Hailed by the LA Times as “the next important jazz singer,” and “impeccable,” by the Winnipeg Free Press, Sara Gazarek continues to seamlessly combine the intimacy of singer/songwriter stylings with the musical and improvisational elements of jazz. Two years after winning the Downbeat Student Music Award for Best Collegiate Vocalist, Sara released her first album, titled Yours. It met critical... read full bio
Sarah Kang is a singer-songwriter from New York City whose music seamlessly combines jazz, R&B and pop with meaningful songwriting and comforting vocals. She was reared in LA, Chicago and Dallas after being born in South Korea. She grew up playing the piano and the french horn but never thought she'd become a professional musician. Growing up in an immigrant home, she... read full bio
Sarathy Korwar was born in the US and raised in India's Ahmedabad and Chennai. At age 10, he started playing the tabla, but he was also influenced by the American music he heard on the radio and seeping through the doorway of his neighborhood jazz music store. While in Pune to pursue a degree in environmental science, Korwar instead focused... read full bio
Scott Bradlee is an American pianist/musician/composer/arranger known for his viral YouTube videos. He fell in love with jazz music when he was only 12 after hearing ""Rhapsody in Blue"" by George Gershwin for the first time. He started to really gain popularity when he got together with many local musicians to release A Motown Tribute to Nickleback, a compilation of... read full bio
Scott Keo has established himself as North America's premier Michael Bublé Tribute singer. Scott began his Michael Bublé Tribute Act with unbelievable accuracy, energy, and crowd involvement. Scott continues to perform this tribute act for sold out shows and standing ovations across the country. In addition to his tribute act, Scott recorded an original song titled All To You. This... read full bio
The keyboard player and bandleader Sergio Mendes is the true ambassador of his beloved homeland of Brazil. From his jazz-samba days as leader of the Bossa Nova Trio and Sergio Mendes Brasil '66 and hit singles like 'The Look Of Love' and 'Fool On The Hill' to his current exploration of Bahian hiphop, Sergio Mendes is 'a man who may... read full bio
Shabaka Hutchings and the Ancestors are a collective of South African musicians and London-based jazz artists led by saxophonist Shabaka Hutchings. With a nod to the West African griot tradition of oral storytelling, their second album We Are Sent Here by History serves as a living history that looks backward in time from a not-too-distant future. The record reads as... read full bio
Shabazz Palaces is a uniquely experimental hip hop duo made up of Tendai “Baba” Maraire and Ishmael Butler, also known as Palaceer Lazaro. The duo has released full-length studio albums entitled Lese Majesty and Black Up, both of which have been critically acclaimed. The band has released two more albums on Sub Pop entitled Quazarz vs. The Jealous Machines and... read full bio
Shamarr Allen was born and raised in New Orleans in the 9th Ward. His music is definitely rooted in traditional New Orleans heritage, but the show is super fun and he has a really positive message. He’s played with everyone from Willie Nelson to Harry Connick Jr and had the honor of being chosen to perform for Obama while on... read full bio
Sheila E is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and actress. She is best known for her work as a solo artist but she was also a percussionist and singer for The George Duke Band prior. She is the daughter of Pete Escovedo, whom she performs with often, and is also related to Alejandro Escovedo, Coke Escovedo, Nicole Richie, and... read full bio
Raised in poverty in Pennsylvania's coal-mining country, Jordan began singing as a child and by the time she was in her early teens was working semi-professionally in Detroit clubs. Her first great influence was Charlie Parker and, indeed, most of her influences have been instrumentalists rather than singers. Working chiefly with black musicians, she met with disapproval from the white... read full bio
Shelly Taylor is a pianist and singer based out of Las Vegas, Nevada. She started playing piano when she was only 5 years old and later earned her Bachelor’s degree in Music from the University of Colorado. While engulfing herself in music, Taylor found a love for jazz music, which is what she still performs to this day. After college,... read full bio
Named after child star Shirley Temple, Shirley Jones started singing at the age of six. She started formal training at the age of twelve and would dream of singing with her idol, Gordon MacRae. There were always nightclubs, but Shirley came to be remembered by another generation, as Shirley Partridge in the Television Series The Partridge Family". While the success... read full bio
Sierra Green grew up in the 7th ward of New Orleans, where she joined the church choir when she was just 8 years old. Talent abounds in the 7th ward, which gave rise to movie stars Tyler Perry and Sidney Bechet, rappers Mannie Fresh and Mia X, and legends like Frank Ocean, Allen Toussain and Jelly Roll Morton. The community is... read full bio
Simon Phillips is an English musician who has playing the drums for various bands and artists. He played with numerous rock bands early in his career and then became the drummer for Toto for over 20 years. Phillips was the drummer for The Who on their American reunion tour and other artists he’s played for include, Phil Manzanera and Brian... read full bio
Sinkane is a Sudanese-American musician, signed with City Slang Records, who incorporates krautrock, prog rock, electronica, free jazz and funk rock with Sudanese pop in his music. He has released six albums: Sinisterals, Color Voice, Sinkane, Mars, Mean Love, and Life & Livin’ It. Sinkane made his television debut as a musical guest on Conan, performing “U’Huh”. Sinkane is also... read full bio
The heyday of live Australian music was passed by the early 1990s, giving way to a burnt-out landscape of creeping pokies and corporate pop. However, the emergence of grunge, the rise of rave culture and the beginning jolts of hip hop culture signaled change on the periphery. SKUNKHOUR is one group that came out of this period and carved out a... read full bio
Jason “Slim” Gambill is a multi-genre musician, guitarist, producer, composer, arranger, and songwriter who rose to fame as the guitarist of the country band Lady A. Apart from his career as the lead guitarist of Lady A, Gambill has since gone on to branch into his own solo music and has released his debut solo album, “Fake Jazz and Theme... read full bio
The Smithsonian Jazz Materworks Orchestra is a seventeen-piece orchestra-in-residence at the National Museum of American History, charged with a mission of presenting and perpetuating the legacy of jazz. Working with The Smithsonian Associates, the SJMO presents a series of concerts featuring the full orchestra as well as smaller configurations highlighting the music of some of jazzs greatest composers and musicians.... read full bio
