Sara Caswell “is a brilliant world-class violinist…one of the very best of the present generation of emerging young jazz stars” according to David Baker, internationally-renowned jazz educator and Director of the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra. Sara Caswell’s technical ability on the violin and her talent for lyricism are both rooted in her early exposure to many musical genres. Her artistry as a jazz sideman, soloist, and teacher continues to draw attention to her roots. Sara Caswell Quartet (and the Caswell Sisters Quintet), was named a “Rising Star” by the DownBeat Magazine Critics Poll in 2013 and 2014. She also received the 2012 and 2011 JazzTimes Readers Polls as top jazz violinists. They have been heard at venues from Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Dizzy’s Club to college.
