Sara D

Introduction:

Sara plays piano/keyboards in various jazz, funk, and soul bands.

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About Sara...

MUSIC/PERFORMANCE:

Playing piano/keyboards in various jazz, funk, and soul bands.

Venues including Jazz Café, Sound Republic, Brixton Academy, Ronnie Scotts, Pizza Express, Subterania, and The Ministry of Sound.

Artists include:

  • Juliet Roberts: Keyboards.
  • Jocelyn Brown: Keyboards.
  • Talvin Singh Band: Keyboards and co-writing material.
  • Black Women In Music ('97 / '99): Musical Director/Keyboards. Artists featured include Angie Brown and Michelle Escoffrey.
  • Club Class: Keyboards/Composer in house-band 'Touch' for weekly Channel 5 comedy show. Writing featured music for each show.
  • Aida: Musical Director/Keyboards/Backing Vocals. UK support act for Republica ('99).
  • Doug Wimbish (bass player/Living Colour): Special project performed live at the Ministry of Sound.
  • Playing piano with own jazz trio/quartet. Venues including Richmond Jazz Festival, The Crypt, 291 Gallery, Mezzo, Harvey Nichols, L'Odeon.
  • TOURS

  • Juliet Roberts - M People Tour - Keyboards (November'94).
  • Soul II Soul - Dancer/Model - U.K. leg of last worldwide tour.
  • TELEVISION

  • Jack Docherty Show - Appearing with 'Kavana.'
  • National Lottery Show - Appearing with 'Another Level.'
  • Top of the Pops - Appearing with various artists including 'Another Level.'
  • Club Class - Ch. 5 weekly comedy show hosted by Richard Blackwood.
  • TV Asia - Host/Presenter (eg. New Years Eve Special).
  • TV COMMERCIALS

  • Royal Rassomalai, Halwas Ltd. - Lead role. U.K.
  • Rubicon Drinks - Featured dancer. U.K.
  • SPECIAL SKILLS

  • Piano - Grade VIII (Classical, Jazz, Soul, Latin, all styles),
  • Flute - Grade VII,
  • Singing, Songwriting, Composition, Arranging, Acting.
  • TEACHING

  • Piano. Jazz Harmony, and Jazz Summer School - Morley College.
  • Course Leader and Composer - Chard Jazz Summer School 2000
  • "Is You Is" by Sara: