Sylvia Brooks

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.

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.

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.

Listening to Sylvia Brooks' album The Arrangement is a thrilling experience. Attending her live performance onstage is even more so. On Saturday October 26, Brooks brought her fascinating jazz/pop/Latin sounds to Feinstein's Upstairs at Vitello's for a sold out concert. What a pleasure to see this lovely woman dressed to the nines in an evening dress rarely worn by performers in today's circle and singing passionately with a 7 piece orchestra. Brooks poured her heart out and really had a grand time...meaning her enjoyment reached over the footlights and pulled her audience in, held on to them and never let go for 90 minutes. That in my book is a truly great performer, who leaves you begging for more.

Jazz artist Sylvia Brooks has quite a fascinating background to share with us. In her live concert at Feinstein's Upstairs at Vitello's on October 26 she will sing from her three albums with an eclectic mix of songs. Talk about your album The Arrangement and how it became a breakout in forwarding your career. SB: Before I started to make this album, I was in a bit of a quandary. I knew that I wanted to explore a variety of styles- and really didn't want to only stick with one idea in order to make the album cohesive. I love Latin music, Classic Jazz, Blues and certain pop songs that I have always wanted to record, like the Beatles 'Eleanor Rigby' and Hank Willi

Sylvia Brooks opens the 8th season of cabaret shows at Arthur Newman Theater in Palm Desert with Unplugged , a selection of classic songs from three of her CD's. Joining Sylvia will be bass player, Gabe Davis, and her musical director, Jeff Colella on piano. Showtime for Sylvia Brooks Unplugged is 2 PM on Sunday, November 5, 2017 at the Arthur Newman Theater at the Joslyn Center, 73750 Catalina Way in Palm Desert. Tickets are $15 cash only at the box office that opens at 1 PM.

Sylvia Brooks opens the 8th season of cabaret shows at Arthur Newman Theater in Palm Desert with Unplugged , a selection of classic songs from three of her CD's. Joining Sylvia will be bass player, Gabe Davis, and her musical director, Jeff Colella on piano. Showtime for Sylvia Brooks Unplugged is 2 PM on Sunday, November 5, 2017 at the Arthur Newman Theater at the Joslyn Center, 73750 Catalina Way in Palm Desert. Tickets are $15 cash only at the box office that opens at 1 PM.

???????From Jazz Noir to Technicolor, jazz vocalist Sylvia Brooks, Tarzana resident, ?reveals a vivid array of new emotional hues on her about to be released third CD, The Arrangement, a beautifully intimate collaboration with the talents of brilliant Los Angeles arrangers. In celebration of the release, Brooks along with her arrangers will perform in concert at Catalina Jazz Club in Hollywood on Wednesday, June 7 at 8:30 p.m.

Jazz vocalist Sylvia Brooks returns with her second genre-busting release Restless.

Recording artist Sylvia Brooks will appear at Hollywood's most popular jazz and supper club, Catalina Bar & Grill, on Sunday, 21 November 2010 at 7:30pm. The singer whose voice Jazz Times has described as 'a dark, smoky sound with impressive firepower' is in the midst of a busy promotional campaign to support her new CD, Dangerous Liaisons, which has been added to hundreds of terrestrial and internet playlists throughout the U.S. and Canada, chiefly on jazz and adult standards stations. Hottest tracks to emerge on airplay are 'Come Rain or Come Shine', 'Sway', 'Cry Me a River' and 'The Man That Got Away'.

Recording artist Sylvia Brooks will appear at Hollywood's most popular jazz and supper club, Catalina Bar & Grill, on Sunday, 21 November 2010 at 7:30pm. The singer whose voice Jazz Times has described as 'a dark, smoky sound with impressive firepower' is in the midst of a busy promotional campaign to support her new CD, Dangerous Liaisons, which has been added to hundreds of terrestrial and internet playlists throughout the U.S. and Canada, chiefly on jazz and adult standards stations. Hottest tracks to emerge on airplay are 'Come Rain or Come Shine', 'Sway', 'Cry Me a River' and 'The Man That Got Away'.

Hot on the heels of their sensational debut CD Dangerous Liaisons, recording artist Sylvia Brooks and her company of six top West Coast jazz musicians, will again set the standard with a return performance at the world renowned Catalina Bar & Grill on April 15, 2010 at 8:00 PM. 'Sylvia Brooks and her musicians carve out a drama and a sound which is its own celebration, a high-art homage to an era that is too often merely made nostalgic.'

Hot on the heels of their sensational debut CD Dangerous Liaisons, recording artist Sylvia Brooks and her company of six top West Coast jazz musicians, will again set the standard with a return performance at the world renowned Catalina Bar & Grill on April 15, 2010 at 8:00 PM. 'Sylvia Brooks and her musicians carve out a drama and a sound which is its own celebration, a high-art homage to an era that is too often merely made nostalgic.'

Singer and actor Sylvia Brooks is set to thrill listeners with the release of Dangerous Liaisons, her debut full-length CD featuring a collection of songs that stretches from the palm-lined causeway connecting Miami to Palm Island and its famed Latin Quarter, to New York City's Harlem and the legendary Cotton Club.

Sylvia Brooks and her outstanding group of musicians will be returning to the Catalina Bar & Grill for an 8pm show on Wednesday, January 21, 2009 following six Best Bet critics' picks in the Los Angeles Times in Jazz and World. The Catalina engagement precedes the release of their new album coming in late spring of 2009. 'The great singers of the past poured their lives into the music; they took you on a journey.' says Brooks. 'I've chosen great music that does just that -- and I've chosen musicians who understand what this music is saying.' Combining Brook's passionate musical sensibilities; her powerful voice; and her musician's deep commitment to jazz, these two different worlds have melded together, creating something truly unique. As one critic said, 'This gifted artist brings something innovative and alive to the stage. Sylvia Brooks is certainly here, and that is definitely a great thing.'

Starting on October 3rd, Sylvia Brooks will make her debut performance at the M Bar for a much anticipated series of late night performances.

By special request, on Wednesday, July 16th, Sylvia Brooks will be returning to Catalina Bar & Grill for a much anticipated encore performance.

By special request, on Wednesday, July 16th, Sylvia Brooks will be returning to Catalina Bar & Grill for a much anticipated encore performance.

After several sold out engagements at the Jazz Bakery and Sterling's Upstairs at Vitello's, Sylvia Brooks will be making her Catalina Bar & Grill debut on April 13, with musical direction and arrangements by Tom Garvin and six musicians...

After several engagements at Sterling's Upstairs in Studio City, Sylvia Brooks is making her debut performance at the Jazz Bakery in Culver City, with two new shows on Thursday August 30 at 8:00 p.m. and 9:30 p.m...