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James Sarno
James Sarno is a highly sought after young trumpeter/arranger from Sydney, Australia. James moved to New York in 2020 and graduated from the prestigious Juilliard School in 2022 with a Master of Music degree. James also completed his undergraduate studies at the prestigious Conservatorium of Music in Sydney. James has already performed with world-class musicians such as Emmet Cohen, Joe Farnsworth, Samara Joy, Veronica Swift, as well as leading his own groups ranging from quartet to septet. James has performed at several top venues across America such as Carnegie Hall, The Hollywood Bowl, Blue Note, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Monterey Jazz Festival, and many more.
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Veronica Swift: Veronica Swift
by Mike Jurkovic
Leave it to the irascibly spirited and octane-charged Veronica Swift to release the party record of the year! From the pure joy scatting of the blast-off opener “I Am What I Am" (from Broadway's grand musical La Cage aux Folles) to the rabble rousing, mad-cap Joan Jett jam with The Ramones finale “Don't Rain On My Parade" (only available on the CD and digital versions), the incredibly talented and free-swinging Swift swings for the fences and wins the home-run derby ...
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by Katchie Cartwright
Veronica Swift is a masterful jazz singer. Her craft is immaculate. She scats like nobody's business and her texted improvisations are inventive. What's more, she always seems to sing straight from the heart. All that might be enough for some people, not Swift. She is an artistic adventurer who wonders aloud on social media: “What would it sound like if you put together Ella Fitzgerald and--I don't know--Jimi Hendrix?" An answer is the third track on her self-titled ...
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