Sara is a lively and engaging Estill trained vocalist with a wealth of experience, having started out as a singer/songwriter in the 1980's with the Southampton based jazz/funk & soul band the bloo notes.  she plays both guitar & ukelele.

sara has performed at the swanage jazz festival  in 2019, 2022 & 2023, the bournemouth jazz festival, stomping the quomps smooth jazz festival in christchurch, highcliffe & christchurch food festivals, swing unlimited jazz club, the inn in the park's monday night jazz and many other local hotels, restaurants, bars and festivals. 

she appears regularly with her trio at the captain's club hotel's sunday lunchtime jazz session.

She also performs as a solo artist with backing tracks, and has an extensive set list of jazz, swing, latin, blues, soul, motown, funk, disco & pop covers. 

she is also a singer with 'swing easy', a 5 piece local swing, jazz & latin band, and 'soldoro', a 6 piece latin jazz band.

in addition, sara provides vocals on recording projects for local musicians. 

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Previous bands:

The jazz, funk and soul bands The Bloo Notes and Some Like It Hot.  Covers and original material;

DeJa Vu, a studio recording band. charlie farran and his rhythm & blues band, ten#59 duo & Ten#59 soul & motown band

 

Inspirational Artists include: 

Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, anita o'day, Peggy Lee, Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra, nat king cole, mel torme, Stevie Wonder, Joss Stone, Caro Emerald, Diana Krall, Michael Buble, Simply Red, Jackie Wilson, Ray Charles, Wilson Pickett, Marvin Gaye, smokey robinson and many, many more!