The groundbreaking vocalist/composer/
“Serpa possesses a preternatural cool, injecting weightless sophistication and melodic grace into everything she touches.” – Peter Margasak, Chicago Reader,
“Sara Serpa is a vocalist wielding an instrument as favourably unadorned and pure as any in jazz… literally, she sounds as if she must sing whenever she speaks.” – Phil DiPietro, All About Jazz
Album Release Concert December 9 at Roulette, NYC
release date: 03.12.2021 on Biophilia Records
“A fresh and riveting presence on the vocal-jazz landscape.” – Nate Chinen, JazzTimes
“ Serpa possesses a preternatural cool, injecting weightless sophistication and melodic grace into everything she touches.” – Peter Margasak, Chicago Reader
Intimate Strangers, due out December 3, 2021 via Biophilia Records, features vocalists Sara Serpa, Aubrey Johnson and Sofía Rei with pianist Matt Mitchell and synth player Qasim Naqvi, creating vivid soundscapes for stories from Emmanuel Iduma’s book A Stranger’s Pose
Album release concert Tuesday, December 14 at National Jazz Museum, Harlem
“…her subtlety and sureness command serious attention.” – The New Yorker
“…a fresh and riveting presence on the vocal-jazz landscape.” – JazzTimes
“…unique beyond words.” – Boston Globe
release date: June 5, 2020 on Biophilia Records
“… a singular multimedia experience both spellbinding and haunting in nature … truly beyond category.” – Dan Bilawsky, All About Jazz
“Recognition is an irreverent and poignant analysis of the place of memory … a sincere reflection on universal responsibility and social justice, Sara Serpa connects the past with the present, exposing the propaganda used by the Portugal’s fascist regime in its occupation of African nations.” – Bruno Duarte, art director and film production designer
“With Recognition, Sara Serpa looks deeply into the problems of colonialism, occupation, racism, and exploitation that have left a scar on human history and continue to impact our world today … Recognition is not only a brilliant artistic work, but an important offering that I hope will be viewed by audiences worldwide.” – trumpeter/vocalist/ composer Amir El-Saffar
“This is a fearless, exciting new work by an already remarkable artist pushing herself outside of her comfort zone from almost every angle.” – guitarist/composer Rafiq Bhatia
