Born in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Brazda did her first on-stage performance in church at age 5. A music teacher in
New Westminster got Brazda interested in the classic jazz singers such as
Ella Fitzgerald and
Sarah Vaughan. In 2015 Brazda released her debut full-length album, 'Bandshell' which also debuted at No. 1 on the iTunes jazz chart in Canada. and received airplay in Canada, the U.S. and on Rai Radio 1 in Italy, where she eventually played several live dates. The album was rated the No. 5 best Canadian jazz release of 2015 by
Jazz FM 91. In 2016 Brazda headlined the main stage at the
Festival International de Jazz de Montreal, In 2017, Brazda performed at the
Montreux Jazz Festival, In 2018, Brazda released 'Daydream', which features
Larnell Lewis of
Snarky Puppy on drums, Shirantha Beddage on saxophone, William Sperandei on trumpet, Adrean Farrugia on piano, William Carn on trombone and
Marc Rogers on bass. In 2022, Brazda released
When I Get Low, a collection of mostly jazz standards from the
Great American Songbook. It was recorded remotely by the respective players due to the Covid-19 pandemic, for which The Syncopated Times said "While many bands made admirable efforts at remote recording with credible results, this team has absolutely cracked the technique to produce a superb sounding record." The WholeNote magazine also commented that Brazda "has a fully formed style that is wholly her own." ==Style and influences==