Sarah McKenzie

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Sarah McKenzie
Born6th November 1987
OriginAustralia
GenresJazz

Sarah McKenzie is an Australian jazz musician. She is a singer, pianist, composer, and arranger.[1][2] Her album Close Your Eyes won the 2012 ARIA Music Award for Best Jazz Album. She was also nominated for the same award in 2011 with Don't Tempt Me[3] and in 2015 for We Could Be Lovers.[4] We Could Be Lovers won an Australian Jazz Bell Award in 2015 for Best Australian Jazz Vocal Album.[5]

Discography[edit]

Albums[edit]

Title Details
Don't Tempt Me
  • Released: 2011[6]
  • Label: ABC Music (2770600)
Close Your Eyes
  • Released: August 2012[7]
  • Label: ABC Music (3709594)
We Could Be Lovers
  • Released: 31 October 2014[8]
  • Label: ABC Music (3794794)
Paris in the Rain
Secrets of My Heart
  • Released: 29 March 2019[10]
  • Label: Normandy Lane Music

Awards[edit]

ARIA Music Awards[edit]

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of the music of Australia.

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2011 Don't Tempt Me Best Jazz Album Nominated [11]
2012 Close Your Eyes Best Jazz Album Won [11]
Chong Lim for Close Your Eyes ARIA Award for Producer of the Year Nominated
2015 We Could Be Lovers Best Jazz Album Nominated [11]

Jazz Bell Awards[edit]

The Australian Jazz Bell Awards are annual music awards for the jazz music genre in Australia.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2015 We Could Be Lovers Best Australian Jazz Vocal Album Won

References[edit]

  1. ^ Nicholas, Jessica (23 May 2011), "McKenzie's career swings into action", The Age
  2. ^ Voisey, Mark (8 June 2012), "Sarah McKenzie was born to sing jazz", Courier Mail
  3. ^ Budd, Jim (5 December 2012), "Sarah McKenzie wins jazz ARIA award", Jazz Australia
  4. ^ Boon, Maxim (30 September 2015), "2015 Fine Art and Artisan ARIA Awards nominees announced", Limelight
  5. ^ "Australian Jazz Bell Awards Winners Announced". theMusic. 30 April 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  6. ^ Williams, Ken (26 August 2013), "Don't Tempt Me", The Age
  7. ^ McBeath, John (21 August 2012), "Close Your Eyes (Sarah McKenzie)", The Australian
  8. ^ "We Could Be Lovers (DD)". Apple Music. 31 October 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Paris in the Rain (DD)". Apple Music. January 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  10. ^ "Secrets of My Heart (DD)". Apple Music. 29 March 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  11. ^ a b c ARIA Award previous winners. "ARIA Awards Best Jazz Album". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 26 June 2022.

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