| Sara Gazarek | |
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Sara Gazarek at the 2008 Java Jazz Festival |
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| 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]