11.4.08 Kirkland Performance Center
Hi friends, We're hoping you can join us this Friday for a very special performance. The Sara Gazarek Band is performing at the Earshot Jazz Festival for the first time, and we're incredibly excited! We've got a lot of new music (along with some old favorites) and can guarantee a fun time!
Here is all the information:
Friday, November 7th, 2008
8:00pm
Kirkland Performance Center
350 Kirkland Ave.
Kirkland, WA 98033
425-893-9900
Sara Gazarek, voice and glockenspiel
Josh Nelson, piano
Sam Minaie, bass
Zach Harmon, drums and toys
Please join us! We're looking forward to seeing you there!
lots of love,
Sara and the Band
5.17.08 Vote Today for Sara!
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5.9.08 See Sara TONIGHT!
It's been a while since the band has played in the LA area, and we're happy to annouce we've got a show with the whole group, TONIGHT in Fullerton! Here's all the info:
Sara Gazarek (voice, glockenspiel)
Josh Nelson (piano, keyboard)
Sam Minaie (bass)
Zach Harmon (drums, tabla, and sound effects)
@
Steamers Jazz Club
138 W. Commonwealth
Fullerton, CA 92832
714.871.8800
www.steamerscafe.com
Please join us for a night of fun! We've got a LOT of new music, and we'll be playing some of our old favorites as well!
***RESERVATIONS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!***
Hope to see
5.2.08 New Photos!
Be sure to check out Sara's Gallery page! There are tons of new photos and photo comments from the Frank De Miero Jazz Festival, the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival, and more behind-the-scenes photos of the band on the road in Cleveland and St. Louis!
4.29.08 New Videos!
Hi friends!
We wanted to let you know that FOUR new videos have been posted on the Sara Gazarek YouTube page! The videos are from her concert at the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival this past February, singing "Nice N Easy", "I Got It Bad", "More", and "You Are My Sunshine" as a duet with the fabulous Dee Daniels! Joining Sara on the stage was Josh Nelson on Piano, Graham Dechter on Guitar, Peter Washington on Bass, and Jeff Hamilton on Drums.
Click here to visit the videos, and let Sara know what you think!
For more information on Sara Gazarek please visit her website at www.saragazarek.com
2.29.08 Frank DeMiero Jazz Festival
Hi friends!
We have a rare and fun opportunity this weekend, and we hope you'll join us!
My pianist, Josh Nelson, and I will be performing a big band gig for the Friends of Frank DeMiero Jazz Festival this weekend! Info is below, and we hope to see you there!!
Saturday, March 1st, 2008 @ 7pm
John Pizzarelli and special guest Sara Gazarek
with the Kennelly Keys Music All Star Big Band
Edmonds Center For The Arts
410 Fourth Ave North, Edmonds, WA 98020
425-275-9595
www.frankdemierojazzfestival.com
1.22.08 2008 And A Southern California Show
Happy New Year! We hope 2008 is treating you well. 2007 was a FABULOUS year for the band, but I think 2008 is where it's at! Some highlights for us in 2007 were:
Recording and releasing our 2nd studio album "Return To You" to rave reviews and great sales!
Performing at Dizzy's Coca Cola Club in NYC!
Having Return To You voted the #3 CD of the year by KPLU!
Being featured on the NPR home page!
Having our version of "You Are My Sunshine" featured on NBC's "Boston Legal"!
Performing for the first time with a BIG BAND in Japan at the Blue Note in Tokyo!
And 2008 is shaping up to be even better! We've got a GREAT show planned for this Friday's rare appearance in Orange County! Here's the info:
Friday, January 25th
Steamers Jazz Club
138 W. Commonwealth
Fullerton, CA 92832
www.steamerscafe.com
714-871-8800
**Reservations HIGHLY Recommended
We hope to see you there! And in the mean time go ahead and visit our myspace page for more info! www.myspace.com/saragazarekband
Warmly,
Sara
12.21.07 Happy Holidays!
Enjoy Sara's Holiday Ecard here!
