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by Geno Thackara
Sachal Vasandani and Romain Collin Still Life Edition Records 2022 While the first year of COVID-19 turned the world upside down, Sachal Vasandani and Romain Collin turned sudden isolation into figurative gold. The simple duo album Midnight Shelter (Edition, 2021) was a rich sleeper that proved to continue getting better with time. With the epidemic hardly slowing down over the following couple years, it's fitting that their music kept its inner core of connection and ...
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by Geno Thackara
"I'll leave you to your crowds," Sachal Vasandani murmurs to start off an album that couldn't be less suited to being with a crowd. The touch of irony is apt. The sound of Midnight Shelter is a lonely and thoughtful one (a reflection of the music's origin in a season of isolation), yet as with its title, there's a vital comforting angle too. This duality makes a gorgeous and mostly soothing listen for pandemic times. The players don't shy away ...
read moreSachal Vasandani: A Deep Thinking Jazz Singer
by Gregg Akkerman
Even with a few albums behind him, vocalist Sachal Vasandani is still considered a member of the younger generation of jazz musicians. What sets him apart from many of his contemporaries or predecessors is his keen intellectualism when it comes to his musicality and career aspirations. He does not just get by with a gorgeous tone and attractive stage presence and assume the details will take care of themselves. This is a man that still hones his craft and pursues ...
read moreSachal Vasandani: Hi-Fly
by AAJ Italy Staff
Vincitore nel Critics Poll 2010 di Down Beat nella categoria vocalist maschile emergente, Sachal Vasandani presenta il suo terzo disco dopo Eyes Wide Open del 2007 e We Move del 2009. Il trentenne cantante di Chicago, ma indiano d'origine, è un piacevole baritono dal timbro luminoso che ripropone con eleganza e partecipazione un repertorio che spazia da noti standard ("All the Way," “The Very Thought of You"), temi attuali ("Love Is a Losing Game" di Amy Winehouse), sue composizioni e ...
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by AAJ Italy Staff
È in giro da un po' d'anni Sachal Vasandani. Di chiare origini indiane, è nato a Chicago. Si è formato con i Beatles e Michael Jackson, ha studiato Economia e pensava di lavorare a Wall Street. Ma gli indici che vanno su e giù e il Dow Jones non lo riscaldavano più di tanto. Voleva cantare e allora quale migliore occasione quella di affacciarsi nei locali notturni newyorkesi a cantare standard jazz? Qualcuno lo nota. Wynton Marsalis gli dà la ...
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by Jerry D'Souza
Sachal Vasandani has all the right credentials in tow as he makes his debut recording. He was a semi-finalist at the 2004 Thelonious Monk Institute Competition. He has a string of appearances in New York that have served to showcase his talent as a singer. And he has the right instincts when it comes to selecting the songs for his CD. He does not restrict himself to jazz, a good thing considering that he leans strongly into pop territory here. ...
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by Elliott Simon
Time was when a young good looking velvet-voiced male vocalist equally proficient in the jazz and pop genres had it made. While that is certainly no longer true, Eyes Wide Open reminds why that was the case. This is no nostalgia trip however, and although there are a couple of Strayhorn and Jobim tunes, the session is, in fact, very contemporary. Born in Chicago and now a fulltime NYC resident, Vasandani has found many cozy NYC venues ...
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