In 2003, she received the Down Beat Student Music Award for Best Collegiate Vocalist. Also during this period, Gazarek spent two years working with elementary school children in an inner-city school. After high school, she attended college in Los Angeles' Thornton School of Music at USC, studying with artists like bassist John Clayton and singers Tierney Sutton and Carmen Bradford. As a high school senior, she was awarded the prestigious Ella Fitzgerald Foundation Outstanding Jazz Vocalist Award for which she performed at the Essentially Ellington Festival at Avery Fisher Hall in New York City with Wynton Marsalis. A native of Seattle, Gazarek discovered the joy of jazz vocals in high school and credits her high school band director with having a huge impact on her development and subsequent future course. Los Angeles-based performer Sara Gazarek is an acclaimed vocalist and educator known for sophisticated jazz and standards-based style. Live at the Jazz Bakery Singles 2012 - Sara. Live at the Jazz Bakery Singles 2012 - Sara Gazarek. Sara Gazarek Live At The Jazz Bakery, 2006. Sara Gazarek Live At The Jazz Bakery Rar Rating: 3,9/5 8434votes
