Betty Bryant Returns to the Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts with her trio on Sunday, October 5th, 3:00pm
All Ages Welcome!
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Betty Bryant - Piano/Vocals
Robert Kyle - Sax/Flute
Richard Simon - Bass
“‘With Shirley Horn and Hadda Brooks gone, singer-pianist Betty Bryant may be our last practitioner of a brand of cool, sly, laid-back swing honed in a thousand smoky saloons on a million nights. Betty has worked in the fast lane of west coast jazz for over sixty years, but she knows how to take her time.’ --James Gavin (biographer of Lena Horne, Peggy Lee, and Chet Baker)”
A native of Kansas City, Missouri, Betty Bryant is a revered jazz pianist & singer who brings a solid piano technique, a light, swinging touch and a skilled vocal approach to her music. Whether she is playing the blues on “He May Be Your Man (But He Comes To See Me Sometime)” or delivering obscure cabaret gems like Mort Lindsey’s humorous “Scratch” or romping through serious jazz compositions like Bud Powell’s “Parisian Thoroughfare,” Betty always connects with the material and with her audience.
Dubbed “Cool Miss B” by her fellow musicians, Betty’s career started in her hometown of Kansas City, where she was mentored by the great Jay McShann. She moved to the west coast in 1955, where she immediately got an engagement at Beverly Hills famed “Ye Little Club.” This was the beginning of mostly solo appearances in Los Angeles. Her reputation grew, and she quickly became a popular attraction in the many little nightspots that used to dot the beach towns from Santa Monica to Laguna.
In 1987 “Betty Bryant Day” was declared in Kansas City, and she was awarded the keys to the city. A famous photograph of Betty with Jay McShann hangs in the lobby of the American Jazz Museum in Kansas City.
Betty has released 14 critically acclaimed CDs, including 2009’s “No Regrets,” which got airplay on over 100 jazz stations nationwide. Her 2018 release "Project 88" is her most heard record to date and spent six months on the JazzWeek charts topping out at #22. Her original song "Catfish Man" was a bonafide jazz hit, bringing her new fans worldwide. She has recently released her 14th recording “Lotta Livin” to rave reviews.
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