Sachal Vasandani

"This man is really amazing!" With a "golden voice" and an ability to execute complex ideas with subtlety and nuance, "amazing" echoes the general reaction to Sachal Vasandani, a major new talent on the music scene. "Sachal Vasandani's singing reveals emotion and intellect," says Wynton Marsalis, Artistic Director of Jazz at Lincoln Center. "Versed in the blues, standards, and modern jazz... his sound is consistent and unique."

With a flair for infusing the familiar with a fresh, original sensibility entirely his own, Sachal has an ability to write songs of a diverse and popular style. Vasandani has captured the attention of the jazz world over the past few years and is quickly climbing towards the top of the music scene.

"I like to set a mood when singing," says Vasandani, "communication, honesty and the freedom to explore are very important to me." Vasandani's youthful energy and appeal is ultimately attractive to audiences of all ages and musical preferences.

After being named Collegiate Jazz Vocalist of the Year by Downbeat Magazine in 1999, Vasandani moved to New York. One year later, Sachal quit his job on Wall Street to begin his career as a singer. He formed a group, and immersed himself in the New York music scene.

By September of 2004, Vasandani found himself competing as a semi-finalist in the Thelonious Monk Institute Competition and immediately thereafter embarked on his second tour of Europe, being touted as having "One of the best male voices in the world."

Vasandani's debut solo album, Eyes Wide Open was released this year to critical acclaim:

• "Vocalist Sachal Vasandani bridges the jazz and pop worlds with "Eyes Wide Open," his superb debut of distinctive originals and intelligent makeovers that teem with fresh vitality".
  - Billboard Magazine
  
  
• "Mr. Vasandani is a bright young jazz-pop singer with charisma to spare, as he demonstrates on “Eyes Wide Open” (Mack Avenue), his self-assured recent debut."
  - The New York Times
  
  

Sachal and his band are available for private events of all sizes. Please contact us to check his availability.

Private clients include: Jazz at Lincoln Center, Fortune Magazine, Madison Square Garden, Deloitte Consulting, World Sindhi Association, Sheraton Hotels, etc.