Sarah DeLeo: Vocalist

Tracks from The Nearness of You have received airplay on the following broadcast and internet stations.

	April 2, 2008 My team and I finished two great days in the studio!! January 1, 2008 Hello - and Happy New Year 2008! I can't believe it's 2008 already, and I am sure that many of you reading this are thinking the same thing. Where did the time go? I had a baby last year, so that is where most of my time went! As they say when you have a baby, the hours go by slowly, but the days go by quickly. My son is almost one year old, and is doing very well. To my delight, he already enjoys music. I suppose that is a given though as he is subject to my practicing and singing around the house all day. He likes to dance, clap his hands, and sometimes even pound his hand against his stomach in time!! I have also expanded my repertoire to include "Oh, Susana", "She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain", and "Old McDonald Had a Farm" among others. At times it has been more challenging than I would have anticipated to care for a baby and to continue singing. Yet, I have managed. I played four great gigs this year - two gigs at unWINEd, one at Cornelia Street, and one at Caffe Vivaldi. I did not record this fall as I had originally planned, but have already started rehearsing and now plan on recording in February. The material received a wonderful response from audiences at gigs during this past year. I appreciate the encouragement, and am excited to get the songs down and out to the world!! This year, I also plan on dragging myself out of the 20th Century, technologically speaking. I will be videotaping some gigs to post videos on YouTube, and will set up a profile on Myspace eventually. I also plan on sending out at least one MP3 to my mailing list soon. The only thing is that my husband and I have to figure out how to do it first!! Unfortunately, my son is too young to have mastered the technology in order to teach us!! As always, I am blessed to have the support of my husband and our families as I keep on keeping on in the entertainment business. This year, I add our wonderful babysitters to that group. In addition, I would like to especially thank my friends at this time, who year in and year out continue to show up to my gigs, and bring their friends, spouses, boyfriends, girlfriends, bosses, etc. As my colleague Louise Rogers once said to her loyal friends, "There is a place in heaven for all of you." Wishing you a wonderful 2008, Sarah November 30, 2007 The Cornelia Street gig went very well and was a lot of fun!! Thanks to Jon Sobel for inviting me to participate in his monthly Soul of the Blues showcase. Here is a post from his blog: Jazz singer Sarah DeLeo, a newcomer to the Cornelia St. stage, opened the show with a set of blues-inflected jazz numbers including a great, obscure Ella Fitzgerald tune called “Too Young To Have the Blues (Too Young for the Blues).” October 1, 2007 Today marks the 2nd anniversary of the release of The Nearness of You. Once again, the CD will be available starting today on CD Baby as part of their $5 Special Sale. In addition, the CD will also be available individually for $5. I hope you will take this opportunity to pick up some new music at a below-iTunes cost for yourself or for a friend or relative. Based on my experience last year, these promotions will continue as long as there is demand. Please click here to go to my CD Baby page. On the new recording front, I continue to work on both the music and business aspects of my next project, toward the goal of recording by year's end. I look forward to sharing this work with all of you soon!! May 14, 2007 This past Saturday, Bruno Pollacci included the title track to The Nearness of You in his "A Voice, A Soul n.39" broadcast on www.puntoradio.fm. His songlists include a great mix of jazz vocalists from all over the world. For those of you interested in learning about his program and/or downloading this broadcast (available for the next three weeks), please follow this link: AnimaJazz April 29, 2007 I have recently become aware of radio stations on pandora.com called "Sarah DeLeo Radio Station". These stations, created by pandora users, are like personalized radio programs and feature tracks from The Nearness of You in addition to tracks by other singers of the same genre and similar feel. Originally, I found three such stations, but quickly uncovered several more. I appreciate that so many pandora users have thought of me when creating their radio stations. Today, I am going to list three of these stations I have had the opportunity to listen to. If you have created a "Sarah DeLeo Radio Station" that is not listed here, please send me your link, and I will listen to it and post it here. Thanks to robert388, peterjwillems, and inneke5 respectively for creating the following stations: Sarah DeLeo Radio Station A Sarah DeLeo Radio Station B Sarah DeLeo Radio Station C (Also, thanks to everyone who has bookmarked me as one of their favorite artists on pandora.com!!) January 26, 2007 MoozikooRadio.com has included "(The Nighttime is) The Right Time" in its rotation. I've found out about several musicians through Moozikoo, and am excited to have this opportunity to have my work heard. Here is the link to their site: MoozikooRadio.com January 1, 2007 Happy New Year 2007!! I wish you and your loved ones all the best during the upcoming year. I am looking forward to a very eventful year. My husband and I are expecting our first child within the next few weeks. I will be taking a few months off from performing and have tentatively scheduled my first gig of 2007 for April 25th at Cornelia Street as part of the Soul of the Blues monthly series. During the 1st Quarter of this year I also plan on updating my web site to include streaming music on the index and music pages, pictures on the gallery page, and an updated mailing list page. Because so many people find this site while they are surfing or via an internet radio program, it is important for me to make this site a more interesting web experience and to improve my web presence overall. In the fall I plan on going back into the studio to record the follow up album to The Nearness of You with a tentative release date scheduled for early 2008. I look forward to a busy and productive year personally