Occasionally, though, vasandani allows style to overshadow substance. Mar 21, 2007 sachal vasandani is a vibrant young musician, bringing his unique brand of singing to audiences throughout the world. 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. 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. The cubanborn pianist fabian almazan is moving quickly. I would raise my hand to do a scat solo on one of the jazz choir songs and found out that the. So, yeah, ive got some cool parents that like a lot of cool music. Read, highlight, and take notes, across web, tablet, and phone. 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. With his blend of original and contemporary repertoire with the interplay of.
Its hard not to reference sinatra with this song, but the young vasandanis strongest skill is singing ballads. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the. Such is the case with flood, the emotional centerpiece of sachal vasandani s third disc, hifly. Vasandani, a jazz vocalist, drew attention when he won downbeat magazines collegiate jazz vocalist of the year award in 1999. Sachal vasandanis vocal revelation stems back to middle school. He previously released three albums on mack avenue records, eyes wide open in 2007, we move in 2009, and hifly in 2011. 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. Vasandani says his late grandfather, a singer of classical indian music, also. Claytons piano playing was described by ben ratliff of the new york times as filling up the available space with clayton. 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.
Storybook fiction by sachal vasandani on amazon music amazon. Apr 25, 2019 occasionally, though, vasandani allows style to overshadow substance. I would raise my hand to do a scat solo on one of the jazz choir songs and. Sachal, is a distinctive vocalist with a pleasant, flexible, and understated style. From darwin to munger by peter bevelin, hit refresh by satya nadella, a. 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. 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. Even with a few albums behind him, vocalist sachal vasandani is still considered a member of the younger generation of jazz musicians. Sachal vasandani continues to make great strides in the development of his craft. 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. 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.
Here, the chicagobred jazz crooner touches on the march 11 tsunami that devastated the coastline. Annual southeast old threshers reunion set for next week. 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. 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. The music being more than just the sum of its parts, as npr producer becca pulliam said to. 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.
Orange county performing arts center presents 2010 2011. The new season will get underway a little earlier than. Arrangement by peter drew, featuring sachal vasandani and musicians under the baton of ryan keberle. Sachal vasandani s vocal revelation stems back to middle school.
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. Likewise, his closing travelin light sounds more like a bouncy hymn to freedom than a bruised reflection on postdesertion heartbreak. Flushing town hall continues 40th anniversary season. 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. It looks like we dont have any biography for sachal vasandani yet. 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. Heard his interview on npr and ordered the cd that day. Sachal vasandani, known professionally as sachal, is an american jazz singer. 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. 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. 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.
Sachal vasandani jazz, friday, march 21, 2014, 8 p. Curator theo bleckmann will be joined by acme, one of the venues groupsinresidence, in a new work commissioned by national sawdust. 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. Vasandani released slow motion miracles on the okeh label in 2015. Chandna vasandani phd clinical research ut southwestern. Oct 31, 2007 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. Rising stars february 10, 2012 right now, no one sounds like the young singer, who swings on standards and originals in a session. Sachal s profile including the latest music, albums, songs, music videos and more updates.
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. Sachal vasandani biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Sachals profile including the latest music, albums, songs, music videos and more updates. 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. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the biography submission guide. Jazzschool winter 2014 76page catalog by mike charlasch. 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. Sachal vasandani is a vibrant young musician, bringing his unique brand of singing to audiences throughout the world. 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. 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. Npr s all things considered called sachal vasandani a special voice that makes you stand up and take notice.
It was an enjoyable, funny and hilarious read but also, in a way. Sunny jain, achyut joshi, shayna steele, sheetal karhade, samita sinha, marc cary, nir felder, sachal vasandani, erin thomas. May 17, 2020 the cubanborn pianist fabian almazan is moving quickly. Sachal vasandani, voice believe me, good as this is the cd sound is even better. He is known for his unique interpretations of jazz standards and instrumental music, and is also a songwriter, composer and. 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. 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 unusual urgency of his once in a while manages, for example, to obscure the wistful sense of loss at the songs core. According to taylor, it wasnt just jeremys outstanding musicianship that made him a great choice for the gig. It looks like we dont have any biography for sachal vasandani yet be the first to contribute. 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.
Join facebook to connect with scott eident and others you may know. We move by sachal vasandani, sachal 673203104624 cd. What sets him apart from many of his contemporaries or predecessors is his keen intellectualism when it comes to his musicality and career aspirations. Sachal vasandani biography, albums, streaming links. Sachal listen and stream free music, albums, new releases. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover chandna. Jeb patton underscores vasandanis resigned voice with pensive piano chords, as the singer recounts a tsunami victims inability to save a.
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