We move by sachal vasandani, sachal 673203104624 cd. For the 11th season at the mondavi center, expect some familiar favorites, several new names, and a couple of wellknown performers whose names will ring a bell even though they will be appearing in mondavis jackson hall for the first time. He previously released three albums on mack avenue records, eyes wide open in 2007, we move in 2009, and hifly in 2011. Chicagobred jazz crooner sachal vasandani examines the horror of japans recent tsunami by studying it from eye level.
On his first album, personalities, from two years ago, he showed that he was serious about pianotrio music as well as how to add stringquartet arrangements to tightly woven jazz without making a mess. According to taylor, it wasnt just jeremys outstanding musicianship that made him a great choice for the gig. Curator theo bleckmann will be joined by acme, one of the venues groupsinresidence, in a new work commissioned by national sawdust. His voice rarely wavers or explores upper or lower registers. Sunny jain, achyut joshi, shayna steele, sheetal karhade, samita sinha, marc cary, nir felder, sachal vasandani, erin thomas. Jazzschool winter 2014 76page catalog published on dec 19, 2014 targeted to both students and funders, each quarterly catalog provides an overview of the institution as well as all upcoming. Flushing town hall continues 40th anniversary season. Sachal vasandani, known professionally as sachal, is an american jazz singer. Even with a few albums behind him, vocalist sachal vasandani is still considered a member of the younger generation of jazz musicians. Rising stars february 10, 2012 right now, no one sounds like the young singer, who swings on standards and originals in a session.
Sachal vasandani s first cd, eyes wide open, is everything that a jazz fan hopes to find in a debut offering of a new male vocalist. He is known for his unique interpretations of jazz standards and instrumental music, and is also a songwriter, composer and. The new season will get underway a little earlier than. Jeb patton underscores vasandanis resigned voice with pensive piano chords, as the singer recounts a tsunami victims inability to save a. Storybook fiction by sachal vasandani on amazon music amazon. Such is the case with flood, the emotional centerpiece of sachal vasandani s third disc, hifly.
Heard his interview on npr and ordered the cd that day. Sachal s profile including the latest music, albums, songs, music videos and more updates. I dont think real books with newer music would make very much money for publishing companies, especially with current access to artist websites, in which the artists have taken their music into their own hands. I would raise my hand to do a scat solo on one of the jazz choir songs and. Read, highlight, and take notes, across web, tablet, and phone. I would raise my hand to do a scat solo on one of the jazz choir songs and found out that the ideas that were in my head were. Sachal vasandani s vocal revelation stems back to middle school. Sachal vasandani, voice believe me, good as this is the cd sound is even better. Vasandani says his late grandfather, a singer of classical indian music, also. Join facebook to connect with scott eident and others you may know.
While slant eye for the round eye does its best to maintain a well functioning site and only link to well maintained third party sites, you agree that slant eye for the round eye is not liable for any outages, or computer malfunctions that may be incurred while visiting this site or by viewing sites linked to from this site. Sachal vasandani biography, albums, streaming links. Arrangement by peter drew, featuring sachal vasandani and musicians under the baton of ryan keberle. Its hard not to reference sinatra with this song, but the young vasandanis strongest skill is singing ballads. Gerald clayton plays piano on the album, which holds loosely to a theme of songs that were made famous by thad, hank and elvin jones. Likewise, his closing travelin light sounds more like a bouncy hymn to freedom than a bruised reflection on postdesertion heartbreak. Randy napoleon born 1977 is a jazz guitarist who is a member of the freddy cole quartet, and the leader of the randy napoleon trio. Claytons piano playing was described by ben ratliff of the new york times as filling up the available space with clayton. May 17, 2020 the cubanborn pianist fabian almazan is moving quickly. This years asian american music festival, an evolution from asian american jazz festival, reflects our decision to celebrate all expressions of music by api asian pacific islander artists, no matter the genre.
So, yeah, ive got some cool parents that like a lot of cool music. Sachal vasandanis second cd shows he is maturing as a jazz singer and composer, continuing to refine his approach while landing safely in flat fields of open expanse. Here, the chicagobred jazz crooner touches on the march 11 tsunami that devastated the coastline. Sachal vasandani biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Sachal vasandanis first cd, eyes wide open, is everything that a jazz fan hopes to find in a debut offering of a new male vocalist. Annual southeast old threshers reunion set for next week. Sachals profile including the latest music, albums, songs, music videos and more updates. Sachal vasandani continues to make great strides in the development of his craft. It was an enjoyable, funny and hilarious read but also, in a way. Vasandani released slow motion miracles on the okeh label in 2015.