and professionally. Thanks to all of you for your continuing enthusiasm and support!! Sarah December 26, 2006 Thanks to everyone who bought The Nearness of You during the holiday season as part of CD Baby's $5 Special Sale. I hope you are enjoying this CD and the others you purchased through this promotion. Originally, I included The Nearness of You in the $5 Special Sale to mark the one-year anniversary of the CD release in October 2006. Since then the response has been so overwhelming that I have decided to continue with this promotion, as long as there is interest. Thanks again for your support of independent musicians!!! November 1, 2006 Thanks to everyone who bought The Nearness of You as part of CD Baby's $5 Special Sale last month. I appreciate your interest. Because of the great response to the CD as part of this sale, I have decided to continue this promotion through Christmas (December 25th). For more information, please see the October 1st entry below. October 18, 2006 I visited Tower Records at Lincoln Center. As many of you know, Tower Records is going out of business and is liquidating its entire inventory. Tower has sold out of its inventory of The Nearness of You. Thanks to Matt Lavelle for keeping the CD in stock this year. October 1, 2006 Today is the one-year anniversary of the release of The Nearness of You. To mark this event, The Nearness of You will be on sale for $5 throughout the month of October on CD Baby as part of their $5 Special Sale. In order to purchase The Nearness of You for $5, you must also purchase a minimum of 2 other CDs from the $5 Special Sale (a minimum of 3 CDs for $15 or 3 or more CDs for $5 each). The CD will be put into your shopping cart at full price, but once 2 two other CDs from the $5 Special Sale are put into your shopping cart, the price of the $5 Special Sale CDs will drop to $5. I hope you will take advantage of this offer to add this CD to your collection and to discover the work of independent artists on CD Baby. Please click here to go to my CD Baby page. September 26, 2006 Allaboutjazz.com Senior CD Reviewer C. Michael Bailey included The Nearness of You in an article highlighting three vocal CD releases from the past year. Please click here to read this new review. March 18, 2006 This evening I will be speaking with Steve McQuarry of Mandala Radio. To listen to this broadcast, I would suggest using Apple's iTunes. 1.) On iTunes, select "Advanced" from the Navigation Tool Bar. 2.) Scroll down and select "Open Stream". 3.) When the "Open Stream" box opens, type in the following - http://www.mandalaradio.org 4.) Click "OK". Please note that in the future this broadcast will be available via podcast. March 1, 2006 I spoke with Nancy London about The Nearness of You and my upcoming gig at SoNo Caffeine on WestConn Happenings on WXCI (91.7 FM) in Danbury, CT. Thank you, Nancy, for inviting me on your program again! January 1, 2006 Hello friends - It seems hard to believe that just one year ago I was booking studio time and arranging rehearsals for The Nearness of You. It has been a great year. I have grown so much as an artist and I have learned a lot about the business. As a self-produced artist, it has been very satisfying to create and present to the public a recording that reflects who I am and the work I have done so far. I look forward to building upon this wonderful experience and to working with talented, like-minded musicians in 2006 and beyond. I appreciate the thoughtful analysis given to the CD by many reviewers and station program directors and DJs. Considering that this CD was a self-produced debut vocal jazz CD released during the busy 4th Quarter, I appreciate the time and consideration given to The Nearness of You even more. Tracks from the CD were played on over one hundred broadcast and internet stations this past fall (See link above). Finally, I am honored that so many people have listened to the CD, incorporated it into their own lives, and given the songs meaning particular to their own experiences. This is the greatest reward for me as a singer, because that is what singing is all about!! Thanks again to everyone for their support and interest!! Happy New Year 2006!! December 29, 2005 The Nearness of You is #20 on Gay Chicago Magazine's list of Top 20 Vocal Releases of 2005 - "Sarah DeLeo delivers a delicious 10-track set that is as enjoyable as it is welcoming, with DeLeo's natural and unaffected performance charming us throughout." December 21, 2005 I was interviewed by Nancy London about The Nearness of You on WestConn Happenings on WXCI (91.7 FM) in Danbury, CT. Thank you, Nancy, for inviting me on your program! December 4, 2005 I am entered in the 2005 JazzConnect Vocal Competition. Everyone is encouraged to visit the web site and rank the contestants. Voting is allowed up until December 26, 2005. November 22, 2005 The Nearness of You is the #10 Jazz Album on WGDR in Plainfield, VT. November 12, 2005 The Nearness of You was the #1 Jazz Album on WMPG in Portland, ME for the week of November 7th. Other artists on the top ten list that week included the late Nina Simone, Barbara Morrison, and Luciana Souza. November 5, 2005 The CD Release Concert for The Nearness of You took place at the Triad in New York City. Thanks to the guys, Melody and the staff at the Triad, and everyone in the audience for making this event a great success!! October 28, 2005 The Nearness of You was the #10 Jazz Album on WRUW in Cleveland, OH for the week of October 17th. It was the only vocal album on the top ten list, which also included the recent Thelonious Monk/John Coltrane discovery, At Carnegie Hall, and new releases by Jean-Michel Pilc and Poncho Sanchez. October 21, 2005 A track from The Nearness of You is included in a memorial tribute program to Shirley Horn on WFCR in Amherst, MA. October 10, 2005 - October 14, 2005 This week The Nearness of You is the Jazz Album of the Week on WDPS in Dayton, OH. October 4, 2005 The Nearness of You is the #6 Jazz Album on WUSB in Stony Brook, NY. October 1, 2005 The Nearness of You is officially released!! September 29, 2005 The Nearness of You was the #11 Jazz Album on WRTC in Hartford, CT during the month of September 2005. September 19, 2005 The Nearness of You will be the Jazz Album of the Week from October 10 - 14, 2005 on WDPS in Dayton, OH.