I want to pay my respects here to some of the fantastic musicians who have joined me in bringing my songs to life over the years. I am currently performing with Makoto, Mitchell, and Chris Roy.
Guitar: Mitchell Robe, Rod Schaub, Brad Barr, Geoff Mullen, Jamie Kime, Takeshi Akimoto, Brian Cass
Bass: Chris Roy, Geoff Sink, Marc Friedman, Garrett Sayers, Jordan Scanella, Mike Weefer
Drums: Makoto Izumitani, Chris Mulligan, Bill Carbone, Andrew Barr, Brian Sayers, Venus Campos
Influences
every moment of every day- trees, rain, snow, summer relief, lake michigan, topanga fog, loving, longing, reaching, failing, dancing, feeling, smoke, dreams, facades, transformation, friends, lovers, home.
nina simone, the slip, joni mitchell, steely dan, stevie wonder, bob dylan, betty carter, bill frisell, aretha franklin, ricki lee jones, marching band, wilco, jeff buckley, rumi, osho, neil young, iron&wine, moldy peaches, feist, pink martini, the bluerags, leslie helpert, alice and john coltrane, bata music, nusrat fateh ali khan, tom waits, woven, whitney houston, chopin, holst, mozart, miriam makeba, the fringe, willie nelson, ray charles, edith piaf, the pixies, nathan moore, siouxsie sioux, peter gabriel, billie holiday, django reinhardt, hugh masakela, the staple singers, roots reggae, U2, art tatem, the grateful dead, all the many choirs, mom&dad and all of my beautiful and inspiring co-inhabitors
Sara Azriel is a vocalist, pianist, and songwriter of unprecedented emotional charge. Her voice carries an urgency and passion that speaks from several traditions of the instruments of voice-- from the universal language of torch and blues singers, of jazz and folk singers, and of songwriters throughout time. With a pop sensibility and a devotion to exploring musical forms and inventions, this music is luscious, dynamic, and inspiring. It does what all great music is meant to do: it touches the part of you that is intrinsically human.
Sara was born into a large family of musicians, raised on the pristine beaches of Muskegon, Michigan. Her father, Rodney Schaub, forged a musical path by playing guitar for the band that recorded the hit song "Happy Days". Appearing on American Bandstand and other popular shows, he also composed and performed avant-garde pieces at the New England Conservatory of Music and Boston's Symphony Hall.
Fresh out of high school, Sara accepted a scholarship from the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, where, in 2001, she received her Bachelor of Arts in Professional Music. During her tenure at Berklee, Sara performed at many well-known Boston-area venues under her own name and with Boston reggae-greats, The Joint Chiefs. Such venues included The House of Blues, The Middle East, The Lizard Lounge, and radio station WERS. Sara has also performed at the Muskegon Summer Celebration—a festival that has featured nationally known artists such as Aretha Franklin, Santana, Arturo Sandoval, and Ray Charles. In July 1998, Sara had the honor of opening for The Wallflowers.
Relocated to Los Angeles in 2003, Sara has performed at legendary venues such as the Knitting Factory, Hotel Cafe, and Ghengis Cohen. She completed a recording program at Musician's Institute and was awarded "Best Stylist". She also finds time to collaborate with her old Boston friends The Slip- an internationally acclaimed Rock trio.
Always writing and recording demos, Sara looks forward to signing with an established independent label and bringing her song to a city near you. "Music is what drives and moves me...there’s never been a choice for me. I’ve always known this is what I have to do." Sara Azriel
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dream dimple stutz face needs azriel sage fresh sweet song too! back next friday babe. back in the scene crispy n clean. & desperately seeking you soon !
We're playing at Hotel Utah on November 12th. Hope to see ya there. Also, I posted our version of "Little Boxes" on my blog. paulchesne. blogspot. com Hope all is well. Love, chezzy
thank you for your happy bday wishies! and vaginie wishes too! a girl named Sara picked me up from the airport yesterday and her car smelled EXACTLY like yours! and she had big brown eyes. i miss you. im getting married sara. wow. and im moving home December 19. cant wait to hug and sniff!
hey you. hope music is going well. I have a show and if you would like to come out and hang, I would dig that. may life be plentiful. talk soon. Click here to view poster.
you changed your layout - it freaked me out. i'm going to try and find those vhs tapes this week and maybe have my mom tranfer them to dvd. if we are successfull i will be needing your addy to send one to you lol. hope all is well!!!
