
Professional
Affiliations:
- AF
of M, the American Federation of Musicians
- ASCAP
- IWJ
- International Women in Jazz
- New
Jersey Jazz Society
- Jersey
Shore Jazz & Blues Foundation
-
Monmouth County Arts Council
- Virtus Certified
- Voice-over Artist
Professional Studies:
- Vocal
Jazz - Mark Murphy
- Vocal
Jazz - Chan Parker
- Classical
- Joan Monasevitch
Educational Commitment:
Sandy has been a sought-after vocal coach and piano
teacher for over three decades. She also shares the love and joy
of music with her children's choir. Originally started by Sandy
fifteen years ago, this wonderful little choir, ages 6 to 13 continues
to grow. "We're squeezing the statues off the alter" says
Sasso. She adds that "it is such a great feeling to see these
young ones raising their voices in a spiritual setting."
For a limited time, Sandy is offering private lessons - click
here for more info...
About
Sandy:
"I
never thought about doing anything else. I always knew my life would
be about singing and performing in some way. While my girlfriends
played with their dolls, I was busy working the imaginary audience
behind my mirror".
When she started piano lessons at age 6, Sandy's lifelong partnership
with music began to form. She remembers that at the age of 12 she
heard Brubeck's "Take Five". "For me that was 'the' moment. I found
the music so intriguing. It was like nothing I had ever heard. Don't
get me wrong, I was just a kid and I loved my rock and roll, but
I managed to listen to jazz whenever it was around". Sandy ultimately
chose the classical route for training in voice and piano, at the
prestigious Westminster Choir College in Princeton as a voice major/piano
minor, but left the coziness of those hallowed halls after a few
years. She decided to hit the clubs and begin to practice her craft,
her way. She never looked back. She ultimately did receive her BA,
(graduating Magna Cum Laude).
Sandy sings with and for the best in the business. Jazz legends,
presidents, entertainment giants, and some of the best road bands
traveling today. As a young woman, she had a chance audition and
started working with a local big band. This eventually opened the
doors to steady work with the Dorsey, Goodman, Riddle and Pops big
bands.
Sandy tours world-wide, while keeping her performance base in New
York City, with everything from small jazz combos to 17 piece big
bands. Sandy Sasso is one of the busiest singers in the business.
e-mail:
SLSasso@aol.com
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