSEY JAZZ – The Arrangement 2017 Reviews
The arrangers on the new CD by vocalist SYLVIA BROOKS, The Arrangement had a dream assignment. Brooks selected 14 songs for the disc, and she asked each of the five gents doing the charts, Otmaro Ruiz, Quinn Johnson, Jeff Colella, Kim Richmond and Christian Jacob to...
SYLVIA BROOKS/The Arrangement- Midwest Record Review – Best Jazz Vocal Albums 2017
The queen of jazz noir changes her look and sound a bit but the cover shot still smacks of a femme fatale slinking down a hotel hallway. Corralling the crème of LA’s jazzbo community to assist at all levels of the game, she writes a little more, digs some different...
Chris Spector – Midwest Record Review
SYLVIA BROOKS/Restless: Utterly smoking jazz noir, Brooks takes smoky after hours jazz into realms only hinted at in movies like “Body Heat”. I don’t know where she’s pulling this from but Brooks is one dame that understands what it is to be a femme fatale. Hitting...