Elizabeth is a Latina full
of spirit, depth and beauty that will touch your soul through
her music. Born and raised in San Antonio, she exhibits
a heritage rich in culture. Her Irish, Belgium, and Spanish
ancestry culminate together to give Elizabeth’s exotic
look and unique, musical style. Elizabeth’s drive
and determination are inherited traits stemming from the
ability to overcome all trials and tribulations. Elizabeth
and her brother were raised by their mother after a tragic
motorcycle accident killed their father, Patrolman Harry
James Brackman of the San Antonio Police Department. .
Elizabeth’s late grandmother, Tomasita Flores Garcia
sang beautiful harmonies with “Los Hermanos Aguilar”
while working full-time at Brooks Air Force Base during
World War II. Her great-grandfather Anastacio Garcia also
played accordion in several “conjuntos” growing
up at Mission Espada. Elizabeth’s musicality definitely
comes from both sides of the family. Her great-grandfather
Brackman played accordion and met a beautiful Belgium singer,
Josephine. They both entertained European immigrants on
their ship en route to the United States. They found work
performing together in the East Coast and later married.For
many years, Elizabeth watched her Uncles Clemente and Roger
Garcia play the trumpet under the direction of John Pearson.
Her Uncle Clem performed all over with the band “Johnny
and The Spades”. Inspired, she began playing the trumpet
at the age of 10. She received formal instruction through
middle school, high school and university band programs.
Performing in the Southwest Texas State University Jazz
Band, she was hired at Sea World of Texas in the "Summer
Nights" program under the direction of Al Sturchio.
Working her way through college, she joined the horn section
of the Trinidad Panmasters, a local reggae-pop band in San
Antonio performing all over South Texas. Her only singing
experience at that time was singing with the school and
church choir.
With the trumpet in her left hand and the microphone in
her right, she sang popular reggae tunes to a cheering crowd.
Her talent was recognized by many talent scouts and encouraged
her to start her own band. Being that San Antonio is known
as “The Tejano Capital of the World”, she formed
a Tejano band formerly known as Elizabeth y Grupo Vision.
Expanding the many genres of music she can perform besides
Tejano music, she has entertained crowds at Sea World, reggae-festivals,
political and corporate events who have all embraced the
variety Elizabeth can produce. She continued to perform
while attending college as a full-time student. She has
earned an Associate Degree in Radio, Television & Film,
a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Arts and a Master of
Arts in Communication Arts from the University of Incarnate
Word in San Antonio, Texas.
Stressing the benefits of an education to young Americans,
Elizabeth is an educator herself. She is a 4th Grade Bilingual
Ed Teacher with experience in Kinder, 1st, and 2nd Grade.Her
voice comes from the soul. It is like a warm breeze, coating
your senses with musical stories of love, loss, passion
and hope. Elizabeth embodies the word ARTIST! Her incredible
3 octave vocal range allows her to sing powerhouse upper-register
songs compared to that of Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey,
and Celine Dion. The warm intonation and sexy style of her
voice has been compared to a sweet mix between Gloria Estefan
and Olga Tañon. Elizabeth finds her niche in danceable
cumbias flamencas, Colombianas, and tropicales. Elizabeth
has performed in San Antonio's "market square",
various clubs like "Cadillac Bar", "Paradise",
"Ruffino's", and "Los Generales", "La
Marginal", and "Arjon's", charitable events,
and many private parties.
Elizabeth and her new band are looking forward to dominating
the music scene. A songwriter, trumpet player, entertainer
and record label CEO, she makes it clear that this music
not only comes from her but from a collaboration of talented
individuals such as, 7-time Grammy Award Winner and Record
Producer, Gilbert Velasquez, song writers Beto Ramon, Luis
Valenzi, George Tamayo and musicians Chente Barrera, Mario
Ortiz, Hugo Guerrero, Angel Flores, Eddie Perez, “AJ”
Castillo, Mario Vigil and Jorge Alejandro.
Her new Tejano cd incorporates 2 rancheras, 5 cumbias,
2 torchy ballads and 1 instrumental/cumbia featuring her
trumpet skill. Her first full-album “Siempre”
is a spicy collection of hot tunes sure to hit the charts.
Hear Elizabeth play her trumpet live! |
