Welcome to Brenda Earle Stokes' website!
Brenda Earle Stokes is a pianist, vocalist, composer and educator based in New York City.
“Stokes revs up on eclecticism, centering her jazz improvisation and pop-jazz adventures…shimmers with energetic scatting and cheery piano” – Downbeat Magazine
“This music speaks to artistic sophistication while addressing the quiet comforts of the medium.” – Dan Bilawsky, All About Jazz
“Absolutely stunning.” – One World Music (UK)
Check out the latest album!
In her latest album SOLO SESSIONS VOLUME 1, Brenda Earle Stokes explores the rarely - recorded format of solo piano/voice, showcasing her mesmerizing fluidity as both singer and pianist. Recorded in a single four-hour session in her home- town of Sarnia, Ontario, Canada, Brenda explores a wide spectrum of material, including jazz standards, original compositions and seldom-heard compositions by George Shearing and Steve Swallow. She rounds out the recording with lush jazz arrangements of songs recorded by k.d. lang, Michael McDonald and Huey Lewis, showing the full range of her musical curiosities. LEARN MORE
