Sarah Phillips
Piano/Keyboards, Composer and sometimes Vocalist
Born in Dallas TX, USA, 29.1.1981
Sarah has been playing piano since age 8.
Studied at Booker T. Washington for the Performing and Visual Arts, completed a Bachelor's of Music at Loyola University New Orleans and a Master's of Fine Arts at California Institute of the Arts (CalArts).
BANDS:
Vinny Golia Large Ensemble (Free Jazz)
Butch Morris (Free Jazz)
Kelcy Mae Band (Singer-Songwriter)
New Orleans New Music (N.O.N.M.E.) Chamber Orchestra (Contemporary Classical)
Jimbo Walsh and Friends (Funk/Blues/Free Jazz)
Mbira (Free Jazz)
The Sound for the Organization of Society
(Free Jazz)
Sarah Phillips Quartet (Free Jazz)
INFLUENCES:
Professor Longhair, Dr. John, James Brown, The Meters, Astral
Project, Ornette Coleman, Miles Davis, Schoenberg, Jimi Hendrix, Howlin Wolf, Cecil Taylor, Herbie Hancock, Bela Bartok, Erkki Sven-Tuur, Wadada Leo Smith, Albert Ayler, Sun Ra, The Art Ensemble of Chicago, C.Debussy, Tori Amos, Charles Ives, and many, many more.
EQUIPMENT:
Pianos!! (for interior exploration; Soft Mallets, Banjo Picks, Brushes, hands)
Roland XP-80, as well as numerous keyboards provided by Pofter
Plus, any other random objects that make sound!
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