12.17.07 Sara is a TOP PICK for 2007!
NPR/KPLU voted RETURN TO YOU as the #3 Best CD of 2007!
Check it out!
As always, stay tuned to www.saragazarek.com for the latest news! Happy Holidays!
12.6.07 Here's Your Chance To Talk To Sara LIVE! - TONIGHT!!
TONIGHT I'll be a 'featured guest' on a popular web TV show! We'll be showing some performance videos, talking about life on and off the road, and more importantly, taking questions from people watching at home!!!
I'll be on from 10-11pm PST. Go to Thestream.tv to watch - the show is called "LA411". Their chat name for AOL, Yahoo!, and MSN messenger is "thestreamdottv", so please log on and ask the questions you've always wondered!
Talk to you then!
Sara
12.4.07 Sara's Comedy Sketch!
Hey Everyone! The band and I have been keeping busy rehearsing the new players and making new music! We hope to see you out at the shows in the new year. My friends and I made a comedy sketch about the horrors of finding new band members... We think it turned out pretty great. :) Check it out!!!
"The Sara Gazarek Band auditions new drummers. Donny from New York has played with Jim Coltrane, John Tesch, and Winston Marsalis. They play through Twisted and Herbie Hancock's Watermelon Man."
Featuring
Sara Gazarek - vocalist
Zach Harmon - drums
Josh Nelson - piano
Hamilton Price - bass
and
Toby Lawless as Donny
Written by Toby Lawless
Directed by Ben Grinnell
Camera by Gabe Dixon
Edited by Travis Flournoy
10.02.07 Sara Is Headed To NYC!
Attention New York Fans! Sara will be at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola from October 9 -13! You can see Sara at 11 PM each night.
Tickets are available now!
Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola is located at:
60th and Broadway
5th Floor
New York, NY 10023
For the latest on Sara and her tour, stay tuned to www.saragazarek.com!
9.24.07 Sara's Song On Boston Legal Tomorrow Night!
Sara's song "You Are My Sunshine" will be featured in tomorrow night's season premiere of Boston Legal in the pivotal last scene of the show.
Tuesday, September 25th
Boston Legal airs on ABC
10pm PST (9p Central)
9.13.07 Another Great Article!
Produced by John Clayton, Jr. and skillfully executed by Gazarek’s band (pianist Josh Nelson, Erik Kertes on bass and guitar, Matt Slocum on drums), Return to You is at times intimate, delicate, and lilting, while at others sufficiently sassy and swinging. read more>>
9.12.07 Sara Gazarek Updates!
Hey everyone! We're excited to announce that we've finally uploaded some videos to the website!! Please visit the media page to view the EPK, live performances, and music videos!
I've also posted a new blog announcing some pretty serious changes, and we've posted the PDF of a GREAT cover article that ran in this months issue of Northwest Jazz Profile!
We've also booked a GREAT 5 night run in NYC performing the late set after Karrin Allyson and Nancy King. Please visit the tour page to view our dates!
Thank you so much for your continued support!
love,
Sara
8.28.07 September Jazz Times Review - Somewhere near the midpoint of Norah Jones and Diana Krall sits Sara Gazarek. Chronologically she is, at age 25, closer to Jones, and echoes her sweet, folk-influenced temperament. But the suggestion of Krall’s rich, disciplined jazz wisdom seems layered atop the Jonesian languor. And there’s something more to Gazarek, a charming peculiarity unique to her. read more>>
7.20.07 Tune Into Sara This Morning!
Hi friends! We've got some really great new things up on the site! New pictures, lots of new reviews, and a couple of new gigs, so please check it out! For those of you in the LA area, please tune in to KPFK this morning (7/20) at 10:30am to hear Sara interviewed on Sergio Mielniczenko's "Global Village"! This Sunday, July 22nd, Sara and the band will be performing a 45 minute set at the Starlight Bowl in Burbank, supporting male vocalist Steve Tyrell! Visit the website for more details. And for the Santa Barbara fans, Sara and the band will be performing at Soho on Monday July 23rd! Visit the website for more details.
