Bursting onto the scene with a major recording contract right out of college, Sara Gazarek found herself thrust into the spotlight. At 20 years old, Sara was recording, touring, and receiving excellent press and heartfelt feedback from fans. Everything in her career seemed to be moving in the right direction until it wasn't - the dissolution of a marriage, the separation of a long term musical partnership, and a family member's almost near death lead to a breaking point. In recovery, dear friend and mentor Kurt Elling inspired her to search deeper in her art, sending her on a resulting musical journey which has taken three years to complete. "Thirsty Ghost," explores a series of new instrumental colors and features several very special guests (Kurt Elling, Larry Goldings), new original material, contemporary covers (Stevie Wonder, Dolly Parton, Sam Smith), and jazz standards. Hailed by the LA Times as “the next important jazz singer,” and “impeccable,” by the Winnipeg Free Press, Sara continues to seamlessly combine the intimacy of singer/songwriter stylings with the musical and improvisational elements of jazz and yet with a renewed sound and spirit.

When Matt Andersen steps on stage, he brings a lifetime of music to every note he plays. His presence is informed by decades of cutting his teeth in dusty clubs, dim-lit bars, and grand theatres all over the world, delivering soulful performances that run the gamut from intimate to wall-shaking. In the studio, he’s always brought the same attention to detail and commitment to craft as he has to his live show, and the result - a multi-faceted and poignant body of work - has led him to amass over 18 million streams on Spotify and 18 million views on YouTube.

Los Lobos has sold millions of records, won prestigious awards and made fans around the world. But perhaps its most lasting impact will be how well its music embodies the idea of America as a cultural melting pot. In it, styles like son jarocho, and norteño, and Tejano, and folk, and country, and doo-wop, and soul, and R&B, and rock ’n’ roll and punk all come together to create a new sound that’s greater than the sum of its parts.