
Sarah Woodbury with Jazz Pudding Vocalist Sarah Woodbury grew up surrounded by music, which gave her exposure to artists of all kinds throughout her early years and sparked the style and nuance that are so markedly her. Sarah has been involved in many types of art and performance, with a focus on jazz music, ballet, and poetry. With a rich voice and elegant style, she has performed at events ranging from the Utah Museum of Fine Arts opening to countless weddings and events. John Flanders, one of Utah’s premier jazz musicians says of her, “Sarah has a relaxed and pleasing vocal jazz style that doesn’t sound forced and comes with some tasty scatting as well. Think Norah Jones meets Diana Krall over standards.”
Jazz Pudding consists of bass player and vocalist Jim Schaub, saxophonist John Flanders, and pianist Don Woodbury. Jim has taught music students and performed across the West for many years. He is a multi-instrumentalist with skills in guitar, piano, bagpipes, trumpet, and tuba to name a few. Jim enjoys arranging and writing songs and has a creative approach to recasting popular music with a jazzy, lounge flavor. His voice has been described as a cross between Sting and Mel Torme. Saxman John Flanders is a multi-instrumentalist on saxes, flutes, and clarinets. You can hear him on TV and radio commercials, as well as on f Sarah Woodbury & Jazz Pudding television shows and movie soundtracks. He has played the National Anthem solo at NBA games, performs regularly with the Utah Symphony, and has toured Italy, France, Germany, Switzerland, and the Netherlands. John has performed with The Temptations, The Four Tops, Ben Folds, Frankie Avalon, Dion, Rodney Dangerfield, Don Rickles, Kristen Chenoweth, Idina Menzel, Patty Andrews, Donovan, Stewart Copeland, Kool & The Gang, and many more. Pianist Don Woodbury has been involved in piano and mobile DJ work for many years. He has played in various configurations such as solo piano, smaller ensembles, and big bands. He has extensive experience in jazz, blues, funk, and reggae. He is a passionate musician and has a lot of contagious joy when he plays.