What the Music Says Do
What the Music Says Do – releases July 20th
What the Music Says Do is Sarah M. Greer’s debut studio recording and an exploration of the many sounds and ideas that the jazz genre can hold.
The album’s soundscape is vast and eclectic featuring traditional songs like the jazz waltz “When We Meet” and the nostalgic “Maybe” to message songs like “Two Dimensional” and “Brown Girl Blues;” Latin-influenced offerings like “Awake” and “Fall for Me” as well as improvisations that Greer calls ‘story-songs’ (“Big as Sky,” and “Storyteller”).
CD Preview Show!
I performed selections from my new album at the 20th Annual Twin Cities Jazz Festival. It was a whirlwind of a weekend and festival. You can read about my weekend and the show here.
In the Studio
The week before Christmas 2017, we went into the studio for three days of recording. The talented Jack Davis (Loonar City) captured it all on film.
“Awake” appears on What the Music Says Do.
Kickstarter
On November 8th, I launched my first Kickstarter campaign to support my CD project.
To inspire me and pay homage to the history of women in jazz, I offered a selection of reward packages named after some of my favorite black women in jazz.
The campaign concluded in December; we met 124% of my goal with the help of 113 backers. (Thank you, backers!)
About “What the Music Says Do”
Read my blog post – “Writing a Jazz Record”
The Spoke – “There Is No Comma In This Title”
Sarah M. Greer is a fiscal year 2017 recipient of an Artist Initiative grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature; and by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.
