Brenda Lewis returns to The Jazz Room with her Quintet in The Women in Jazz Series
by Stephi Wild - Apr 24, 2019
On Friday May 3rd at 8:30pm, versatile vocalist Brenda Lewis returns to Waterloo, Ontario's premier jazz club 'The Jazz Room', this time with her Quintet in their 'WOMEN IN JAZZ' Series! . The Band: Brenda Lewis - vocals; Margaret Stowe - guitars; John Zadro - piano; Jeff Bird - upright bass, harmonica, mandolin; Andy MacPherson - drums. Order your TICKETS securely Online @ http://www.kwjazzroom.com/event/brenda-lewis-quintet-sponsored-by-diva-international .
Brenda Lewis & Gayle Ackroyd's 6th Annual Christmas Harmonies Concert Returns to Guelph
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 4, 2018
On Saturday December 8th at 7:30pm, local chanteuses Brenda Lewis and Gayle Ackroyd bring their sixth annual popularChristmas Harmonies concert to the ANAF Club. They return with their trademark family-like vocal harmonies, which are no surprise as Brenda's older brother Dave - and Gayle's sister Mary and brother-in-law Jim toured in a country rock band together across Canada and in Europe throughout the 1980's.
BWW Review: GUYS AND DOLLS at Lyric Stage
by Samuel Weber - Jun 11, 2018
Lyric Stage closes their 25th season with an ambitious Guys and Dolls that shows off some incredible voices, but misses timely opportunities.
Old Mill Toronto's Jazz Series Presents Brenda Lewis
by BWW News Desk - Apr 27, 2018
Originally from The 1000 Islands and Ottawa, versatile Guelph/Toronto-based jazz vocalist Brenda Lewis' http://www.brendalewis.ca versatility originates from R&B, country blues and folk music.
Old Mill Toronto's Jazz Series Presents Brenda Lewis
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 13, 2018
Originally from The 1000 Islands and Ottawa, versatile Guelph/Toronto-based jazz vocalist Brenda Lewis' http://www.brendalewis.ca versatility originates from R&B, country blues and folk music.
The Breithaupt Brothers Come Home to Kitchener for Two Concerts
by Julie Musbach - May 27, 2017
The Breithaupt Brothers Come Home To Kitchener is a showcase of the songs of Don and Jeff Breithaupt performed by some of the Waterloo Region's finest musicians: The New Vibes Jazz Quintet, the Penderecki String Quartet, plus nine vocalists.
The Old Mill Welcomes Brenda Lewis 10/27
by Ashlee Latimer - Oct 21, 2016
For over two decades, jazz vocalist Brenda Lewis http://www.brendalewis.ca/ has been captivating audiences - in Toronto most recently in concert series at The Jazz Bistro, 120 Diner, Musideum andFlying Beaver Pubaret - as well as across Ontario in the McMichael Gallery's Jazz Series, Merrickville's Jazz Fest, Uptown Waterloo Jazz Festival, 1000 Islands Jazz Festival, Guelph Jazz Festival and both Halton Hills and Midland Cultural Centres, to name a few. Next year (so far), she will be featured in two acclaimed jazz series: The Jazz Room's (Waterloo) winter concert season, and,Twilight Jazz (affiliated with Niagara Jazz Festival), then in June is a guest vocalist in two concerts celebrating the music of the Breithaupt Brothers - a songwriting tour de force often referred to as the Canadian Gershwins. At The Old Mill she will be joined by gifted Toronto longtime compadres jazz guitarist Margaret Stowe and Rosemary Galloway on upright bass - together performing an eclectic, soulful and even quirky mix of repertoire.
Brenda Lewis Set for Jazz Bistro's Cabaret Series, 5/15
by Tyler Peterson - May 12, 2016
Originally from The 1000 Islands and Ottawa, versatile Guelph/Toronto-based jazz vocalist Brenda Lewis http://www.brendalewis.ca is what is known as a natural singer. In the Jazz Bistro's Cabaret Series she will be joined by acclaimed Toronto jazz musicians and longtime bandmates Margaret Stowe http://www.margaretstowe.com/ on guitar and Rosemary Galloway http://www.rosemarygalloway.com/ on upright bass, performing an eclectic, soulful and even quirky mix of repertoire.