Thanks for your continued support! Hope to see you out there... Sara
7.13.07 All About Jazz Review
On only her second release, vocalist Sara Gazarek is putting out some material that is quite impressive. Wisely eschewing the well worn American Songbook, Gazarek is cherry picking clever songs from the cream of the pop-crop. Paul McCartney's "Junk," for example, is a stellar choice, and it's string-framed arrangement is picture perfect for Gazarek's warm street cabaret voice. Her duet with pianist/arranger Josh Nelson in Billy Joel's "And So It Goes" harkens back to the old hymn "Be Thou My Vision" in terms of solitude and reverence. Her voice here, and on Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" conveys a searching and devout devotion that is rarely conveyed among modern singers. Not content to merely sing a lyric, Gazarek puts her heart on her sleeve, be it whimsical on Joni Mitchell's "Carey," or comforting on the delicately inviting "Northern Lights." Each song has a freshness like a morning light peering through the bougainvillea bushes before hitting penetrating your kitchen window; colorful, but not overpowering. Clear in enunciation, reassuring in tone and guileless delivery, Gazarek is a voice that will follow you for hours after Return To You is over. This is vocal music at its zenith. - George Harris, All About Jazz
7.9.07 Hear What The Press Has to Say About Sara
Sara Gazarek's sophomore album, Return to You, is her follow-up to her 2005 album, Yours, which was filled with American Songbook standards. On Return to You, Gazarek softly covers songs by icons such as folk great Joni Mitchell and the legendary Paul McCartney, but Gazarek makes sure to distinguish her versions from theirs with her signature vocals and sweet timbre. read more>>
Sara Gazarek brings home an upbeat jazz show. Nice 'n' easy does it for Sara Gazarek.
The 25-year-old jazz singer, who started her career in the Roosevelt High School jazz program, celebrated the release of her new album, "Return to You," with a relaxed and upbeat homecoming show at Jazz Alley, the first in a two-night run at the club she has played a number of times since her Roosevelt days. read more>>
Sara Gazarek’s CD Return To You, is about the many moods of love, and explores the many phases of relationships, both heartening and disheartening. Do not make the mistake of thinking that this is a booklet of love songs, for it is not. Instead, the unbelievably gifted jazz vocalist Gazarek brings to the surface our fears, our joys and our insecurities. read more>>
6.24.07 Pittsburgh Tribune Review
... The many directions of jazz are among its greatest features. These three albums show that clearly, with Sara Gazarek's "Return to You" standing out the most. In this disc produced by arranger and bass master John Clayton, she blends folk and roots elements with jazz rhythms and harmonies to create a fresh, bright sound. The album features seven originals, most by her pianist, Josh Nelson. But she also offers outstanding versions of Joni Mitchell's "Carey," Billy Joel's "And So It Goes" and Leonard Cohen's "Shrek" hit, "Hallelujah." Besides a great grip on song, Gazarek also has a marvelous voice. read more>>
6.20.07 New Photos!
Visit the Gallery page to see the latest pictures from Sara's tour in Japan!
6.7.2007 Sara is Headed Home!
Sara is headed to her hometown of Seattle, WA on June 26 and 27 to celebrate the release of RETURN TO YOU! Fans, friends, and family can see Sara at Jazz Alley on both nights! Click here for more information and tickets!
The great reviews keep coming in from Tuesday’s release of RETURN TO YOU! If you haven’t had a chance to get your hands on Sara’s sophomore album, click here to preview it!
Don’t forget to share the e-card with your friends!
6.6.2007 Sara Gazarek's "Let's Try This Again" Free MP3 Tops 1000 Downloads on First Day!
Vocalist and Showcase Artist free MP3 track (”Let's Try This Again“) was downloaded over 1000 times on its first day of availability--setting a new record for most AAJ downloads in a single day. read more>>
6.5.2007 Some Things About RETURN TO YOU
Read Sara's latest blog about her new album out TODAY, "Return To You."
