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Sarah Marie Young

After winning the 2011 Shure Montreux Vocal Competition, judged by the one and only Quincy Jones, Sarah Marie Young decided to use the prize, a week in the Swiss mountains at Balik Farm Studios, to record a full length album of originals. The songs, a narrative of the cold Chicago winters, mixed into relationships with family, friends and lovers, bore “Too Many Februaries”. Drawing from jazz, r&b, folk and funk roots, Sarah Marie Young’s songwriting debut has proven to be promising. With her July 2013 release at Schubas in Chicago, and packed shows at the 2012 Montreux Jazz Festival and Chicago Jazz Festival, Sarah Marie Young’s live show led by her intoxicating voice is not to be missed. Vocally, Sarah Marie Young’s range and agility is stunning, with lush, intimate harmonies on “Too Late To Say Goodbye” accompanied by her trusty baritone ukulele

Nancy Wilson, Trombone Shorty, Esperanza Spalding, Kenny Washington and More

by Jua Howard
February 24, 2026

Hey Music Family! I hope you all are taking care of yourselves and protecting your peace. It's time for another episode of the “First Instrument Jazz Show"! I've got more timeless music to share including from Nancy Wilson, Trombone Shorty, Sarah Marie Young, Kenny Washington, Flora Purim, Mark Murphy, Esperanza Spalding and many more. Come get ...

Awakening

By Andrew Vogt

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2024
Track listing: Awakening; Wes' Waltz; Hammerspace; Dusk; Dark Blues; Bass Etude #1; Eleanor Rigby.

Andrew Vogt: Awakening

by Glenn Astarita
August 5, 2024

Chicago-based Andrew Vogt's Awakening is a profound exploration of the bass guitar's potential as a melodic and rhythmic force. The album highlights Vogt's exceptional musicianship and compositional skill as he delves into a rich sonic palette. It is a jazz album that feels like a musical journey through a dreamscape, where each track is a different ...

Not Quite Yet

By Paul Marinaro

Label: 122 Myrtle Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: Born to Be Blue; Someone To Light Up My Life; Make Me Rainbows; The Angels Have Gone; Remind Me; No One Ever Tells You; Invitation; The Island; Taking a Chance on Love; On A Wonderful Day Like Today; That's All; Searching; I Remember; No Plan.

Jazz Words

By Steve Million

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2021

Steve Million featuring Sarah Marie Young: Jazz Words

by Richard J Salvucci
October 13, 2021

Evocative. Soulful. Regretful. Plaintive. But in no sense downbeat. Oddly edifying, joyful in places. Steve Million's compositions and Sarah Marie Young's voice were plainly intended to blend. And they do so in an emotionally stirring landscape of the heart which is powerfully affecting. You find yourself conjuring up quiet journeys, emotional and otherwise, from the past. ...

Little Candy Heart

By Sarah Marie Young

Label: Snip Records
Released: 2014
Track listing: Brighter Days; Can't Stop; Little Candy Heart; Black And White; Lo And Behold; Messing Up Your Bed; What's That Love; Little Candy Heart (Reprise); Long Way To Go; Work It Out; Be With You.

Bruce Lindsay's Favorite Albums Of 2014

by Bruce Lindsay
December 18, 2014

Christmas Comes But Once A Year, And When It Does It Brings... Lists. Lots of lists. Here's another. A quick glance at this particular list makes it clear that this has been, for me, a singers' year. Let me make it clear from the off--this isn't my list of the best vocal albums I've ...

Sarah Marie Young: Little Candy Heart

by Bruce Lindsay
October 9, 2014

Sarah Marie Young's Little Candy Heart occupies the space where jazz, soul and classic R&B meet and exchange ideas. On this evidence, it's a great place to be. Young's first release on Dutch download-only label SnipRecords is one of the most beautiful albums of 2014. Stylistically there's an old-school vibe going on: song-focussed and ...