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Sara Caswell is an American jazz violinist, known for her work as a solo artist and as a collaborator in 9 Horses〔(9 Horses|Official Website )〕 and the bands of Esperanza Spalding,〔("Sara Caswell: No Bieber Blues On Esperanza Spalding Tour" ). ''Indiana Public Media'', March 11, 2011 by David Brent Johnson.〕 and David Krakauer.〔(ENSEMBLES|Sara Caswell )〕 Born into a musical family in Bloomington, Indiana,〔(Austin B. Caswell Award )〕 Caswell studied classical violin with Josef Gingold,〔(Two For One: Violinist Sara Caswell ). ''All The Things Strings'', April 2006 by Tiffany Martini.〕 but from an early age was also taken with jazz, and learned from famed pedagogue David Baker,〔(Jacobs alumna Sara Caswell featured in “Strings” magazine ). ''Jacobs School of Music | Blog'', August 13, 2014.〕 along with violinist John Blake〔(John Blake Jr., jazz violinist, dies age 67 ). ''Telegraph'', August 20, 2014 by Martin Chilton.〕 and trumpeter Patrick Harbison.〔(Two For One: Violinist Sara Caswell ). ''All The Things Strings'', April 2006 by Tiffany Martini.〕 After finishing her degrees at Indiana University and Manhattan School of Music,〔(BIO | Sara Caswell )〕 Caswell moved to New York full-time in the early 2000s at the behest of New York Pops conductor Skitch Henderson,〔(Events Calendar ) Northwest Connecticut Arts Council.〕 where she still resides. While there, she formed a jazz quartet (featuring guitarist Jesse Lewis, bassist Ike Sturm, and drummer Jared Schonig) and continues to co-lead an ensemble with her sister, vocalist Rachel Caswell.〔(Carnegie Hall | Bernstein: The Best of All Possible Worlds | The Artists )〕 She is currently an instructor at Manhattan School of Music〔(Manhattan School of Music Faculty Profile: Sara Caswell )〕 and Berklee College of Music. In 2010, Caswell began performing with Esperanza Spalding's Chamber Music Society, an ensemble featuring rhythm section and string trio,〔(SFJAZZ | Esperanza Spalding )〕 and was on tour promoting the Chamber Music Society recording when Spalding won a surprise victory in the Grammy Awards Best New Artist category.〔(Who Is Esperanza Spalding, The Grammys' Best New Artist? ). ''A Blog Supreme'', February 14, 2011 by Patrick Jarenwattananon.〕 Her work on Roseanna Vitro's album ''The Music of Randy Newman'' was also nominated for a Grammy Award in 2011 in the Best Jazz Vocal Album category.〔(Biography | Roseanna Vitro )〕 In 2013, she co-founded the ensemble 9 Horses with mandolinist Joseph Brent and bassist Shawn Conley. Their debut album, ''Perfectest Herald'', was released on Sunnyside Records in October of 2015.〔(Sunnyside Cafe ). ''9 Horses: Perfectest Herald''〕 Caswell was recognized as a 'Rising Star' in both the 2013 and 2014 DownBeat Magazine Critics Poll and as one of the top jazz violinists in both the 2011 and 2012 JazzTimes Readers’ Poll.〔(BIO | Sara Caswell )〕 Internationally renowned fiddler Mark O'Connor has said of her, "Most good violinists will never experience what Sara creates with her instrument. It is beautifully refined emotion that lifts the spirit... Jazz violin needs a universal ambassador... a player who can pick up where the last generation left off. Sara Caswell is well on her way to extending that tradition to touch new audiences.”〔(Sara Caswell: "A Universal Ambassador" ). ''Jazz Speaks'', October 23, 2012 by Rafiq Bhatia.〕 Caswell plays a violin by Stefano Scarampella,〔(Joe Brent & Sara Caswell play Piazzolla )〕 and a Hardanger d'amore made for her in 2013 by Salve Håkedal.〔(Ai Le Lu by Joe Brent & Sara Caswell )〕 == Discography == 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sara Caswell」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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