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Zara McFarlane is a British jazz/soul singer and songwriter, based in East London. Her debut album, ''Until Tomorrow'', was released on Brownswood Recordings in October 2011. Her second album, ''If You Knew Her'', was released in January 2014 (March in Germany) also on Brownswood Recordings. Both albums contain mainly original compositions. She has collaborated with Denys Baptiste, Orphy Robinson, Soweto Kinch and Jazz Jamaica. In October 2014, McFarlane was awarded the title of "Best Jazz Act" at the MOBO Awards.〔(Jazz FM on Zara Mcfarlane's MOBO award ), 23 October 2014.〕 == Biography == Zara was born in London and grew up on the borders of east London and Essex. She was born to parents of Jamaican heritage, which has had a big influence on her musical tastes.〔(''Evening Standard'' interview with Zara McFarlane ). 24 October 2014.〕 She studied musical theatre at the BRIT School, then went on to the London College of Music to study Popular Music Performance and completed a master's degree in jazz studies (vocals) at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.〔(The Art's Desk, 10 Questions for Zara McFarlane ), 24 March 2014.〕 Zara came up through Tomorrow’s Warriors,〔(Tomorrow’s Warriors. )〕 where she met many of the musicians she performs and collaborates with today. Zara's "If You Knew Her" tour in 2014 was praised by John Fordham in ''The Guardian'', describing Zara as having "magnetic eloquence".〔(John Fordham's review of Zara McFarlane at XOYO, February 13th 2014 )〕 She has also received critical acclaim from ''The Daily Telegraph'',〔(''Telegraph'' review of ''If You Knew Her'' ), 10 January 2014.〕 ''USA Today'',〔(Brian Mansfield's review of ''You'll Get Me In Trouble'' video ), 30 December 2013.〕 ''The New York Times''〔(Ben Ratliff's playlist featuring George Cables and Zara McFarlane ), January 24, 2014.〕 and ''The Los Angeles Times''.〔(''LA Times'', "Faces To Watch 2014" ), 27 December 2013.〕 Zara has made television appearances on programs around Europe, including ''Later... with Jools Holland'',〔(''Later... With Jools Holland'' ), 22 April 2014.〕 ''Un Lugar Llamado Mundo''〔(Un Lugar Llamado Mundo ), 16 July 2014.〕 and the live broadcast of ''Victoires du Jazz''.〔(Victoires du Jazz ), 13 June 2014.〕 She has also made radio appearances worldwide, with her most notable appearances on Jamie Cullum's show on BBC Radio 2,〔(Zara McFarlane session on the Jamie Cullum Show ), 11 February 2014.〕 NTS Radio〔(NTS Radio Morning Marauders ) 25 January 2014.〕 and TSF Jazz.〔(TSF Jazz's Disc of the Day ), 29 January 2014.〕 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「Zara McFarlane」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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