Eden Brent
Eden Brent (born November 16, 1965 in Greenville , Mississippi ) is an American pianist , songwriter and singer .
Life
Some critics describe Eden Brent as part Bessie Smith , part Janis Joplin, and part Diana Krall while others compare her to Dinah Washington , Sarah Vaughan, and Norah Jones . Brent's talent enables her to sing rough blues on the one hand, and demanding jazz and everything in between on the other.
She received her basic musical training in a musical family and at the University of North Texas, where she studied jazz playing and composition. Then she played with the deltapianist Boogaloo Ames , who took her under his wing. She performed with him all over Mississippi. She can be seen with him in the productions Boogaloo & Eden: Sustaining the Sound (1999) and Forty Days in the Delta (2002). Ames also nicknamed her "Little Boogaloo".
Awards
- Blues Music Award Acoustic Artist of The Year (2009)
- Blues Music Award Acoustic Album of Year for Mississippi Number One (2009)
- Blues Music Award Pinetop Perkins Piano Player (2010)
Nominations
- 2008 Sean Costello Rising Star Award Blues Blast Music Awards (2008)
- 2008 Blues Song Of The Year Blues Critic Awards Reader's Poll for Mississippi Number 1 (2008)
- 2008 Blues Song Of The Year finalist of the 8th Annual Independent Music Awards for Mississippi Number 1 (2008)
- 2009 Best New Artist Debut Recording Blues Blast Music Awards (2009)
- 2009 Best Female Artist Blues Blast Music Awards (2009)
- 2009 Sean Costello Rising Star Award Blues Blast Music Awards (2009)
- 2009 Blues Album of the Year Just Plain Folks Music Awards for Mississippi Number 1 (2009)
- 2009 Blues Song of the Year Just Plain Folks Music Awards for Until I Die (2009)
- 2009 Best New Artist Debut Blues Foundation for Mississippi Number 1 (2009)
- 2009 Pinetop Perkins Piano Player of the Year Blues Foundation (2009)
Discography
- Something Cool - Little Boogaloo Records - 2003
- Mississippi Number One - Yellow Dog Records - 2008
- Ain't Got No Troubles - Yellow Dog Records - 2010
- Jigsaw Heart - Yellow Dog Records - 2014
Individual evidence
- ^ All Music Biography Richard Skelly
- ↑ Yellow Dog Artists ( Memento of the original from March 3, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ AMG biography
- ↑ Homepage Eden Brent
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Brent, Eden |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American pianist, songwriter and singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 16, 1965 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Greenville , Mississippi , United States |