cayla brooke

For Cayla Brooke, music has always been about connection.

She began singing as a child, but for several years, she stopped performing.

Then her daughter Lauren asked her a simple question.

“Why don’t you sing anymore?”

Cayla told her she was too old. The world celebrated youth, and she believed no one wanted to hear her anymore.

Lauren replied, “Mom, would you want me to give up on my dreams? Then why are you giving up on yours?”

That conversation changed everything.

Cayla returned to the stage by creating a concert celebrating the music of Eva Cassidy. What began as one show became a series of sold-out performances and a return to the part of herself she had almost left behind.

She went on to record her album, Plush Red Chair, and develop a body of work shaped by jazz, blues, soul, and the songs that have stayed with her throughout her life. Her original music has earned international recognition, including the 2024 InterContinental Music Award for Best Jazz Song for “When We Danced.”

Whether she is performing an original song, reimagining a familiar classic, or sitting at the piano with only her voice and a story, Cayla brings warmth, humour, and lived experience to the stage.

Her audience often includes people who have changed direction, started again, lost parts of themselves, or begun wondering what might still be possible.

Her performances are an invitation to listen, remember, laugh, feel something, and feed your soul.