Jazz vocalist Sara Jones has been delighting audiences nationwide since she began singing professionally in 2001. Praised by critics for her trademark 'lush vocals,' and her 'velvet embrace' of the music (BVS Reviews, allaboutjazz.com), Sara beguiles and charms her listeners at every performance. The first place winner of the 2004 Billie Holiday Vocal Competition, and semi-finalist in the 2009 American Traditions Competition, Sara has toured nearly all 50 states and performed in numerous concert halls across the country.

Sara has performed as a soloist with the National Symphony Orchestra, Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, and Ravinia Festival Orchestra, under the batons of Emil de Cou and Erich Kunzel. An additional highlight includes a solo performance on the Esplanade with Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops Orchestra. In the local Baltimore/Washington area, Sara was a featured vocalist with the Jazz Ambassadors and has graced the stages of the Hippodrome Theater, Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Strathmore Mansion, and the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

Sara began her musical career as a pianist. She received her B.A. in Music in Piano Performance at St. Mary's College of Maryland and her M.M. in Piano Accompanying at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. After graduation, she chose to pursue a professional vocal career with the Soldiers’ Chorus of the U.S. Army Field Band, where she served for 6 years. Now a civilian, Ms. Jones maintains an active performing schedule and has recently released her debut CD, "Daydream A Little" on Petite Musique Records. A collection of beloved jazz standards and bossa novas, it features Jones and major Brazilian Jazz Group,Trio Da Paz. Ms. Jones’ schedule can be found on her website, www.sarajones.com

Office: CA
Phone: 410-704-2839
email: smjones@towson.edu