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International. Jazz. Vocal. Competition. The Search for the World’s Next Great Jazz Singer. 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 · WBGO | By Lee Mergner. Published October 12, 2023 at 9:39 AM EDT. 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.
May 1, 2024 · The New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) has announced that the 13 th Annual Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition is open for submissions. In order to be eligible to compete in what’s familiarly known as the SASSY Awards, vocalists must submit their entries before September 3, 2024.
Oct 26, 2023 · Finalists of the Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition share their love of the legendary Newark singer. The five finalists of the 12th Annual Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition will take place on Sunday, November 19 at NUPAC as part of NJPAC’s TD James Moody Jazz Festival (Nov 3-19).
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Aug 9, 2021 · originally published: 08/09/2021. (NEWARK, NJ) -- New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) has announced the opening of the 10th Annual Sarah Vaughan Competition. The search is on for the...
Aug 5, 2022 · Since 2012, the Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition has raised the profile of amateur jazz vocalists. Co-producer Carl Griffin talks to KNKX Jazz Reporter Robin Lloyd about the history and the inner-workings of the annual search for the next great jazz singer.
