Biography | Currently living in Paris Sarah McKenzie originally hails from Melbourne, Australia; she earned a bachelors degree in jazz at Perths West Australian Academy of Performing Arts and recorded two critically acclaimed albums for the Australian label ABC records Dont Tempt Me (2010) and Close Your Eyes (2012), winner of Best Jazz Album ARIA award. The Australian version of We Could Be Lovers has also been awarded with the prestigious Bell Award as Best Australian Jazz Vocal Album 2015. Sarah McKenzie has performed at jazz's iconic places, the festivals in Monterey, Juan-les-Pins, Marciac and Perugia, Dizzy's and Minton's in New York, as well as the top clubs in Paris, London, Vienna, Munich and Sydney. Together with the Boston Pops Orchestra she premiered one of her compositions at Boston's Symphony Hall. |