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Sari Schorr

Sari Beth Schorr was born in New York City and currently lives in Brooklyn. Her parents loved music, but neither were musicians. Her father was a pilot in the Air Force, and her mother was a fashion model. After hearing jazz greats [a=Ella Fitzgerald] and [a=Billie Holiday] as a young girl, Sari decided to start singing. Her early influences led her to the great female blues singers of the 20’s and 30’s. Sari is citing influences as [a=Bessie Smith] along with [a=Ma Rainey], [a=Mamie Smith] and [a=Etta James] to name a few. Sari had classical voice training throughout high school and college. She was encouraged to pursue opera because of her 5-octave range and the volume of her voice. Her main style of singing is blues with influences of rock, soul and jazz and she has been inducted into the New York Blues Hall of Fame in 2015. Her live band is called "The Engine Room" [a=Innes Sibun] - Guitar [a=Kevin O'Rourke] - drummer [a=Kevin Jefferies] - bass [a=Anders Olinder] - keyboards