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UNC Jazz Faculty w/guest artist Sara Caswell
Jim Ketch, trumpet; Aaron Hill tenor sax; Stephen Anderson, piano; Jason Foureman, bass; and Dan Davis, drums
Joined by violinist, Sara Caswell
Sara Caswell | V I o l I n I s t
2018 Grammy Nominee Sara Caswell is fast becoming one of todays foremost jazz
violinists through her technical facility and gift for lyricism. Recognized as a Rising
Star in the DownBeat Magazine Critics and Readers Polls every year since 2013, Saras
artistry and unique sound lead Grammy-winning violinist Mark OConnor to write:
What Sara creates with her instrument...is beautifully refined emotion that lifts the
spirit.
Sara has released three highly-acclaimed CDs: First Song and But Beautiful under her
own name, and most recently Alive in the Singing Air in partnership with her sister,
vocalist Rachel Caswell. She leads the Sara Caswell Quartet, co-leads the Caswell Sisters
Quintet, and regularly performs with mandolinist Joseph Brents 9 Horses. In addition to
touring for two years with bassist/vocalist Esperanza Spalding's Chamber Music Society,
Sara has toured with clarinetist David Krakauers The Big Picture, vocalist Roseanna
Vitro's quintet, Mark OConnors American String Celebration, and violinist Darol
Angers Four Generations of Jazz Violin. She has performed and/or recorded with such
artists as Brad Mehldau, Fred Hersch, Fabian Almazan, Linda Oh, Laila Biali, Regina
Carter, Jenny Scheinman, Alan Ferber, Ike Sturm, Nadje Noordhuis, Lynne Arriale,
Charlie Byrd, Skitch Henderson, Gene Bertoncini, Kishi Bashi, and Bruce Springsteen.
She is a member of the New York Pops Orchestra with whom she has been a featured
soloist several times in Carnegie Hall, and was part of the house band for NBC's weekly
variety show Maya & Marty starring Maya Rudolph and Martin Short.
Currently on faculty at both the Berklee College of Music and Manhattan School of
Music, Saras formidable teaching experience also includes the Mark OConnor String
Camps, the Jamey Aebersold Summer Jazz Workshops, the Indiana University String
Academy, and a private studio. She has also given numerous jazz string improvisation
workshops and masterclasses and is involved with JEN (Jazz Education Network),
MENC (National Association of Music Education), and ASTA (American String
Teachers Association).
Raised in a musical family, Sara began playing violin at age 5, studied with two
legendary giants (Josef Gingold - classical, David Baker - jazz), made her orchestral
debut at 15, earned degrees from Indiana University and Manhattan School of Music, and
amassed over 100 awards in the jazz and classical competition worlds. Jazz educator,
author, and critic Dr. Herb Wong said: A gifted starbright talent of the first magnitude,
Sara is a top tier member of the young generation of major voices.
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LocationSharp Nine Gallery (View)
4608-L Industry Lane
Durham, NC 27713
United States
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