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Sarah Matsushima

Sarah Matsushima.

Education and Training

’18 BM Berklee College of Music; ’21 MM, ’22 GD, New New England Conservatory

Sarah Matsushima

Division: Expanded Education

Department: Voice; Jazz Studies

Instrument: Voice

Sarah Matsushima is a jazz vocalist and singer-songwriter whose music fuses pop, jazz, and R&B influences to create a unique sound. She has her master’s degree and graduate diploma from New England Conservatory in Contemporary Improvisation, and her Bachelor of Music in songwriting and voice performance from Berklee College of Music.

She has worked with Kathleen Flynn, Dominique Eade, Cristi Catt, and Grammy-winner Cecile McLorin Salvant, whom she considers one of her biggest musical inspirations. Sarah’s music is available on all streaming services under the name Sarah Bernadette, including her most recent releases: “sad poems on my phone” and her debut album, “New Leaves.”

Curriculum Vitae

’18 BM Berklee College of Music; ’21 MM, ’22 GD, New New England Conservatory