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“One of Owen's smartest moves was featuring Caswell prominently on a number of pieces. Her fabulous violin playing veritably soars…”
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Review of the album Within Us by Chuck Owen & The Jazz Surge
“How many big bands can you name whose leading soloists include a violinist? On the Surge, her name is Sara Caswell, and she solos eloquently on Trail of the Ancients, Apalachicola, and Sparks Fly."
All About Jazz, Jack Bowers
Review of the album Within Us by Chuck Owen & The Jazz Surge
"Chuck Owen is a master in delineating rhythmically and timbrically compelling arrangements, where the orchestral dynamics leave continuous spaces for the relationship with the soloists. Everything is well represented in the disc alongside refined folk-flavored episodes, masterfully rendered by Sara Caswell on the violin.”
All About Jazz Italia, Angelo Leonardi
Review of the album Within Us by Chuck Owen & The Jazz Surge
“Trail of the Ancients is classic [Chuck] Owen, a colorful, imagistic epic rising from a suspenseful intro with a Sara Caswell violin solo, to tensely pulsing brass counterpoint. Caswell – who turns out to be the star of this record – returns for a cheery series of exchanges with [LaRue Nickelson, over an understated Latin pulse. It’s a Maria Schneider-class composition.”
New York Music Daily
Delarue, Review of the album Within Us by Chuck Owen & The Jazz Surge
"If [Sara Caswell] hadn't already distinguished herself in so many ways before it (consider, for example, how much the recent Chuck Owen and The Jazz Surge release Within Us benefits from her participation), her playing on Omegah would qualify as a star-making turn. The genre-transcending character of the material is matched by her versatility and virtuosity—check out the glorious solos she delivers on Max Richter's Dreams and Let's Just Make it Me and You. Caswell's violin...often soars above it as the lead voice and drives the performances.”
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Review of the album Omegah by 9 Horses
"Sara Caswell easily joins the ranks of forebear greats such as Stuff Smith, Joe Venuti, and Eddie South. Her mastery of an already demanding instrument applied to the fast tempos and improvisational skills of jazz was evident out of the gate at The Jazz Gallery.”
New York City Jazz Record, Marilyn Lester
Review of the Sara Caswell Quartet's September 2021 performance at The Jazz Gallery
