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Hometown: New York, NY
Label: Mack Avenue Records - info@mackavenue.com, BlinkerActive
Management: gailboyd@gailboyd.com
Website: www.svjazz.com
Genre: Jazz
Vasandani's third Mack Avenue release, Hi-Fly, confirms the high praise showered on its two predecessors and proves the singer is one of the freshest, most versatile artists to emerge onto the scene in recent memory.
Produced by renowned Grammy® award winning bassis tJohn Clayton and Mack Avenue EVP of A&R Al Pryor, Hi-Fly is an exciting mix of standards, originals and pop covers showcasing Vasandani's ability to filter a wide range of material through his highly individual vision.
Hi-Fly finds Vasandani in upbeat form. "On this record I wanted to share some of the joy of singing this music," Vasandani says. "I worked through the turbulence that inspired the last record and just tried to have fun. I was thinking less about drawing the listener into my heart and more about celebrating.
Nowhere is that celebratory spirit more pronounced than on "One Mint Julep," on which Vasandani is joined by the legendary Jon Hendricks, one of the originators of vocalese and a godfather of jazz vocals, whose presence is a ringing endorsement of the younger singer. Hendricks also returns on the title track, a Randy Weston composition for which he penned the lyrics.
"Vasandani feels comfortable with precedent as well as freedom."
New York Times
"...one of the best vocal releases of the year..."
Jazz Times
"the terrific pacing and charismatic interpretations on his sophomore CD WE MOVE really grab the attention"
Jazzwise (UK)
“Young singer Sachal Vasandani has a voice that is calm, deep and, for this tune, light.”
NPR- recc for "Travelin LIght" from We Move
“strikingly original and inventive compositions..a calm, ruminative wisdom and beautifully showcase Vasandani's creamy, melancholy sound"”
MOJO (UK)
“A man in the middle singing his soul out”
Huffington Post
"..above all, an excellent singer"
Jazzman (France)
"there's no disputing the jazz credentials of the effervescent young vocalist...Sachal Vasandani
New York Times
“classic vocal style”
Vanity Fair
"warmly regarded young romantic crooner"
Time Out New York
“In the spirit of his great inspirations, such as... Shirley Horn,Vasandani focuses on relaxation, elegance and understatement.”
NDR (germany)
“Vasandani really has something new to bring and creates such itimacy in his phrasing”
Edge Publications
"Musical omnivore"
New York Times
“his sound is consistent and unique.”
Wynton Marsalis
"...an eye-opener to a fresh, young talent who displays a singular, deep-brewed voice…"
Flyfi
“Red-hot…the finest young talent on the scene.”
Jazz at Lincoln Center
“haunted, a little fragile, rooted in focused solitude”
NY Times
“Rising Star”
2009 DownBeat Critics Poll
“…jazz singing is alive and doing great because of this talented young man.”
Sheila Jordan
