2011/12 Music Series

Sachal Vasandani
Friday, February 24, 2012, 12:00 pm


Free and open to the public

Free event

Event Summary

Join 2010 Downbeat magazine “Rising Star” award-winning vocalist, lyricist and bandleader Sachal Vasandani as he presents this jazz vocal masterclass with Cornish jazz vocal students.

Sachal Vasandani’s third release Hi-Fly confirms the high praise showered on his two previous recordings that he is one of the freshest, most versatile artists to emerge onto the scene in recent memory. Vasandani was born in Chicago and grew up in a household where all kinds of music were appreciated. His parents listened to a variety of jazz, from Duke Ellington to Keith Jarrett, which piqued his curiosity. In pursuing his love for music at the University of Michigan, he began to be recognized as a talent of the future, most notably by Downbeat magazine, which awarded him Collegiate Jazz Vocalist of the year in 1999. After moving to New York, Vasandani quickly became a part of the jazz scene, and made a musical home in storied clubs like the Zinc Bar. He was also tapped for a number of guest performances and recordings, notably by the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, Wycliffe Gordon, Eric Reed, T.S. Monk, and countless other peer and mentor musicians. After Vasandani’s break-through debut recording, he toured extensively supporting Eyes Wide Open. He opened for such disparate artists from jazz trumpeter Chris Botti to pop singer Joan Osborne, garnering respect from a diverse spectrum of audiences. He has also shared the stage with Jon Hendricks at a masters and mentors concert in Idaho and toured Japan with Sheila Jordan.