Sarah McKenzie | |
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Born | 6th November 1987 |
Origin | Australia |
Genres | Jazz |
Sarah McKenzie is an Australian jazz musician. She is a singer, pianist, composer, and arranger. [1] [2] Her album Close Your Eyes won the 2012 ARIA Music Award for Best Jazz Album. She was also nominated for the same award in 2011 with Don't Tempt Me [3] and in 2015 for We Could Be Lovers. [4] We Could Be Lovers won an Australian Jazz Bell Award in 2015 for Best Australian Jazz Vocal Album. [5]
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Don't Tempt Me |
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Close Your Eyes |
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We Could Be Lovers |
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Paris in the Rain | |
Secrets of My Heart |
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The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of the music of Australia.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2011 | Don't Tempt Me | Best Jazz Album | Nominated | [11] |
2012 | Close Your Eyes | Best Jazz Album | Won | [11] |
Chong Lim for Close Your Eyes | Producer of the Year | Nominated | ||
2015 | We Could Be Lovers | Best Jazz Album | Nominated | [11] |
The Australian Jazz Bell Awards are annual music awards for the jazz music genre in Australia.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2015 | We Could Be Lovers | Best Australian Jazz Vocal Album | Won |
The 17th Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards were held on 21 October 2003 at the Sydney Superdome. The ceremony aired on Network Ten.
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