The Pianist's Jammin' Handbook!: Studies and Etudes for the Modern Jazz Pianist
Sarah Jane Cion was the 1st Place Winner of the internationally acclaimed 17th Annual Great American Jazz Piano Competition judged by Horace Silver, Kenny Barron and Ellis Marsalis.  Ms. Cion’s trio performed in Japan at the Fukuoka Blue Note in 2000, followed by an appearance on the Nationally syndicated NPR radio show “Piano Jazz” with Marian McPartland.  Ms. Cion has performed with jazz legends such as Clark Terry, Anita O’Day, Carmen Leggio, Bucky Pizzarelli, and many others. She is currently performing with James McBride, tenorman and author of “The Color Of Water.”  Sarah’s debut CD, Indeed!  features young jazz giants alto saxophonist Antonio Hart and drummer Tony Reedus. Her second CD Moon Song was released on the Naxos Jazz label, featuring  young wonder kind Chris Potter. Moon Song was the 4th best selling Modern Jazz album in Japan in 2000, and reached number 15 on the U.S. Gavin Reports.  Her third CD, Summer Night  features saxophone giant Michael Brecker, subsequently reaching number 12 on the Yellowdog Jazz Charts.   Cion’s articles and transcriptions have been published in Piano Today Magazine, and her book Modern Jazz Piano was released by Hal Leonard in 2005.  Sarah is also a contributor to the Steinway Library of Piano Music: Jazz Piano-Pieces To Grow On - sharing the roster with Bill Dobbins, Dick Hyman, Andy LaVerne and many others.   Her original song, It’s Christmas Time, Once Again, was a finalist in the internationally acclaimed John Lennon Song Writing Contest and her original works - both solo and trio - are currently being featured on the WABC TV soap All My Children.  Sarah has toured Israel, Portugal, Japan, Germany, Austria, England and Switzerland, where Sarah co-led jazz clinics with piano legend Monty Alexander.  Sarah Jane Cion graduated from the New England Conservatory with honors and distinction in composition and performance, during which time she was the recipient of the 1988 Boston Jazz Society Award.  Cion attended the Banff School For the Arts with an all-star faculty of Dave Holland, Marvin “Smitty” Smith and Kevin Eubanks of the “Tonight Show” orchestra.    She currently lives in New York City with her husband and two children.   visit Sarah on the web at: www.sarahjanecion.com