Säje
American vocal jazz quartett
Säje (/seɪʒ/; stylized in lowercase as säje) is an American vocal quartet. The group won a 2024 Grammy Award for its debut album.
History
The group, composed of Erin Bentlage, Sara Gazarek, Johnaye Kendrick and Amanda Taylor, originated with a 2018 Seattle concert of Taylor's vocal ensemble Groove for Thought in which Gazarek was a featured artist. After the concert, the two discussed the idea of forming their own project and decided to invite the Los Angeles-based Bentlage and Kendrick. All four members gathered initially during a 2019 session in Palm Springs intended to explore the possibility of collaboration. The weekend ended with the composition of the single "Desert Song," which Bentlage described as inspired by "oh my God this is what it feels like to be creating with feminine energy in a beautifully accepted form.” With Collier, the group won the 2024 Grammy Award for Best Arrangement, Instrumental and Vocals for "In The Wee Small Hours of The Morning" from their debut album.
They began performing together in 2020, debuting at the Jazz Education Network conference. In 2023, säje embarked on its first extensive tour to promote its debut album.
The ensemble has been described as a supergroup; its members are each established as solo artists, with appearances alongside The Manhattan Transfer, Chanticleer and Jacob Collier.
"Säje" is an acronym of the four members' first names.
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