NEWS
July 2023
The Booker Group releases Sandra Booker and the New Trio "The Reunion Concert: Live from Pasadena Conservatory of Music - Barrett Hall. Recorded live in 2015, this recording features singer/songwriter Sandra Booker at her best, showcasing her musical prowess as one of the finest voices in traditional and contemporary jazz. ​Proceeds from the project will benefit the Jazz Musicians Against Cancer fund and PAVE, supporting victims of sexual abuse.
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December 2022
Sandra Booker's essay "The Untethered Tongue: Lifting the Black, Feminine Voice in Jazz" was published by the African American Intellectual History Society. Visit AAIHS.
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August 2022
It's Official! Sandra Booker is now a contributing writer for Woman in Jazz Media (UK). Visit WIJM to leave a note. CONGRATULATIONS!
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September 2022
Sandra Booker produces The Jazz Mill podcast hosted by Scott Henderson, premiering on September 7 on BlogTalkRadio. The show is dedicated to all things celebrating American jazz music and culture. Visit TJM.
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June 2022
Sandra Booker launches Transgenre Music Nonbinary for artists and creatives, blurring the lines of musical genres. She hosts the Artists Spotlight Series every third Saturday of the month at Liberate Yourself in Sherman Oaks, CA. Visit TMN for more details.
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September 2021
Sandra Booker's "She Can Be Evil - A Survivor's Story" is a triumphant chorus...
A howl of determined and undaunted anger from a woman with more spirit than anyone could have known. Written, produced, and performed by Sandra Booker. Directed by Juliette Jeffers. Full review from NOHO Arts District
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Freethought Society presents National Day of Reason, Mayday4Humanity event to end homelessness and hunger. Full details at FTSociety
Your Musical Journey: Sandra Booker discusses the highs and lows of life and music in the age of Covid-19. The jazz siren talks about finding liberation in her R&B and gospel music roots and how it gave her a new lease on life, love, and career. Full interview for Metro Entertainment News.
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April 2021
Sandra Booker releases new single "Until We Meet Again" featuring Robert Turner. There is something beautiful about artists whose insight into the human condition allows them to create works that meet our collective moment at a time we most need their inspiration. Marking a dynamic transition and stylistic expansion from her years mastering the Great American Songbook as a popular jazz singer in the 90s and 2000s, Sandra Booker is releasing her extraordinary new single “Until We Meet Again” into a very different world than she could have imagined when she wrote the song several years ago.
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The heartfelt, deeply soulful track – which drops March 30th - reflects the New Orleans-bred, Los Angeles, and Paris-based singer’s long-awaited return to her Southern R&B and gospel music roots. Produced by Sandra and featuring her co-producer and co-arranger, veteran L.A.-based musician Robert Turner, on classic retro keyboards, including Fender Rhodes and organ, the track couples her graceful and intimate, emotionally impactful performance with a slow-simmering arrangement, artfully blending a sense of old-school cool reminiscent of Herbie Hancock’s jazzy funk, Curtis Mayfield’s dreamy soul, and Donny Hathaway’s spirit-stirring storytelling. She avoids the pitfalls of vocal histrionics and over-embellishing; instead, she lets the story speak for itself, which makes this performance compelling, poignant, and personal. Full review for JWVibe
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