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Sara Gazarek

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About Me


Hey y'all. Thanks for visiting our myspace page.
This band has been together for almost three years now. We've recorded a couple of CD's (you can find them on iTunes and at my website - www.saragazarek.com), we've been to a couple of counties, performed more than a couple of shows, and plan to perform alot more!
We as a band do all of the arrangements together, and perform exclusively as a group, so the music has a spirit to it, and the band is tight. We strive to bring a contemporary edge to the jazz standards that we do, or a jazzy edge to the american standards that we have in our book. We're all pretty young and although we have a common love in jazz, we can't deny our love for Nick Drake, Joni Mitchell, James Taylor, Leonard Cohen, and all the other great songwriters out there. We just want to do good music and have fun doing it! Thanks for stopping by.
If you want the full bio, visit our website, www.saragazarek.com.
Here are a couple quotes for your enjoyment:
“She may well turn out to be the next important jazz singer”
Don Heckman – LA Times
"Return To You is one of the best albums to appear in 2007."
Joe Montague - jazzreview.com
“…A beautiful phrased and warmly expressive performance of jazz and pop standards”
Gene Stout – Seattle Times
"She is such an original and completely unpretentious singer, bringing a fresh vision to the jazz standards and the contemporary songs she chooses to sing."
Shannon West – SmoothViews
“Return to You is a complete gift that should endear Gazarek's fans even closer to her easygoing, youthful sound and charisma.”
Paula Edelstein –All Music Guide
“Gazarek seduces, conjures and cajoles elements from her songs with the aplomb of pro's long past”
Larry Sakin – blogcritics.com
“iPod worthy”
-Parade Picks, Parade Magazine
“On Return to You, Gazarek, a mere 25-year-old lies on the threshold of becoming a jazz great. Her style is all her own and her voice will enlighten the darkest of dispositions.”
Sari N.Kent – celebritycafe.com
“This sweet vocalist is going to knock you out.”
-midwestrecord.com
“…A delicacy unmatched by most of her contemporaries.”
Andrea Carter – Jazz Police
Number 3 Best New Artist, Jazz Times Readers Poll, 2005
"I can kiiiieiiick, and I'm 50!"
-Sally O'Malley
To view more Sara Gazarek videos click here!!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/23/2005
Band Website: saragazarek.com
Band Members: Josh Nelson , piano; Hamilton Price , bass; Zach Harmon , drums
Influences: Kurt Elling, John Clayton, Nancy Wilson, Al Schmitt, Stevie Wonder, Ella Fitzgerald, Joni Mitchell, Tommy LiPuma, Hank Mobely, Sarah Vaughan, Nick Drake, Terence Blanchard, Amos Lee, Bill Withers, Kate McGarry, Hafiz, Leonard Cohen, John Steinbeck, Silverlake, Oscar Peterson, life.
Sounds Like: SARA'S DISCOGRAPHY:
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return to you (June 5th, 2007):

live at the jazz bakery (2006):

yours (2005):

Record Label: NLM
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

I can’t knock it...

Because I can't play trumpet. But that doesn't mean I can't laugh at it!Heeheeheehee! ...
Posted by Sara Gazarek on Sat, 14 Jun 2008 06:29:00 PST

best weekend of music in a loooong time

Hi Everyone! This past weekend I was up in Seattle visiting family. It was a nice, much needed vacation, and we had a lot of fun exploring the city that I grew up in! We decided to head out to Jazz...
Posted by Sara Gazarek on Fri, 13 Jun 2008 08:37:00 PST

touched by american idol

this is hilarious...i guess paula abdul decided that David Archuleta is going to sing a song by Billy Joel called "And So It Goes" for the competition on American Idol this week. WELL, it looks like ...
Posted by Sara Gazarek on Tue, 13 May 2008 09:50:00 PST

New Videos!

FINALLY! We have some new videos up on the YouTube! We posted them below, but check them out on there, and let us know what you think of them!They were all shot at the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival t...
Posted by Sara Gazarek on Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:37:00 PST

The Flying Leap Cafe/The Other Side

Travis and I went out to dinner last night to celebrate freedom in the home of the brave. We live in Silverlake, which is a hilly, arborous, culturally rich, colorful part of Los Angeles. We'd passe...
Posted by Sara Gazarek on Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:57:00 PST

New Songs

Hey everyone,So we've uploaded THREE new songs to the profile - One is a live version of "Hallelujah", recorded at our show in Tokyo last month. It features the new band, and as you can probably tell,...
Posted by Sara Gazarek on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 07:47:00 PST

Feelin a side project coming on...

I’m feelin the urge to cover some non-jazz tunes.  If you guys have any fav’s or ideas, send em my way.  I’ve got a few on the brain, and I think it’ll be fun.  ...
Posted by Sara Gazarek on Thu, 10 Apr 2008 06:02:00 PST

Asia Picture Blog

So, last month the band and I got to go to Jakarta (to perform at the Java Jazz Festival), and Manila (to perform at the Philippine International Jazz Festival) for the first time! And we took along ...
Posted by Sara Gazarek on Mon, 31 Mar 2008 03:30:00 PST

Frank DeMiero Jazz Festival - Picture Blog!

So Josh and I had a great, rare opportunity last month to join a big band at a special jazz fest in Washington State. Again, this one had special meaning to me, b/c I grew up attending it. AND it wa...
Posted by Sara Gazarek on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 01:58:00 PST

Lionel Hampton Jazz Fest - picture blog!

Josh and I had the incredible opportunity last month to go to Idaho and perform at the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival. It was very special for me because I grew up in Seattle and attended the LHJF ever...
Posted by Sara Gazarek on Wed, 26 Mar 2008 10:47:00 PST