Jazz Articles about Sara Caswell

Sara Caswell: The Way To You

by Jack Bowers
March 25, 2023

Although The Way to You is heralded as Grammy-nominated violinist Sara Caswell's first album as a leader in more than seventeen years, it was actually recorded in 2019, roughly four years before its release date. Still, it is Caswell's first new album in quite a long time, and those who relish her tasteful and melodic violin should be grateful for that. Caswell leads her longtime working quartet here, with vibraphonist Chris Dingman sitting in on four of ...

New Releases From Sue Palmer, Sanah Kadoura, Sara Caswell, Ludovica Burtone Plus Birthday Celebrations For Ida Cox, Nina Simone & More

by Mary Foster Conklin
March 6, 2023

This broadcast includes new releases from pianist Sue Palmer, trumpeter Jeff Lofton, drummer Sanah Kadoura, bassist Buster Williams and violinists Sara Caswell and Ludovica Burtone respectively, plus birthday shoutouts to Ida Cox, Nina Simone, Nancy Wilson, Claire Daly, Gentiane MG, Melissa Manchester, and Sara Gazarek, among others. Thanks for listening and please support the artists you hear by seeing them live and online. Purchase their music so they can continue to distract, comfort, provoke and inspire. Playlist Eric ...

Sara Caswell: But Beautiful

by Michael P. Gladstone
December 23, 2005

This second album by Sara Caswell makes a strong bid to place her in the forefront of jazz violinists. The beginning of But Beautiful will remind you of prime-time Stephane Grappelli--the first three selections, “The Way You Look Tonight," “Moon and Sand," and the title tune, are all played with great attention to melody and, in the case of the opener, swing.

The Caswell original “Professor ABC" (dedicated to her father) is surprisingly right out of the Sonny ...