Sara Colman

Current collaborations include the very special Ribbons: original music written by Sara and pianist Rebecca Nash and recorded with a handful of specially invited guests. Sara also writes with multi-instrumentalist Nicholas Dover for their project Motion Slow
Sara has worked with some of the leading lights in British music including Laura Mvula and Mahalia.

In 2019, Sara (a firm supporter of initiatives addressing barriers facing women in pursuit of social and political equality) was commissioned by The Canales Project (US) to write a song celebrating the life of Sakena Yacoobi, an Afghan activist who has spent her life fighting for the rights of children and women to education in Afghanistan. The song was premiered in Washington, US in May 2019.As a vocalist, she has made numerous festival appearances (Cheltenham, Manchester, Mostly Jazz, ReVoice, Sligo) and has appeared as ‘featured vocalist’ with The National Youth Jazz Orchestra of Scotland at the BBC Prom Night at The Royal Albert Hall.

In addition to her own singing and writing achievements, Sara is an inspirational educator, teacher and coach and is in much demand across a variety of educational media.
She leads the Jazzlines Summer school with Percy Pursglove, is a regular tutor at Sligo Jazz Summer School and co-leads jazz vocal workshops around Europe with Liane Carroll, Sophie Bancroft, and Brian Kellock. She is also a visiting tutor in contemporary vocal styles and songwriting at both Royal Birmingham Conservatoire and Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

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