Brenda Earle Stokes – New Record “Motherhood" 05/12/2024 Brenda Earle Stokes is a pianist, singer, and composer from Canada. Currently living in New York City, Brenda’s new record is Motherhood, an homage to, and inside-view of, motherhood. The songs are both amusing and serious, offering both release and insight into some of the challenges faced by mothers …
Motherhood EPK Brenda Earle Stokes' Motherhood is a collection of 10 original songs that deal with the laughter, the frustration, the joy and the tears of motherhood. Deeply rooted in traditional and jazz styles, the album features Grammy winning fellow Canadian mother Ingrid Jensen on trumpet. The music was composed during a 9 day residency …
Pianist, vocalist, composer, and educator BRENDA EARLE STOKES presents MOTHERHOOD, a collection of ten original compositions that share the journey of motherhood with songs that explore identity, fear, expectations, body image, friendship, and growth. This is Stokes’ sixth album as a leader and follows Solo Sessions (2019), Right About Now (2014), Songs for a New Day (2009), and …
Loose Tooth Blues Single Loose Tooth Blues shares the unique and often humorous vantage point that a mother has, as she views the world through her child’s eyes. Brenda Earle Stokes' Motherhood is a collection of 10 original songs that deal with the laughter, the frustration, the joy and the tears of motherhood. Deeply rooted in …
Happy Mother’s Day Finally, Happy Mother’s Day is a “calling in” song, celebrating the struggle, the revelry and the adventure embedded into the lives of mothers from every walk of life. Brenda Earle Stokes' Motherhood is a collection of 10 original songs that deal with the laughter, the frustration, the joy and the tears of motherhood. Deeply …
The Endless Wait In The Endless Wait, Stokes ponders the identity of the child she carries and ruminates on how they are connect to ancestors both known and unknown. Brenda Earle Stokes' Motherhood is a collection of 10 original songs that deal with the laughter, the frustration, the joy and the tears of motherhood. Deeply rooted …
We had the good fortune of connecting with Brenda Earle Stokes and we’ve shared our conversation below. Hi Brenda, what was your thought process behind starting your own business? After years of freelancing as a musician and music teacher, I decided it was time to become more intentional about my work an income. I had …
LondonJazz News: What is the best advice you received about balancing/juggling motherhood and career? Brenda Earle Stokes: Sadly, I didn’t get any advice beyond “You’ll figure it out.” I wish someone had offered me some! LJN:What information or advice do you wish you’d received but didn’t (and had to learn through trial and error or on the …
Brenda Earle Stokes Solo Sessions Volume 1 (All She Needs) By Kerilie McDowall | Published March 2020 Although her past releases have been ensemble-focused, Brenda Earle Stokes’ Solo Sessions Volume One features the solitude of her solo jazz piano, accompanied only by her voice. The 43-year-old’s vocals on her sixth album as a leader are at times …
Brenda Earle Stokes: Finding Her Way by Susan Frances Finding one’s way to fulfillment can be a struggle and perhaps never achieved in one’s lifetime. Pianist and vocalist Brenda Earle Stokes recognized the profession that would best fulfill her, and she let it be known to her family as a young lady in high …
