DOORS @6:30PM, SHOWTIME @7PM
ABOUT SARAH D’ANGELO:
Sarah D’Angelo is an active Detroit based multi-genre singer and clarinetist. Moving to Ann Arbor, Michigan to pursue her post graduate classical studies, D’Angelo was lit on fire by the Detroit jazz, funk and gospel she was experiencing. Continuing her studies, she experimented with singing and found an exhilarating freedom of musical expression in jazz, blues, gospel and pop. She has since been singing, playing, writing and recording in and around Detroit and around the US ever since!
She performs regularly with an array of local artists, including the nationally in-demand, Paul Keller with whom she is the featured singer of his Big Bands, small ensembles and several albums. Sarah also leads her own trio and quintet with whom she has most recently released her first solo album, Medicine Man. D’Angelo has been featured on many albums as a singer, clarinetist, composer and lyricist. While she is based in Detroit, she performs at festivals and venues locally and nationally with jazz artists including Randy Napolean and Jim Martinez and has sung and played alongside Cecile McClorin Salvant, John Pizzarelli, Anat Cohen and Paquito D’Rivera and more!
Sarah genuinely likes to have a musical and personal connection with her audiences and band mates, bringing her personality and ideologies into careful interpretations of the music. Often choosing to highlight the compositions/arrangements of her favorite jazz, fusion and funk artists such as Esperanza Spalding, Stevie Wonder and Cecile McLorin Salvant she likes to bring fresh ideas to the stage to delight and inspire her listeners.
ABOUT PAUL KELLER:
String bassist Paul Keller wears many jazz hats: He leads several successful and busy jazz ensembles including his 27-year old, 15-piece big band The Paul Keller Orchestra; he’s an in-demand side man, a prolific composer, a creative and skilled arranger, an enthusiastic and innovative jazz educator, a recording company owner and producer, and a nationally recognized recording artist. Paul can be heard every week at his home base – Zal Gaz Grotto in Ann Arbor (on Mondays with his PKO big band and on Tuesdays with the Easy Street Jazz Band).
Keller spent several years on the road with guitarist Russell Malone and later with singer/pianist Diana Krall. Together with Russell and Diana, Paul recorded Diana’s Grammy-nominated GRP/Impulse CD All For You. Paul travels the world to play special concerts and festivals with a myriad of jazz stars including Jackie Ryan, Scott Hamilton, Larry Vuckovich, Benny Green, and Warren and Alan Vache.
THE BAND:
Paul Keller - String Bass
Sarah D’Angelo - vocal and clarinet
Matthew Fries - piano
Scott Cowan - trumpet
Keith Hall - drums