Sara Gazarek

Sara Gazarek
Sara Gazarek at the 2008 Java Jazz Festival
Background information
Genres	Jazz
Occupations	musician, singer
Instruments	voice
Years active	2005 - present
Labels	Native Language Palmetto Records
Website	saragazarek.com

Sara Gazarek is an American jazz musician and singer. Gazarek was born in Seattle, Washington and moved to Los Angeles in 2000 to attend the Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California.^[1] She would go on to win the Downbeat Student Music Award for Best Collegiate Vocalist in 2003. Gazarek released her first album, Yours, in 2005. The album was both a critical and commercial success with a top 10 ranking in the Billboard Traditional Jazz Charts as well as being the top album download in iTunes for Jazz in Germany and France.^[1] In a poll by the JazzTimes, readers voted Gazarek as the 3rd Best New Jazz Artist.^[1] She released her second album, Return To You in 2007 and is currently living in Los Angeles. Sara continues to make strides in the music world, and has been hailed by Don Heckman of the LA Times as "the next important jazz singer."^[2]

Discography

• Yours (2005)
• Live at the Jazz Bakery (2006)
• Return to You (2007)
• Where Time Stands Still (Triosence feat. Sara Gazarek) (2010)

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Sara Gazarek Biography". William Morris Agency. http://www.wma.com/sara_gazarek/Bio/SARA_GAZAREK_BIO.pdf. Retrieved 2008-04-16. 
2. ^ "Sara Gazarek". The LA Times. http://theguide.latimes.com/miracle-mile/music/sara-ga-event. Retrieved 2008-04-16. ^{[dead link]}

External links

• Sara Gazarek Official Site
• Sara Gazarek's channel on YouTube
• Sara Gazarek at Allmusic

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Name	Gazarek, Sara
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