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On a Wednesday night in 1942, Newark teenager Sarah Vaughan went to the Apollo Theater to compete in an amateur singing contest. It was the chance to win $10 and a weeklong engagement performing on the Apollo stage.
NJPAC honors her legacy every year with The Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition. Now entering its second decade, “The SASSY Awards” is the only international jazz vocal competition of its kind, open to all genders.
Oct 12, 2023 · The New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) announced the five finalists for the 12 th Annual Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition, known as the SASSY Award, to be held Sunday, November 19, 2023, as the culminating event of the TD James Moody Jazz Festival.
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Every year, NJPAC honors the legacy of Newark’s Sarah Vaughan with the Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition. It’s the search for the world’s next great jazz singer, and the ONLY contest of its kind — open to all genders and nationalities.
Oct 11, 2022 · The Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition, presented by NJPAC in Newark, has announced the five finalists for the competition on November 20. Allan Harris, Kristin Lash, Ekep Nkwelle, Lucía Gutiérrez Rebolloso and Lucy Yeghiazaryan will compete before a panel of judges, including Regina Carter, Christian McBride, T.S. Monk, Maria ...
Aug 5, 2022 · In 1942, jazz singer Sarah Vaughan got her start by winning an amateur contest at the famous Harlem performance hall, the Apollo Theater. Vaughan went on to a career that placed her as one of the top two jazz vocalists of all time, along with Ella Fitzgerald.
Jun 8, 2021 · Gabrielle Cavassa and Tawanda Suessbrich-Joaquim are the winners of the 2021 Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition. It’s the first time in the contest’s nine-year history that it has ended in a tie. Each of the winners took home the $5,000 prize.
