Theresa Sareo

Bio:

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QUOTES
"Theresa Sareo still stands tall when it comes to living large and making music"
-CNN's Larry King Live

"You embody the American spirit and what is good about America. Through A Soldier's Eyes moved us and is truly inspirational"
-The Honorable Claude M. Bolton, Jr., Asst. Secretary of the Army (Aquisition, Logistics and Technology)

"Theresa Sareo-a metro area songstress fresh from an appearance on Larry King Live-is the winner of the New Century 2006 People's Choice Award for Best Adult Contemporary Song with her remake of Bread's "It Don't Matter To Me"
-Mike McHugh, New Century Booking

"...she has donned the mantel of a true patriot...."
-John Rizzo, Amici Journal Magazine

"Theresa's songwriting is intense and very personal"
-Winterfolk II

"An embodiment of New York spirit"
-Sarah Moore, The New School

"No affected breathiness for singer/songwriter/producer Theresa Sareo, and no trendy angst. This is good, old-fashioned, full throated pop singing"
-John Sobel, Kozmicblues.net

"...a beautiful young woman who has courage next to none...a true role model"
-Connie Read, Vocal Instructor

"A true survivor, elegant and strong"
-Laurie Craig, writer

Check out this glowing review of my CD "Alive Again" by music critic/reviewer Mark Fogarty. Please give it a read and let me know what you think. Thank you so much Mark for my best Christmas present ever!

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Theresa Sareo is a singer with a powerful story to tell; a story of survival, inspiration, and proof of the saving power in following your dreams. After suffering the loss of her entire right leg in a near-fatal car accident in 2002, she courageously reclaimed her life as a successful recording artist and award-winning songwriter, writing and performing music with rock legends, book authors, renowned painters and soap actors including Blood, Sweat and Tears, Dr. M. Scott Peck and Kelly Ripa. Her music has spanned the U.S., Europe, Asia and South America. She has appeared on many radio and television shows including Larry King Live and Law and Order, and was featured in New York Magazine. Politically, she was a featured speaker at an International press conference with Senators Hillary Clinton and Charles Schumer in support of federal funding to Medicaid/Medicare and the public healthcare system. She has also become a tireless advocate for the trauma survivor community, especially among wounded soldiers at Walter Reed Army Hospital, as both a counselor and performer.

Theresa has released three original CDs; Theresa Sareo, Embrace and most recently, Alive Again, which features musical giants including Steely Dan guitarist, Jon Herington, (heard here on Alive Again,) Saturday Night Live drummer, Shawn Pelton (heard here on Take Me Down,) and bluegrass/gospel group, Ollabelle (heard here on Take Me Down.)

Inspired by a requested visit to Walter Reed Army Hospital by NYC Ret. Fire Captain, John Vigiano, her recent single "Through A Soldier's Eyes" is making it's way across America as the heartfelt anthem honoring wounded soldiers and their families who make the ultimate sacrifices for our country. Theresa is a regular invited guest/speaker/performer for the U.S. Army including fundraisers for the Fisher House Organization and military conventions across the country. Her appearances include Milcom 2007, AFCEA/Army LandWarNet 2008, Ft. Hamilton and The Armory Fighting 69th in NYC, Ft Monmouth in N.J., and an upcoming speaking engagment/performance at Ft. Bragg in N.C. on Dec. 17. She will also be performing for AFCEA's NOVA Chapter's Black Tie Valentine's Ball in Virginia on Feb. 14. Theresa and her father, a former WWII Navy officer, are invited guests to the U.S.S. Intrepid Sea, Air and Space grand opening on Veteran's Day with President George W. Bush.

Theresa can be found around the Tri-State area performing her original pop/rock/country material with some of New York's most stellar musicians including Jersey Boys lead guitarist, Steve Gibb (heard here on Even As You Walk Away.) She also features close friends she has worked with for years including drummer Ethan Hartshorn, bass player, Jim Nordstrom, singer/songwriter/guitarist, Gregg Swann, singer/songwriter/pianist, Tracy Stark, and background vocalist and graphic artist for her passed two CDs, Mary Horenkamp.

Aside from her original music, Theresa also sings with a great jazz trio which includes Blood, Sweat and Tears keyboardist Eric Cortright. Proud of her Italian/American heritage, she credits a life-changing trip to Italy toward her ultimate devotion to her music career and performs pop and Italian classic music with female trio, Tre Bella. In the spirit of her musical influences, she is also a private voice teacher.

Theresa has become a popular public speaker, driven to spread her music and messages of survival throughout the business, medical and educational communities, including Bellevue Hospital's departments of Trauma, Anesthesiology, Psychiatry, Social Work and Rehab medicine, School of Visual Arts, New School University, ESL schools (English as a Second Language) and public events for the Mayor's Office of NY, to name a few.

As quoted in the New York Post this summer, her Alive Again CD is especially rewarding because it is about the connection to the spirit of survival--reflecting on everything from her personal recovery, to broken relationships, to dealing with 911 from a New Yorker's perspective--all in a way that's honest, moving and relatable. Theresa would like to thank producer Ted Cruz and engineer Jason LaFarge for their talented input toward this record. For more info on Theresa and how to purchase her music, contact www.theresasareo.com or www.cdbaby.com

Singer/Songwriter Theresa Sareo keynote speaker at International Press Conference with Senators Hillary Clinton and Charles Schumer at Bellevue Hospital in NYC, Monday, February 5, 2007

   
I was honored to be a part of this very important International Press Conference with NY Senators Clinton and Schumer, advocating against tax cuts to Medicaid/Medicare and funding to public hospitals. 

Click here to read my speech

representing Bellevue, the largest public hospital in NYC, where I was saved and rehabilitated, and other issues.  It was a dream-come-true to be able to speak from my heart on issues that have meant a great deal to me.

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Member Since:

August 13, 2006

Members:

Ethan Hartshorn, Curt Schmidt, Mary Horenkamp, Steve Gibb, Jim Nordstrom, Shawn Pelton, Jon Herington, Gregg Swann, Michael Holland, Ted Cruz, James Katz, Gaku Takanashi, Michika, Tracy Stark

Influences:

"I would like to be known not for the heights I have reached, but for the depths from which I have risen"--Connie Francis----------

My very early music absorption was fed by my brothers who played air guitar to their favorites; The Beatles--White Album and Abby Road, Steppenwolf, Led Zepplin, The Guess Who, Doobie Brothers, Moody Blues. Years later, I latched onto The Eagles, Elton John, Barbra Streisand, Billy Joel, Crosby Still and Nash, Linda Rondstat, Barry Manilow, Neil Young, America, Seals and Croft, Chicago. Okay--pretty much all of the 70’s classic rock artists!

But also, George Benson, Earth, Wind and Fire, Stevie Wonder... and I admittedly, became fanatical about 70s disco. The 80’s? Ummm, let’s skip to the 90s. I went through my metal phase then--loved the Seattle sound; Queensryche, Sound Garden, Alice in Chains. And also became a devout Sting and Annie Lennox fan, up to this very minute. What turns me on now? Going back to my mother’s country music influence, and my talented fellow indie/singer/songwriters. There’s so many of us out here!

BTW, kuddos to the bucco talent I hear coming from England. I love the 12 Bar Club!

Sounds Like:

Been told that I liken to some pretty tall orders--Linda Ronstadt, Dusty Springfield, Annie Lenox, Faith Hill, Bonnie Raitt, Sheryl Crow, Laura Nero. My favorite--DOLLY PARTON!?!

Click the photo to listen to tracks from each one and to purchase the CDs

Record Label:

Rocking Chair Records