Artist description Despite a successful career as singer for numerous Boston area rock bands such as ZeroMantra, Actual Edge and Saifa, Scott's current focus is on jazz vocals. Specifically, he works from jazz standards from the 'Great American Songbook' and songwriters like Mercer, Ellington, Porter, Gershwin & Berlin. He has performed numerous solo jazz vocal performances accompanied by piano with a particular passion for upbeat swing and bop era works.

Music Style Jazz now, rock then

Artist History Live Performances, 2000-present All club performances are promoted via an active mailing list of over 250 New England listeners. 50+ vocal performances in New England at venues including: - Riverside Theatre Works, Hyde Park - Encore, Tremont Hotel, Boston - The Hard Rock Café, Boston - T.T the Bear's Place, Cambridge - The Blackstone Club, Cumberland, RI - The Boston Belle Harbor Cruise - Mass Bay Community College, and more… Live Radio Performances - WCUW, 91.3, "Louie's show," Worcester, Massachusetts - RadioBoston.com (now Zsid's show, "Radio-Boston on the River," WXRV, 92.5)

Instruments Vocals

Press Reviews SELECTED COMMENTS, REVIEWS & PRESS Quiet Man Project (random Tuesday night jam session) "Scott has a 'f*@&ing' amazing voice, man!"-K., professor, Berklee College of Music Zero Mantra (live shows) "...intense sound..."-Marion, owner, The Blackstone Club "Great… it was great to see this band."-Carmelita, DJ at 107.3, WAAF Actual Edge (live 'on-air' performance, live shows and EP) "Scott has some really cool scat stuff going on!"- Z-Sid, RadioBoston.com "Come back here and play again!"-Staff, Hard Rock Café Boston "I absolutely love it! Fabulous! That is my kind of music!"- Kathy Friends, my mom "The vocals are fantastic with much presence…"- Cole Closser, The Box Fan "The vocals …powerful."- Jennifer Louise Edison, JLE Music Saifa (live shows and select recordings) "The lyrics are moody and thought provoking…"-Jonas Cox, Cheap Shot Productions "Great voice. …and Scott gets the award for crowd interaction."-T. Maciag, CHUG "They approach their music and lyrics with a studied exploration of the subject matter… taut sound… originality... emotional undercurrents… inventive approach…skillful arrangements and creativity to make the songs breathe. Saifa's fresh approach is sorely needed in American music. I think we'll all be hearing more from Saifa in the near future."- Christopher J. Kelter, Editor, Rough Edge Magazine "Sweet! I love the singing… everything fits together so perfectly....ahhh yes... very original…I love it! 'Myles' is a beautifully written song."- Jimmy, Ava Jade "…intelligent "Berklee-music," but with more soul."- Patrick Wilson, Boston Scene "Great lyrics, great vocals, great band."- Rob Cheyne, friend and fan "This is a very tight and professional band."- Troy Shaw, Color of Darkness "Awesome! No gimmicks, just good music." - Ken Blahetka, Gideon's Pawn

Location Boston, MA - USA

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