Jo lawry biography

Jo Lawry

Australian singer and musician

For other people with similar names, see Joe Lowrey (disambiguation).

Musical artist

Jo Lawry is an Australian singer and musician. Lawry's debut album, I Want to Be Happy, was released in Down Beat magazine gave it out of 5[1] and selected it as one of the "Best CDs of the s".[2]

Music career

Jo Lawry was raised on an almond farm in South Australia.

She studied jazz at the University of Adelaide[3] and the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston.

Jo lawry biography Beyond jazz circles, Dr Lawry has become well known for her work with Sting , with whom she has toured and recorded with since , and more recently with Paul Simon and Peter Gabriel. She brings exceptional experience as a performer, deep understanding as an educator, important new networks, and a passion for enabling our jazz community to become truly inclusive. To have the opportunity to teach the music I love, in an institution of such vibrancy and renown, is an incredibly exciting one. Your email address will not be published. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.

In , she reached the semi-finals in the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition, and the following year got second in the National Jazz Awards of Australia. In New York City, she met jazz pianist Fred Hersch and became a member of his Pocket Orchestra. She was also a member of James Shipp's Nos Novo, a jazz quartet for which she sang and played fiddle, mandolin, and melodica.[4]

In , Lawry began working with Sting after winning an audition to tour with him.

She appeared on his DVD A Winter's Night Live from Durham Cathedral and toured with him through She sang on the Live in Berlin album and DVD and on The Last Ship album and DVD.[4] On her first album, I Want to Be Happy (), she sang a cover version of his song "Until". They performed a duet on "Impossiblé" from her second album, Taking Pictures.[3] Their collaboration on the song "Practical Arrangement" appeared on Sting's Duets album in

Lawry is featured in the documentary film 20 Feet from Stardom.[5][3]

She was announced as the Head of Jazz at The Guildhall School Of Music starting February [6]

She is married to Will Vinson, a saxophonist from London.[3]

Discography

As leader

  • I Want to Be Happy (Fleurieu, )
  • Taking Pictures (ABC Music, )
  • The Bathtub and the Sea (Fleurieu, )
  • Acrobats (Whirlwind, )

As guest

With Sting

With others

  • Quentin Angus, Perception (Aurora Sounds, )
  • Laila Biali, Laila Biali (ACT, )
  • Jonatha Brooke, Midnight.

    Hallelujah. (Bad Dog, )

  • Guy Klucevsek, The Multiple Personality Reunion Tour (Innova, )
  • Kate McGarry, If Less Is More (Palmetto )
  • Karen Oberlin, Michael Winther, Waiting for the Angel: Songs with Words by David Hajdu (Miranda )
  • Jeremy Siskind, Simple Songs for When the World Seems Strange (Bju, )
  • Lonnie Smith, Rise Up! (Palmetto )
  • Becca Stevens, Regina (GroundUP, )

References