Stephanie Bruce is a singer, pianist, songwriter, arranger, teacher, and producer who has been making music in a variety of styles for over three decades. Her original compositions draw on several influences including jazz, The Great American Songbook, contemporary Brazilian, sophisticated singer songwriters like Joni Mitchell, blues, folk, pop, and classical. Her arrangements of familiar material are approached with imagination, using adventurous reharmonizations, and fresh approaches to rhythmic groove. Her lyrics cover a wide range of subject matter and are carefully crafted. The traditional piano trio accompaniment on her recordings is embellished by the addition of guitar, reeds, percussion, strings, accordian, and additional voices. Stephanie's vocal sound has a multidimensional texture that can be intimate and reflective, or bright and edgy, with a taste of the blues. Her phrasing draws on years of emulating the great vocalists in jazz and pop music. The wide variety of styles and moods represented in her music are held together with the cohesive thread of Stephanie's personal sound and perspective.
"Stylish, Sensuous, sensitive & sultry…an engaging performer, talented lyricist, with a melt-your-heart voice, Stephanie knows her jazz.”
-CC Jazz Review
“...superb...finely crafted original compositions in the Tin Pan Alley and Brazilian jazz traditions. Her warm alto tones reveal classical training, yet her phrasing is relaxed and unaffected...”
-Lee Hildebrand - East Bay Express
“...evocative and occasionally whimsical...wonderfully mature vocal quality...comfortable, relaxed groove throughout...makes for great listening...”
-Jazzwest
