Kitty Brazelton
| Kitty Brazelton | |
|---|---|
| Brazelton in 1997 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | October 5, 1951 Cambridge, Massachusetts | 
| Instrument(s) | Voice, flute, bass, piano | 
| Years active | 1970s – present | 
| Website | kitbraz.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.