Eden Brent is the freshest and most exciting new talent on the music scene and has just been nominated for four 2009 Blues Music Awards!
Described by one critic as “Bessie Smith meets Diana Krall meets Janis Joplin,” Eden Brent is a masterful blues & boogie pianist and vocal stylist who combines elements of blues, jazz, soul, gospel and pop. Whether booked as a solo artist or bandleader, Eden's performance is fresh and spontaneous, often filled with audience requests and participation. She appears at festivals, concerts and clubs and organizes workshops and educational performances for virtually every age and proficiency level.
Mississippi Number One, the new album on Yellow Dog Records, features tributes to her Mississippi Delta home including the title track, "Mississippi Number One," "Mississippi Flatland Blues," "Darkness on the Delta" and "Fried Chicken."
Her unshakable talent and her carefree demeanor have taken her across the country and around the world. Here's what some reviewers have said about her.
"...a white girl who plays the blues. She's amazing." - Cassandra Wilson, jazz vocalist
"Eden Brent's boogie piano mixed with the whiskey-smoke of her voice is a vice to savor & in her huge playing and singing you can hear the ghosts of Mississippi in duet with the future of the blues." - Chip Eagle, publisher of Blues Revue
"Brent's forte is a combustible combination of boogie-woogie piano stylings and an effectively raspy vocal delivery." -The Edmonton Journal, Alberta, Canada
"Throughout her soulful excursions and slow burners, Brent was spectacular." -The Edmonton Sun, Alberta, Canada
"This is one voice that should be around the Blues world for years to come." – BluesWax
"Brent banged out the blues on a piano in the corner and got a standing ovation." -The Commercial Appeal
"Brent's voice is phenomenal and her skills as a pianist are undeniable." - BlueSpeak, Memphis, Tennessee
"The blue voice that sees everything& she can find her way blindfolded through a piano." - Amuzine , South Africa
"As Little Boogaloo talks, she sounds like a milk-cow walking on gravel. As she sings, she sounds like an angel on Viagra." - Die Burger, Cape, South Africa
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