Songs For A New Day is the latest release by New York-based pianist/vocalist/composer Brenda Earle

Songs For A New Day is the latest release by New York-based pianist/vocalist/composer Brenda Earle. The CD features an engaging array of standards, original compositions and covers of songs by artists ranging from Crowded House to Marc Anthony. Originally trained as a pianist, Brenda started singing in her early 20s in an effort to better connect to her songs and audiences. As a pianist, she has performed/recorded with Donny McCaslin, the Numinous Ensemble, Dick Oatts, John Riley, Wycliffe Gordon and the DIVA Jazz Orchestra.

In 2007, Brenda’s piano playing was recognized when she made finalist at the Mary Lou Williams Jazz Piano Competition. Brenda has performed at the Kennedy Center, the Ravinia festival in Chicago, the Clifford Brown Jazz Festival, the Toronto Jazz Festival and in clubs across the US and Canada. In 2005, Brenda was invited to perform in New Zealand, where she headlined sold out concerts in Wellington, New Plymouth and Wellington. A proud Canadian, Brenda has featured her talents in clubs and festivals from coast to coast.

Brenda is a jazz artist who draws inspiration from a myriad of influences, including songwriters Pete Yorn, Neil Finn and Elvis Costello, classical composers like Brahms and Whitacre, rock radio and Brazilian music. As a composer, Brenda has written hundreds of arrangements and compositions for choirs, small and large jazz ensebles, brass quintet, string quartet and orchestra. An emerging artist with a diverse palette of sounds, she is a leading voice in modern jazz.

“…a breezy delight.” – Time Out New York

“Her keyboard work throughout embodies lyrical melody, deft harmonies and smart pacing…” – The Toronto Star

“With a mix of originals and covers from Sinatra and Suzanne Vega to our own Finn brothers, Earle demonstrated her mastery of the urban ballad.” - The Press (New Zealand)