Eden Brent
Encyclopedia
Eden Brent is an award-winning American musician on the independent Yellow Dog Records
label. A blues
pianist
and vocalist, she combines boogie-woogie
with elements of blues, jazz, soul, gospel and pop. Her vocal style has been compared to Bessie Smith
, Memphis Minnie
and Aretha Franklin
.
Brent studied jazz and music at the University of North Texas
, graduating with a Bachelors degree in Music.
Along with other awards, Brent garnered two 2009 Blues Music Awards - one for Acoustic Artist of the Year, the other for Acoustic Album of the Year (Mississippi Number One). In 2006, she won the Blues Foundation
's International Blues Challenge.
Brent has appeared around the country at recognized venues and events including the Kennedy Center, the 2000 Republican National Convention
, the 2005 presidential inauguration (sharing the bill with B.B. King), the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
, the British Embassy, Portland’s Waterfront Blues Festival
, the Edmonton Blues Festival, the annual B.B. King Homecoming, and aboard the Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise.
native under his wing for 16 years, nicknaming her “Little Boogaloo”. This apprenticeship advanced Brent’s talents from a foundation originally fostered by her musical family and music school education. She was featured alongside Ames in the 1999 PBS documentary Boogaloo & Eden: Sustaining the Sound and in the 2002 South African production Forty Days in the Delta.
Yellow Dog Records
Yellow Dog Records is an American independent record label based in Memphis, Tennessee that features authentic American music - blues, jazz, soul and Americana...
label. A blues
Blues
Blues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the "Deep South" of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads...
pianist
Pianist
A pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers.-Choice of genres:...
and vocalist, she combines boogie-woogie
Boogie-woogie
Boogie-woogie has the following meanings:*Boogie-woogie, a piano-based music style*Boogie-woogie , a swing dance or a dance that imitates the rock-n-roll dance of the 1950s*"Boogie Woogie" , a song by EuroGroove and Dannii Minogue...
with elements of blues, jazz, soul, gospel and pop. Her vocal style has been compared to Bessie Smith
Bessie Smith
Bessie Smith was an American blues singer.Sometimes referred to as The Empress of the Blues, Smith was the most popular female blues singer of the 1920s and 1930s...
, Memphis Minnie
Memphis Minnie
Memphis Minnie was an American blues guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter. She was the only female blues artist considered a match to male contemporaries as both a singer and an instrumentalist.-Career:...
and Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin
Aretha Louise Franklin is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Although known for her soul recordings and referred to as The Queen of Soul, Franklin is also adept at jazz, blues, R&B, gospel music, and rock. Rolling Stone magazine ranked her atop its list of The Greatest Singers of All...
.
Brent studied jazz and music at the University of North Texas
University of North Texas
The University of North Texas is a public institution of higher education and research in Denton. Founded in 1890, UNT is part of the University of North Texas System. As of the fall of 2010, the University of North Texas, Denton campus, had a certified enrollment of 36,067...
, graduating with a Bachelors degree in Music.
Along with other awards, Brent garnered two 2009 Blues Music Awards - one for Acoustic Artist of the Year, the other for Acoustic Album of the Year (Mississippi Number One). In 2006, she won the Blues Foundation
Blues Foundation
The Blues Foundation is an American nonprofit corporation, headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee, that is affiliated with more than 175 Blues organizations from various parts of the world....
's International Blues Challenge.
Brent has appeared around the country at recognized venues and events including the Kennedy Center, the 2000 Republican National Convention
Republican National Convention
The Republican National Convention is the presidential nominating convention of the Republican Party of the United States. Convened by the Republican National Committee, the stated purpose of the convocation is to nominate an official candidate in an upcoming U.S...
, the 2005 presidential inauguration (sharing the bill with B.B. King), the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
The Waldorf-Astoria is a luxury hotel in New York. It has been housed in two historic landmark buildings in New York City. The first, designed by architect Henry J. Hardenbergh, was on the Fifth Avenue site of the Empire State Building. The present building at 301 Park Avenue in Manhattan is a...
, the British Embassy, Portland’s Waterfront Blues Festival
Waterfront Blues Festival
The Waterfront Blues Festival is an annual event in Portland, Oregon, United States featuring three to five days of performances by blues musicians. The festival started in 1988 and takes place in Tom McCall Waterfront Park, along the west bank of the Willamette River in downtown Portland...
, the Edmonton Blues Festival, the annual B.B. King Homecoming, and aboard the Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise.
History
The late blues pioneer Boogaloo Ames took the Greenville, MississippiGreenville, Mississippi
Greenville is a city in Washington County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 48,633 at the 2000 census, but according to the 2009 census bureau estimates, it has since declined to 42,764, making it the eighth-largest city in the state. It is the county seat of Washington...
native under his wing for 16 years, nicknaming her “Little Boogaloo”. This apprenticeship advanced Brent’s talents from a foundation originally fostered by her musical family and music school education. She was featured alongside Ames in the 1999 PBS documentary Boogaloo & Eden: Sustaining the Sound and in the 2002 South African production Forty Days in the Delta.
Awards
- Pinetop Perkins Piano Player of The Year by the Blues Foundation (May 2010)
- Acoustic Artist of The Year by the Blues Foundation (May 2009)
- Acoustic Album of Year by the Blues Foundation (May 2009)
Nominations
- 2011 Blues Album, Adult Contemporary Song for The Independent Music Awards (January 2011)
- 2010 Most Outstanding Musician – Keyboard by the Living Blues Awards (July 2010)
- 2009 Blues Artist of The Year by the Living Blues Awards (July 2009)
- 2009 Best New Artist Debut Recording by the Blues Blast Music Awards (July 2009)
- 2009 Best Female Artist by the Blues Blast Music Awards (July 2009)
- 2009 Sean Costello Rising Star Award by the Blues Blast Music Awards (July 2009)
- 2009 Blues Album of the Year by the Just Plain Folks Music Awards for "Mississippi Number 1" (June 2009)
- 2009 Blues Song of the Year by the Just Plain Folks Music Awards for "Until I Die" (June 2009)
- 2009 Best New Artist Debut by the Blues Foundation for "Mississippi Number 1" (March 2009)
- 2009 Pinetop Perkins Piano Player of the Year by the Blues Foundation (March 2009)
- 2009 Blues Song Of The Year finalist at the 8th Annual Independent Music Awards for "Mississippi Flatland Blues" (2009)
- 2008 Sean Costello Rising Star Award by the Blues Blast Music Awards (July 2008)
- 2008 Blues Song Of The Year by the Blues Critic Awards Reader's Poll for "Mississippi Number 1" (2008)
Discography
- Ain't Got No Troubles - Yellow Dog Records - 2010
- Mississippi Number One - Yellow Dog Records - 2008
- Something Cool - Little Boogaloo Records - 2003