In an introduction to sachal vasandani, npr host michelle norris offers, every now and again you hear a special voice that makes you sit up and take notice. With his breakthrough 2007 mack avenue record, eyes wide open, vocalistcomposerarranger sachal vasandani established himself as one of the most promising voices in modern jazz. Sachal vasandani friday and saturday the capital public radio studio jazz series continues on friday and saturday with sachal vasandani, a wall street investment banker turned jazz vocalist who has performed with wynton. I would raise my hand to do a scat solo on one of the jazz choir songs and found out that the. Plenty of highlights in mondavis 11th season by jeff hudson for the 11th season at the mondavi center, expect some familiar favorites, several new names, and a couple of wellknown performers whose names will ring a bell even though they will be appearing in mondavis jackson hall for the first time. Sachal listen and stream free music, albums, new releases. Sachal, is a distinctive vocalist with a pleasant, flexible, and understated style. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover chandna.
Showing his increasing musicality and working with excellent instrumentalists, hifly draws from vocal jazz roots with jon hendricks soloing on the album and performing with him at dizzys club at dizzys club in march 2012. Influenced by the subtleties of shirley horn, sachals early albums showcased. The orange county performing arts centers 20102011 cabaret and jazz series are starstudded celebrations of awardwinning singers, musicians and artists from broadway to the metropolitan opera. Apr 25, 2019 occasionally, though, vasandani allows style to overshadow substance. Vasandani, a jazz vocalist, drew attention when he won downbeat magazines collegiate jazz vocalist of the year award in 1999. A photo collage set to a song written and performed by sachal vasandani storybook fiction from his new cd on mack avenue titled eyes wide open.
Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Oct 3, 2015 10pm for the national sawdust opening weekend, in celebration of national sawdust advisory board member terry rileys 80th birthday, matmos, john zorn, and roomful of teeth, along with rileys son, the virtuoso guitarist gyan riley, will perform a range of the iconic composers music. Occasionally, though, vasandani allows style to overshadow substance. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the. Sachal vasandani jazz, friday, march 21, 2014, 8 p. Claytons piano playing was described by ben ratliff of the new york times as filling up the available space with clayton busying himself with prettiness and authority.
Mar 08, 2015 radhika sanghani, by radhika sanghani virgin paperback okay, so ive been reading this book for the past five days and i like it. Vikalp sharma has 88 books on goodreads, and is currently reading seeking wisdom. Sachal vasandani s second cd shows he is maturing as a jazz singer and composer, continuing to refine his approach while landing safely in flat fields of open expanse. Mar 21, 2007 sachal vasandani is a vibrant young musician, bringing his unique brand of singing to audiences throughout the world. I remember the first time i heard the npr idiot susan stamberg breezily mouthing the line, the first one to say fascist loses, and the thing i remember doing was thinking how convenient that conventional rule of the pop culture common wisdom would be for. Chandna vasandani phd clinical research ut southwestern. Sachal vasandani is one of the great crooners of our time and his beautiful, velvety voice and remarkable stage presence npr have drawn multiple comparisons to nat king cole himself. Npr s all things considered called sachal vasandani a special voice that makes you stand up and take notice. On his newest album, hifly, sachal vasandani pays tribute to jazz pioneers such as george gershwin and jon hendricks and also showcases some of his own music. What sets him apart from many of his contemporaries or predecessors is his keen intellectualism when it comes to his musicality and career aspirations. Check out storybook fiction by sachal vasandani on amazon music. With his blend of original and contemporary repertoire with the interplay of. The cubanborn pianist fabian almazan is moving quickly. In an npr interview that aired in 2011, anchor michele norris said, every now and again you hear a special voice that makes you sit up and take.
In 2006, eigsti received two grammy nominations for best jazz solo and best instrumental composition after releasing lucky to be me concord jazz. Radhika sanghani, by radhika sanghani virgin paperback okay, so ive been reading this book for the past five days and i like it. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the biography submission guide. Eyes wide open updated april 26, 2019 by christopher loudon it was eight years ago that downbeat named him collegiate jazz vocalist of the year and three years ago that he earned semifinalist status at the thelonious monk institute competition. Jazzschool winter 2014 76page catalog by mike charlasch. It looks like we dont have any biography for sachal vasandani yet.
View chandna vasandani phds profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. It looks like we dont have any biography for sachal vasandani yet be the first to contribute. A lorca soundscape is a new work by bassistcomposer alexis cuadrado, reflecting on federico garcia lorcas 1930 book, poeta en nueva york, with a series of jazz pieces that utilize lorcas poetry as lyrics. The music being more than just the sum of its parts, as npr producer becca pulliam said to. Orange county performing arts center presents 2010 2011. From darwin to munger by peter bevelin, hit refresh by satya nadella, a. When vocalist sachal vasandani was putting a band together for an extended tour across africa and europe in early 2014, taylor recommended jeremy, and the music continued to develop from there.
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