Jekaterina Sarigina

Jekaterina has graduated from the New England Conservatory in Boston, USA, with a Master's degree in Jazz Performance. During her studies, she was a guest vocalist for several large ensemble projects, such as Maria Schneider's residency concert, Nat King Cole's anniversary concert, Jacob Collier's Djesse vol.2 concert at MIT. Jekaterina is based in the UK since 2009 when she moved to study vocal improvisation and jazz tradition at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama. Her American Songbook project has taken her to perform at the Pori Jazz festival in Finland, Rigas Ritmi festival in Latvia, and Battle of Ideas festival in London. In April 2022 Jekaterina released a debut album Mayflower which is available on all the major streaming platforms. Her clear tone and expressive interpretation have earned her awards in the following vocal jazz competitions: Jazz Voices 2011 in Lithuania and Voicingers 2012 in Poland. She was also a semi-finalist in the Riga Jazz Stage 2014 vocal competition in Latvia and UNISA International Voice Competition 2018 in South Africa.