Brenda Carol

Music:

Member Since: 5/11/2006
Band Website: brendacarol.com
Band Members: Brenda Carol - vox/percussion
Stephen Gardner - piano/keyboards/backing vox
Bill McBirnie - flute
Igor Romanyk - violin
Nathan Hiltz - guitar
Lorne Lofsy - guitar
Ted Quinlan - guitar
Rob Christian
Michael Gresko - bass/backing vox
Steve Wallace - bass
Dave Langguth - drums
Wilson Laurentian - drums
Daniel Barnes - drum
Chris Burrell - drums
Emile d'Eon - guitar
Jack Zorawski - bass
Armando Borg - percussion
Orin Isaacs - bass
Gino Del Sole - guitar
various con't...
Influences: Progressive & Rock Influences:
Early Genesis, YES , Peter Gabriel , Tony Levin, Heart , ELP , King Crimson, Gentle Giant, Magma, Steely Dan , Jethro Tull, Grateful Dead, Renaissance, Hawkwind , Phish, The Strawbs , Todd Rundgren , Joni Mitchell , Crosby Stills Nash and Young , Simon and Garfunkle, etc... Jazz Influences:
Ella Fitzgerald, Betty Carter, Oscar Peterson, Jon Hendricks , Carmen McRae, Annie Ross , Meredith d'Ambrosio , Kurt Elling , Chris Connor, Peggy Lee, Sarah Vaughan , Bill Henderson, Bill Evans, Mark Murphy , Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra, Glenn Gould , Tony Bennett , Al Jarreau , Suzanna McCorkle, Andre Previn , Joanne Brackeen , George and Ira Gershwin , Cole Porter, John Coltrane, Chick Corea , Flora Purim , Keith Jarrett, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, Lorne Lofsky , Bobby McFerrin , Max Roach...
Favourite female singers:
Judy Garland, Doris Day
Favourite male singers:
Jon Anderson , Bill Henderson, Jon Hendricks
Favourite bass players:
Steve Wallace, Chris Squire , Eddie Gomez , Tony Levin
Biggest influences in Jazz:
Max Roach and Jon Hendricks
Favourite Lyricist:
Pete Sinfield Island Pick if I could only have 1: Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock, Jack DeJohnette "TOKYO '96" ECM 1666
Sounds Like:
Contemporary Progressive Jazz Rock
"Jazz musicians who also have roots in progressive rock, especially the music of Yes, seem a very unlikely prospect, but with vocalist Brenda Carol, pianist Stephen Gardner, and their group ClaireVoyance, this is what we have, and it works beautifully. Make no mistake, this is a "real" jazz group, using acoustic instruments,... and not playing fusion or any of that watered-down "cool" stuff." - Bill Martin, associate professor of philosophy, DePaul University, Chicago author of Music of Yes and Listening to the future
"Carol has a well-rounded set of pipes.... [her] feathery croon wraps the lyrics in a warm caress. Carol's contributions on ["Lucky Seven"] respectfully recall shades of Joni Mitchell." - Derek Taylor, Cadence Magazine
"Brenda Carol is one of the finest jazz vocalists singing today." - Lee Prosser, Jazz Review
"This bright new singer is a welcome addition to the Canadian jazz scene and carries on the tradition of such luminaries as Chris Connor and June Christy. The young lady is a pure jazz singer in every sense of the word." - Richard Bourcier, Jazz Review
"[Brenda Carol'] refreshingly makes the lyrics of a tune become like seeds flowering into a new life, vision, vitality and dimension. Whether wistful or joyous, she relays the many moods of each song directly, powerfully, yet beautifully." - Joanne Brackeen, jazz pianist/educator
Record Label: DARWYN RECORDS
Type of Label: Indie