| Vocalist
Sandra Aran is no stranger to music and the stage.
She made her musical debut at age 5 in her native Mexico City.
Since then, she has made music and performing her life. Studying
the art of jazz and scat singing by transcribing the music of
Al Jarreau, Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald and Bobby McFerrin,
Ms. Aran kept an active performance schedule as an adolescent.
In her teens, she formed her first band while studying classical
piano and composition at the National University of Mexico. In
1995, she founded her first working jazz quartet "Art Deco",
with whom she performed extensively in Mexico. |
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was during this period that Sandra discovered her knack for lyric
writing and vocalese. With this in mind, she joined forces with
other jazz singers in Mexico to form the vocal octet, "Cuicanitl".
In 1996, Cuicanitl opened for blues legend B.B. King as well as
for jazz great George Benson during his Mexico City concert in
1997. They released an independant album, "Solo Voices"
to critical acclaim in 1999. |
| While studying jazz singing at the Superior
School of Music in Mexico City in 199, Sandra recieved a scholarship
from Berklee
College of Music in Boston and later graduated with a degree
in vocal performance. She was also granted a fellowship from the
National Endowment for the Arts in Mexico to study at Berklee and
periodically return to Mexico City to teach voice and improvisation. |
| That same year, she founded the Sandra
Aran Jazz Quartet in Boston performing extensively throughout the
Boston area at venues such at Ryles Jazz Club, Club 711, Limbo Jazz
Club, Wally's, Bob the Chef's and the Hatch Shell among others. |
| Ms. Aran performs within the jazz idom with a conviction
that few musicians can match. Although her smooth sound and explosive
stage presence are reminiscent of Sade, Dee Dee Bridgewater and
Flora Purim, it is her original approach to jazz standards and her
own material that make her truly unique. |
| Currently, Ms.Aran performs as a solo
artist around New England and New York with the soul and smooth
jazz band- Diamond Life. |
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Sandra
Aran
Vocalist/private instructor
Event Coordinator
Administrative Assistant |
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| -EDUCATION- |
| 2001
- Completes Bachelor of Arts Degree in Vocal Performance at Berklee
College of Music |
| 1999
- Gains admission to Berklee College of Music |
| 1996
- Begins piano studies under Professor Ramon Mier at the ENM |
| 1995
- Begins Jazz Studies at the Superior School of Music (ESM) in Mexico
City |
| 1993
- Begins private piano studies with Professor Angelica Romero at
the ENM |
| Is selected
upon audition to perform with the Choir of the ENN, an elite ensemble
that performed at prestigious halls around Mexico City under the
direction of such conductors as Enrique Diemecke and Sergio Cardenas |
| Begins
private vocal study with the Tenor Rufino Montero |
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| -SCHOLARSHIPS- |
| 1999-2002
- Receives Berklee Achievement Scholarship |
| 1999
- Receives partial Best Scholarship form Berklee College of
Music upon admission |
| Receives
a complimentary merit-based scholarship from the National Endowment
of the Arts of Mexico (Fondo Nacional para la Cultura las Artes)
to attend Berklee. This scholarship is renewed in 2000 |
| Receives
a personal grant from the Fernando Barranco Jazz Foundation of Mexico
to attend Berklee College of Music |
| 1997
- Receives a grant for the Fernando Barranco Jazz Foundation in
conjunction with the ESM, for translation of the book, "Inside
the Score" by Raybun Wright from English to Spanish |
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WORK EXPERIENCE - |
| PERFORMANCE |
| 2002
- present - Is selected upon audition to form part of the Sade
tribute band "Diamond Life" (www.diamondlifeband.com),
Performances to date at various clubs around Boston and its suburbs
such at "Tantra" and the Esplanade. |
| 1999
- present - Found of the "Sandra Aran Jazz Quartet" |
| 1994
- 1998 - Collaborates with voice over and vocal tracks with
several jingle specialists for beverage companies, Tecate and Fanta
in Mexico City |
| 1997
- Tours southern Mexico with guitarist Patricio Leija |
| 1994
- Lead singer of the rock-fusion band, "Cuervo Rey"
(Mexico) |
| 1991
- Lead Singer of the rock-fusion band, "Aluta Continua"
(Mexico) |
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TEACHING - |
| 1999,
2000 - Vocal improvisation clinician at The Superior School
of Music funded by Berklee College of Music. |
| 1995
- present - Private vocal instructor |
| 1992
- 1998 - Private ESL instructor |
| 1991
- ESL instructor - "Interlingua". Mexico City. |
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EVENTS COORDINATOR - |
| 2001
- 2002 - Administrative Assistant - Percussion Department, Berklee
College of Music |
| 2001
- Organizes and directs Latin Culture Week 2001 in at Berklee
College of Music in Conjunction with Activities and Consulate of
Mexico |
| Joins staff
at the Student Activities Center at Berklee College of Music working
in such areas as: Entering Student Orientation, Off Campus Housing
and Club Organization |
| 2000
- Organizes and directs Latin Culture Week 2000 at Berklee College
of Music in conjunction with Student Activities and Consulate of
Mexico in Boston |
| 1996,
1997 - Creates and directs the First and Second Annual Didactic
Jazz Festivals at the National University of Mexico |
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