SANDRA LOCKLEAR

Happy Spring! It is my joy to share my love of music from the top of the tower.  

Smoke & Cedar steakhouse was recently named the Best Casino Steakhouse in America.  In this New Day NW interview, S&C manager Simon Pringle speaks about its extraordinary menu and guest services including live piano! 

“Perched atop the stunning Muckleshoot Resort Casino Tower in the heart of the Pacific Northwest, Smoke and Cedar is redefining the modern steakhouse experience.  Boasting 270-degree views of Mt. Rainier, the Puget…

Greetings of Spring Solstice 2025!  What a powerful alignment of energies and planets we’re experiencing right now!  I hope this finds everyone thriving and in good spirits.   Since the New Year began, I’m loving playing a new gig at an elegant steakhouse and bar that sits on the top floor of the Muckleshoot Casino’s new resort tower.   The best part of this engagement is its stunning view of Mt. Rainier (of which there’s twenty different tribal names).  Sometimes the mountain is shy and hides and other…

Greetings of the Winter Solstice 2023!

I must be the luckiest soul alive!  Seated right here in the midst of a beautiful tapestry of humanity playing a lovely Steinway piano during Bellevue Square's seasonal cultural celebrations!  Whether our traditions are called Christmas, Hannukah, Kwanzaa, Dia de los Muertos, Halloween, Diwali or the Chinese New Year / Spring Festival, a myriad of Pacific Northwest peoples and cultures are honored at Bellevue Square all throughout the year. 

From behind the keys, I can…

                              For hope, look to Nature and the unfathomable persistence of the human heart

Wishing all my friends a bright and peaceful season of light!  It’s good to be back after taking a much-needed break of travels and opportunity. 

‘Tis the season, indeed!  It was with great joy that I kicked off the holiday piano music on December 1 at Bellevue Square with one of my favorite seasonal songs, “Carol of the Bells," written by Mykola Leontovych, a Ukrainian composer.

I discovered a…

      FROM WHERE I SIT on a familiar piano bench at Bellevue Square, I can't help but notice that my solo piano shows bring joy to most everyone, including me!  But Sandra on Steinway entails so much more than just pressing piano keys, dear friends.  

     While we know about the positive benefits of music education upon developing minds, what also holds true is that the frequencies and cadences of live music evokes human feelings, memories and associations, and has the power to bring people together. 

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“Hey, can you play hip-hop on the piano?” asks one and then another, “How about the theme from Minecraft?”  Hmmm. Generational divide or not?   I turn it around: “Hey, do you know ‘Let It Go’ from Frozen?”  Without missing a beat there’s a resounding “YES!” and I launch into the intro.   After first giggling a bit, and then signaling with each other that it’s cool,  the 4 teenagers begin happily singing at full vocal capacity, their changing voices sometimes erupting into unpredictable short screams. Who…

Hello!  Thank you and big hugs to new and old listeners for your support and appreciation.  As we sang at Girl Scouts camp, "Make new friends but keep the old ... one is silver and the other gold."   Your love is returned!

After 13 years I still enjoy performing at the Bellevue Collection on four different Steinway pianos.  Each has its own personality, just like people do. Among the constant and diverse stream of amazing folks who pass by the pianos, I very much enjoy YOU ...

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Sandra is featured in the West coast arts mag Big Fun as a "Best Singer in the Sound."

The soulful jazz waltz Rainy Days on her GIRL GONE JAZZ CD received airplay on Jim Wilke's KPLU 88.5 Jazz NW Program.

Hi, check my calendar, on June 28 I'll be at the Hiawatha Community Center in West Seattle, performing a concert of original songs.  See you there!

Check my calendar!  The month of June marks happy first appearances at the El Gaucho restaurants in Seattle and Bellevue.  Will be filling in for friends, the fabulous Junie Tonkin and the amazing Daniel Davis.  Both restaurants have beautiful bars with great Happy Hour offerings.  See you there!