Eden Brent
We don’t use the word “legend” around here lightly, but in this instance we would be wrong not to! A native of the Mississippi Delta, Eden Brent is a modern-day piano-pounding, juke-joint hollering powerhouse of American roots music. Winner of the 2006 International Blues Challenge amongst a slew of other awards, she spent the first two decades of her career under the tutelage of Abie “Boogaloo” Ames (another Mississippi legend), which led to a decades-long partnership documented in the film, “Boogaloo & Eden: Sustaining the Sound”. Subsequently she worked with the Mississippi Delta Blues Revue, guitar sensation Lil' Dave Thompson and harmonica legend Willie Foster before going out on her own, with high profile shows at the Mississippi Delta Blues & Heritage Festival, New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival among others too numerous to count. Signed to Yellow Dog Records, Eden has released six solo albums while collaborating on many more and for this 606 show, will be playing songs from her latest, “The Getaway”. Describing it as “laid down in London, mixed up in Memphis, and made in Mississippi” Eden will be joined by Rob Updegraff (guitar) & Pat Levett (drums) of the very popular Coalminers band augmented by Bob Dowell on bass. We are delighted to present this remarkable performer & her music here on the 606 stage!
"A force to reckon with...sultry, hot and cool." Wall Street Journal