Bred on gospel and drawing on those church and R&B influences to create a spirited and inviting soul/jazz style, emerging songwriter and vocal stylist Carmen Bruner offers a beautiful and inspiring philosophy that defines all she brings to her stylistically eclectic self-titled debut EP: “Music may be written in black and white but it reaches the soul in a different light.” The sensual, dusky voiced singer shares this vibrant light on a set that includes three romantic/inspirational originals and vibrant twists on familiar classics by Sting, Duke Ellington and Gershwin.