Vocalist and composer Sara Serpa – celebrated for her groundbreaking project Encounters and Collisions, which is garnering widespread critical acclaim – performs at the National Jazz Museum in Harlem on Saturday, March 8, at 7:00 p.m., coinciding with International Women’s Day.

Supported by the prestigious Next Jazz Legacy program, this performance features Serpa’s inspiring mentorship with rising pianist Yvonne Rogers. They will be joined by acclaimed bassist Linda May Han Oh and dynamic drummer Ches Smith, promising an evening of innovative and powerful music.

Encounters and Collisions explores profound narratives of migration, home, family, motherhood, loss, and art, brought to life through captivating narrations and a beautifully illustrated comic-strip style book.

Experience this extraordinary performance at 58 W 129th Street, between Malcolm X Blvd. and 5th Ave in New York City. For more information, visit www.jmih.org.

★★★★ “Raw. Intimate. Courageous….Serpa’s honesty melds with her distinctive voice to make this extraordinarily compelling.” — James Hale, DownBeat

“Encounters And Collisions is an interesting and ambitious departure. Serpa is heard singing with her customary elegance and idiomatic self-assurance… Serpa‘s graceful artistry gains from the additional depth introduced through her confiding account.” — Julian Cowley, The Wire

Best Vocal Album of 2024 — Michael Ullman, ArtsFuse

“…a truly original work…  Sara Serpa’s voice holds an innate intimacy, so subtle and graceful that it resembles a whispered confession, no matter the words, or even if there are none… I remain fascinated as I listen to this work, especially knowing that writing about one’s own story is incredibly delicate and difficult. I appreciate every nuance of this work and its particularly courageous approach. For all these reasons, this album has earned a place among our ‘Essential Albums.’” — Thierry De Clemensat, Paris Move

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