Brenda Earle Stokes
June 7 & 8 @ 8:00 PM

Brenda Earle Stokes - Piano / Vocals
Mike Downes - Bass
Rebecca Hennessy - Trumpet
Mark Kelso - Drums

Brenda Earle Stokes is a rare jazz artist with a true command of both the voice and the piano. Hailed as “a breezy delight” by Time Out New York, Brenda’s music is rooted in the jazz  tradition with influences ranging from Brazilian music to rock radio. As a bandleader she has  toured clubs and festivals across the US, Canada, New Zealand and Australia and has released  6 albums on her own label. As a follow-up to her critically acclaimed 2014 studio album Right  About Now, Stokes sought to challenge herself to dig deep and share the full scope of her  talents in the most intimate setting possible.  

Brenda Earle Stokes has performed as a side person with John Riley, Dick Oatts, Joel Frahm,  Roxy Coss, Wycliffe Gordon, Maurice Hines and the DIVA Jazz Orchestra. She has held  residencies at the Kennedy Center and Banff Center for Fine Arts, was a finalist of the Mary Lou  Williams Jazz Piano Competition and was a winner of the IAJE Sisters in Jazz competition,  identifying her as one of the top emerging jazz artists of her generation.