Jazz Articles about Brienn Perry

Brienn Perry and the Woody Herman Orchestra: Live at FitzGerald's

by Jack Bowers
April 4, 2003

Although recorded Live at FitzGerald’s in the Chicago suburb of Berwyn, singer Brienn Perry’s date with the Woody Herman Orchestra has “Las Vegas showroom” written all over it. Perhaps that’s Perry’s next stop; he certainly has the talent and personality to make a splash in the land of glitz and glitter. Have voice, will travel? A strong voice too, with excellent range, but not as heavy as, say, Kevin Mahogany or the late Joe Williams. Perry knows how to sell ...