Photos from Show at the Lexington Public Library January 2023.

Odie Teken, keyboard; Greg Toro, bass, Mark Walker, drums, guest composer, Daniel Lee, and Sarah Infini Takagi, vocals.

Photo courtesy of Jamie Stewardson.

Sarah as a Jazz Vocalist

Her lifelong love of singing and jazz became a reality after her fateful encounter with the power couple in jazz: Panayota Haloulakou ( Jazz voice) and Lefteris Kordis ( Jazz piano). Through her study with this world-class husband-wife team, she realized her dream of becoming a Jazz vocalist. With the help of this dream team, Sarah has been able to launch her second career in Jazz, where she has performed with some of the top Jazz musicians in Boston at such well-known venues as the Lilypad, Wally’s Cafe, Ryles, Bebop, and as part of the Arlington Jazz Festival. Outside of Boston, she has performed in jazz clubs in Tokyo and New Orleans and in a live jam session at Smalls Jazz Club in New York City. She recently became a resident artist at Jungle Music Club, where she performs monthly with her band, Sarah Infini Situation Jazz Quartet. In 2018, upon invitation by top Jazz musician and entrepreneur Dan Fox, Sarah joined the voice and songwriting faculty at the Morningside Music Studios in Arlington, MA. She is currently in a residency at the upscale restaurant in Belmont Center, MA, The Wellington Restaurant & Bar, where she performs weekly for their Sunday Brunch ( 12-2 pm) with her Infini Jazz Trio.

Why I sing Jazz

I love to sing!! From an energy and infinity perspective, the combination of music coming through my voice, different subject matter/vibration it brings and different chakras it activates,  create a uniquely joyful, expansive and uplifting experience. I love inhabiting the songs I sing from a theatrical perspective of being in character, and allowing the story and character to direct the phrase as well as the timber of the song. The dancer in me love to feel the sensations of the tone/sound coming from every part of my body in ways that relate to the energetic center (chakras), and using my body to produce the different colors/timbers, sounds. These elements, all are related, and I love the feeling of everything coming together to bring the music through my voice.

Essence of the Voice

The voice is the sonic representation for who we are at every level of our being; conscious, unconscious and beyond.  Through the sound of our voices, one can hear much more than what is being said- it presents a more transparent expression to our thoughts, feelings, and who we are as vibrational beings. Music- especially sacred music or music created with noble intention can be an opportunity through which the voice can vibrate to a higher frequency. Read more...

  • “ The song L-O-V-E is a fabulous, outstanding work of art. I found out to be absolutely amazing, and I'd love to interview you to be on my show. Congratulations!! ”
    — Danny De Gug; Musician, Minister and Host of "BeLive" CCTV
  • “ Usually I don't like Jazz, but when you started to sing, I was captivated. You are an amazing singer!! I really loved it!! ”
    — Jenny Wong, audience member
  • “ The show on wednesday was spectacular. Love the Billy Holiday lilt in your voice…what a versatile and talented woman you are!! ”
    — Gene Diaz, artist, former provost, Lesley College
  • “ Beautiful! Loved listening to your vocal musical stylings! You have a very pretty voice and you produce very musical, deliberate interpretations. ”
    — Todd Theriault, vocal coach, pianist
  • “ Your singing was soothing, moving and unique. And what a treat it was to hear you and Ran Blake perform the song Don't Explain; the interpretation was complex yet simple. ”
    — Phil Morimoto, musician
  • “ Great Jazzy Job! I loved your show. What guts it takes to go off in a totally different direction. You definitely have talent. My favorite song was Black Coffee. ”
    — Ross Miller, Lyricist, Author, New England's Top Psychic
  • “ It was an outstanding, memorable show, you have so many amazing talents and gifts. You sang beautifully, every song, each one colored with a special touch, and perfectly accompanied by a top notch band... The ONE that you sang next to the legendary Ran Blake at the piano, I didn't even blink; just to see how the two of you interacted in a beautiful, engaging, professional, creative, improvised way. You performed as if you had rehearsed for a long time, impressive that you didn't even have a conversation with Ran Blake, about this performance, previous to your show! WOW! Congratulations! ”
    — Alfonso Urzua, audience member