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
=Albums=
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
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| rowspan="2"| 2012
|Close Your Eyes
| Best Jazz Album
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| Chong Lim for Close Your Eyes
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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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External links
- [http://www.sarahmckenzie.info/ Sarah McKenzie]
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Category:Australian jazz singers
Category:Australian women jazz singers
Category:Australian jazz composers