Sarah Hayes
Sarah Hayes ~ Vocalist and Bandleader, has been at the forefront of New York’s music scene for the last 8 years~ Performing Jazz and Swinging Standards with numerous bands and orchestras, lighting up New York's finest Jazz Clubs with her vibrant voice, enormous repertoire and sunny personality.
Sarah is wowing audiences around the country and internationally. Whether performances at the Montreal Jazz festival, concerts with Steve Rossi (Allen & Rossi), repeat singing engagements for NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg, touring the country with The Artie Shaw Orchestra, (A position once held by Billie Holiday), weekly engagements in NYC ~ Sarah brings the party to the party!
Originally from Monticello, Florida, Sarah spent several years in Orlando working as an entertainer both for Disney and Universal Studios. Her first band "gig"was with the Coconut manor Orchestra. A wonderful society band in true 1920's 30's style. That prompted her own smaller band The Prohibition Playboys...
In addition, Sarah put together another swing band focusing on tunes of the 1930s and 1940s. "Red Hot Kitty & The Alley Cats", her retro Swing band traveled around the country, playing at several casinos and resorts.
Sarah spent three wonderful summers at Michigan's Landmark, Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island. There, she performed nightly with the hotel’s orchestra, building her repertoire. After spending one summer singing with the Tom Haberman Orchestra at the Nevele Grand Hotel and Resort in New York, Sarah decided to make NYC her home. “I fell into a jazz club scene right away, and was lucky to work with some amazing and legendary artists,” she says.
Sarah has had the distinction of working with some of New York's finest musicians including Benny Powell, Les Paul, Dick Hyman, John Colianni, Jay Leonhart, Joe Cohn, Lee Musiker, Jack Wilkins, Wes”Warmdaddy Anderson”, Lew Tabackin, Christian McBride, Tommy C. James, Bob Kaye, Tadataka Unno and Bobby Porcelli among numerous others. Sarah performs regularly with the Artie Shaw Orchestra, Bensen-Scott Big Band, her own septet, as well as her smaller trio and quartet.
When not traveling, Sarah can be seen weekly in NY's finest jazz clubs...