SARAH BERNSTEIN is a New York-based violinist/composer whose work blurs the lines between innovative jazz, new chamber music, experimental pop and noise music. Over the course of twelve albums as a leader and countless collaborations, she has garnered international acclaim for her multi-disciplinary performances and distinctive recordings. She leads the improvising string ensemble VEER Quartet and the avant-jazz Sarah Bernstein Quartet, performs heavily-processed voice/violin solo as Exolinger and in duo with drummer Kid Millions, and fronts the darkwave band Day So Far. She has placed in the DownBeat Magazine Critics Poll annually since 2015, winning “Rising Star Violinist” in 2020.