Since her captivating debut in 2009, jazz vocalist Sylvia Brooks has displayed a gift for inhabiting different personas, with a subspecialty in film-noir inspired femmes fatale. On this – Signature (Rhombus Records) – 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.
What is Jazz Music: The Power and Joy of an Ever-Evolving Art Form
What is Jazz Music? This question can lead to the most fertile territory of world’s musical culture, which enriches people timelessly. When you exaggerate the definition of Jazz, you could say that Jazz is not only a type of music; instead, it is feel, communication,...
