Sarah McKenzie

{{short description|Australian singer-songwriter and pianist}}

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Sarah McKenzie is an Australian jazz musician. She is a singer, pianist, composer, and arranger.{{Citation | last = Nicholas | first = Jessica | date = 23 May 2011 | title = McKenzie's career swings into action | periodical = The Age }}{{Citation | last = Voisey | first = Mark | date = 8 June 2012 | title = Sarah McKenzie was born to sing jazz | periodical = Courier Mail | url = http://www.couriermail.com.au/lifestyle/sarah-mckenzie-was-born-to-sing-jazz/news-story/8db12b001883b3c2e45da60785505be4 }} 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{{Citation | last = Budd | first = Jim | date = 5 December 2012 | title = Sarah McKenzie wins jazz ARIA award | periodical = Jazz Australia | url = http://jazz.org.au/sarah-mckenzie-wins-2012-jazz-aria-award/ }} and in 2015 for We Could Be Lovers.{{Citation | last = Boon | first = Maxim | date = 30 September 2015 | title = 2015 Fine Art and Artisan ARIA Awards nominees announced | periodical = Limelight | url = https://www.limelightmagazine.com.au/news/2015-fine-art-and-artisan-aria-awards-nominees-announced/ }} We Could Be Lovers won an Australian Jazz Bell Award in 2015 for Best Australian Jazz Vocal Album.{{cite web |title=Australian Jazz Bell Awards Winners Announced |url=http://themusic.com.au/news/all/2015/04/30/australian-jazz-bell-awards-winners-announced/ |website=theMusic |access-date=24 August 2018 |date=30 April 2015}}

Discography

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scope="row"| Don't Tempt Me

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  • Released: 2011{{Citation | last = Williams | first = Ken | date = 26 August 2013 | title = Don't Tempt Me | periodical = The Age }}
  • Label: ABC Music (2770600)
scope="row"| Close Your Eyes

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  • Released: August 2012{{Citation | last = McBeath | first = John | date = 21 August 2012 | title = Close Your Eyes (Sarah McKenzie) | periodical = The Australian | url = http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/review/close-your-eyes-sarah-mckenzie/news-story/54eed70c89bcd317b631273f2dad6563 }}
  • Label: ABC Music (3709594)
scope="row"| We Could Be Lovers

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  • Released: 31 October 2014{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/we-could-be-lovers/1491423603|title=We Could Be Lovers (DD)|website=Apple Music|date=31 October 2014|access-date=6 February 2021}}
  • Label: ABC Music (3794794)
scope="row"| Paris in the Rain

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  • Released: January 2017{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/paris-in-the-rain/1440897023|title=Paris in the Rain (DD)|website=Apple Music|date=January 2017|access-date=6 February 2021}}
  • Label: Impulse!
scope="row"| Secrets of My Heart

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  • Released: 29 March 2019{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/secrets-of-my-heart/1456432717|title=Secrets of My Heart (DD)|website=Apple Music|date=29 March 2019|access-date=6 February 2021}}
  • Label: Normandy Lane Music

Awards

=ARIA Music Awards=

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of the music of Australia.

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| 2011

|Don't Tempt Me

| Best Jazz Album

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| ARIA Award previous winners. {{cite web|url=https://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/award/best-jazz-album?view=list#|title=ARIA Awards Best Jazz Album|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)|access-date=26 June 2022}}

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| rowspan="2"| 2012

|Close Your Eyes

| Best Jazz Album

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| Chong Lim for Close Your Eyes

| Producer of the Year

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| 2015

|We Could Be Lovers

| Best Jazz Album

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=Jazz Bell Awards=

The Australian Jazz Bell Awards are annual music awards for the jazz music genre in Australia.

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| 2015

| We Could Be Lovers

| Best Australian Jazz Vocal Album

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References

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