Kitty Brazelton

Kitty Brazelton
Brazelton in 1997
Background information
Born (1951-10-05) October 5, 1951
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Instrument(s)Voice, flute, bass, piano
Years active1970s – present
Websitekitbraz.info

Catherine B. Brazelton (born 1951 in Cambridge, Massachusetts) is a New York-based American composer, bandleader, improviser, singer/songwriter, and instrumentalist. She has released albums and fronted bands across varied genres, including contemporary classical, electronic music, pop, art rock, punk, and avant-garde jazz. She was awarded the 2012 Carl von Ossietsky Composition Prize for Storm, a choral setting of Psalm 104 featuring Brazelton's own retranslation. Her opera Art of Memory was awarded the 2015 Grant for Female Composers from Opera America.