Sara Gazarek
Sara Gazarek is an American jazz singer from Seattle.
Sara Gazarek
Life and career[edit]
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][2] In college her teachers included Carmen Bradford, John Clayton, and Tierney Sutton. Clayton produced her first album, Yours (2005).[2] The album was a critical and commercial success with a top ten ranking in the Billboard Traditional Jazz Charts as well as being the top album download in iTunes for Jazz in Germany and France.[1] Clayton also produced her second album, Return to You (2007). She recorded Where Time Stands Still (2010) with the German band Triosence.[2] In the liner notes for Blossom and Bee (2012) she cited the influence of Blossom Dearie.[3] She produced her album Thirsty Ghost.[4]
Gazarek returned to the University of Southern California to accept a job on the faculty of jazz studies.[3] She has also taught at the Eastman School of Music.[5]
Since 2020, Gazarek is a member of säje. She shared in the group's 2024 Grammy Award for Best Arrangement, Instrumental and Vocals.[6]