Brenda Boykin is one of the most authentic jazz singers of our time. Her vocal range is extraordinary, her creativity and stage presence captivating from the very first minute. After just the first few bars, the listener knows: This is a fantastic jazz singer from the good old days at work – with swing and a healthy dose of blues, with energy and a truly unique voice and charisma. She has performed at major jazz festivals around the world, received numerous awards and played concerts, and toured Mexico, South America, New Zealand, Japan, and, of course, countless times in the USA and Europe, especially in Germany, where she has lived since 2004.
 The CD combines a mixture of grooving New Orleans feeling, elegant swing and deep blues, recorded live in the studio by world-class musicians in the highest sound quality.
 Press reviews:
 "Brenda Boykin & Jan Luley Trio present an authentically swinging, blues-infused album [...].
 Singer Brenda Boykin presents herself as a worthy grande dame of her profession, who not only sings, but can also live and shape words." (Jazzpodium, 3/16)
 "In collaboration with the Jan Luley Trio, the African-American singer now wraps classic songs by Ellington and Berlin in bluesy grooves that, thanks to the confident work of pianist Jan Luley, sound as if the band were causing a sensation night after night in the clubs of Rampart Street. Luley lets the keys groove and the swing gain momentum, transforms the alligator oldie into a snorting funk machine, and his version of "Jambalaya" is heavily scented with the atmosphere at Tipitina's. A perfect opening for Brenda, who, with her powerful alto, builds a bridge from New Orleans to Memphis to Broadway."
 (Jazzthing, 04/05 2016)