Sara Serpa’s new album CLOSE UP will be out on Friday, March 16th, on Clean Feed Records.

Some reviews are already out!

“Voice as a textural element has been a growing trend in jazz for several years. Important composers and bandleaders like Steve Coleman, Ryan Keberle, Maria Schneider and Jen Shyu employ vocals in unique ways, but usually in large or midsize ensembles. Ms. Serpa’s triumph is to bring this ambitious approach to an intimate setting. Even without words she conveys the emotion of her innovative music, and that should broaden its appeal to fans of many different genres.“ Wall Street Journal, by Martin Johnson

” No se trata de un disco que busque el entretenimiento (aunque el buen arte siempre llene nuestras horas con utilidad); es una puerta que se abre para encontrar al otro lado, sencilla y terriblemente, a nosotros mismos. Toda esta bendita y maldita pureza la intentaremos asumir a lo largo de un sendero pleno en riqueza, conmovedor en matices, avanzando al ritmo que sus nueve temas marcan desde una distribución musical y vital aritmética. El orden elegido es necesario; es real.”  Missingduke, Miriam Arbalejo

“Composition-wise, Serpa is ahead of the curve, establishing her ideas with one foot on the avant-garde and the other on the new music. Categorization can be a difficult task, but what’s really relevant here is that Close Up guarantees an arresting affirmation of her artistic maturity.“ Jazz Trail, Filipe Freitas