By Daily Press staff
Be soothed by the sounds of Sage. Hot on the heels of winning an Independent Music Award and opening for Judy Collins at the Wildflower Festival, Rachael Sage returns to the West Coast in support of her latest release. Her sixth CD, entitled “Ballads and Burlesque,” was released in September 2004. Sage’s summer tour will be hitting cities throughout the west coast, northeast and southeast.
A self-taught pianist from age 5, Sage went on to study at The School of American Ballet in her adolescence, eventually earning a degree in drama from Stanford University. Following a one-year stint with New York City’s renowned Actors Studio, Sage rediscovered her passion for music. She has been compared to such artists as Rufus Wainwright for her piano-driven melodies and to Sarah McLachlan for her feminist-folk sensibilities, sources say.
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“Sage has earned a place as a performer to be taken seriously, and should prove a force to be reckoned with throughout her career,”
In 1996, Sage formed MPress Records and released her debut CD “Morbid Romantic.” In the last eight years, Sage has earned several awards for her songwriting spanning a variety of genres, including the 2002 Billboard Songwriting Award in R&B and grand prize in the John Lennon Songwriting Contest in 2001 for rock. She is a founding member of New York City artist collective UrbanMuse as well as WomanRock and Indiegrrl, and is a resident composer for the American Jewish Ballet.
Between writing, composing and running her own record label, Sage performs 150 to 200 dates a year in venues across the country, and she is set to perform in Santa Monica.
This event will take place on Thursday, Aug. 18, 7:30 p.m. at The Talking Stick, 1630 Ocean Park Blvd. For reservations call (310) 450-6052 or visit www.thetalk-ingstick.net. Mount Olive Lutheran Church hosts Gospel Jubilee
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on August 12, 2005. Read the original PDF.