The British vocalist Sara Dowling is now recognised as one of the most talented jazz singers in Europe. With Palestinian and Irish heritage, she first trained as a cellist at Chetham’s and at the RNCM, before emerging as a powerful and expressive vocalist and composer. Her most important influences are Betty Carter and Sarah Vaughan.
She has shared the stage with Ronnie Scott’s All Stars Band, Ian Shaw, Jason Rebello, Bruce Barth, and Terell Stafford, and has toured Italy with the pianist Andrea Pozza. Sara has sung at some of the most prestigious venues and jazz festivals in the United Kingdom (Ronnie Scott’s, Buxton International Festival, Swanage Jazz Festival, Isle of Wight Festival) and at other festivals in Italy (Jazz in Borgo – Ferrazzano, Winter Teata – Pescara, Notte Bianca – Comacchio), in Spain (San Javier 2022), in France (Jazz En Touraine 2020), Bahrain and Hungary (Budapest Jazz Club).
Her sound is a lively blend of nostalgic classical harmonies and intense post-bop American rhythms from the end of the 60s, where interaction and improvisation are the centres of the performance. The resounding energy of her powerful and assured voice, her irresistible communicative power and her innate musicality make Dowling one of the main jazz vocalists in the United Kingdom.
Sara Dowling Quartet
Sara Dowling: voice
Albert Sanz: piano
Dario Di Lecce: double bass
Steve Brown: drums