by Sylvia Brooks | Jul 1, 2022 | Featured, Review
Jazz can be a much-misunderstood genre, thought by many to be the realm of complex time signatures and almost rules-free improvisation, an elitist and virtuosic musical realm. Then again, doesn’t every genre have such sub-sections within their spectrum? Jazz, like...
by Sylvia Brooks | Jul 1, 2022 | Review, Featured
Born into a musical family, jazz artist Sylvia Brooks started on her musical path at a young age. Releasing her first album in 2009, Brooks boasts a long and lucrative professional career, with highlights including a spot on Bob Parlocha’s Top 50 jazz albums list, a...
by Sylvia Brooks | Jul 20, 2022 | Review
Sylvia Brooks was born in Miami to a jazz pianist (Don Ippolito) and an opera singer (Johanna Dordick). She began her career working in the theatre in New York, moved to Los Angeles, and since 2009 has been singing jazz-oriented music. Signature is her fourth...
by Sylvia Brooks | Jul 26, 2022 | Review
Sylvia Brooks is perhaps one of the greatest songwriters we’ve ever come across, with “Red Velvet Rope” she amazed us by her vocal performance and the unique writing style. While it’s accurate to say we will follow Sylvia for the next few months, it’s because to this...
by Sylvia Brooks | May 12, 2022 | Review, Featured
SYLVIA BROOKS Signature: When last we met Brooks, she had our vote for femme fatale of the year (any year). This time around, she’s toned down her look on the front cover, not disguising her maturity but not reveling in it either. Inside the jacket, you get the...
by Sylvia Brooks | Jul 1, 2022 | Review, Featured
On continue notre réveil en douceur avec un moment musical des plus magiques dévoilé par Sylvia Brooks et son album « Signature » à découvrir au plus vite. L’opus va accompagner toute notre semaine, de la plus douce et belle des manières. C’est sur 9 titres aussi...