Jo Lawry
| Jo Lawry | |
|---|---|
| Born | South Australia |
| Genres | Pop, rock, jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Associated acts | Sting, Fred Hersch, Nos Novo |
| Website |
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Jo Lawry is an Australian singer and musician. Lawry's debut album, I Want to Be Happy, was released in 2008. Down Beat magazine gave it 4.5 out of 5[1] and selected it as one of the "Best CDs of the 2000s".[2]
Music career
Lawry was raised on an almond farm in South Australia. She studied jazz at Adelaide University[3] and the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. In 2004, 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 2009, she began working with Sting, when she won an audition to tour with him. Soon after, she sang on his DVD, A Winter's Night... Live from Durham Cathedral, and toured with him through 2015. 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 (2008), she sang a cover version of his song, "Until". They sang a duet on the song "Impossible" from her second album, Taking Pictures (2015).[3]
Lawry is featured in the documentary film 20 Feet from Stardom.[5][3]
She is married to Will Vinson, a saxophonist from London.[3]
Discography
- I Want to Be Happy (CD Baby/Fleurieu, 2008)
- Taking Pictures (2015)
- Waiting for the Angel (Audio & Video Labs/Miranda, 2015)
With Sting
- 2010 Live in Berlin
- 2010 Symphonicities
- 2011 25 Years
- 2011 The Best of 25 Years
- 2013 The Last Ship
With others
- 2009 Live at Jazz Standard, Fred Hersch
- 2009 Rise Up!, Lonnie Smith
- 2011 Mad Heaven, Peter Eldridge
- 2012 The Multiple Personality Reunion Tour, Guy Klucevsek
- 2013 20 Feet from Stardom
- 2016 Midnight. Hallelujah, Jonatha Brooke[6]
References
- ↑ Bouchard, Fred (October 2009). "Jazz: New Croons". Down Beat. 76 (10): 54.
- ↑ "Best CDs of the 2000s". Down Beat. 77 (1): 45. January 2010.
- 1 2 3 4 McDonald, Patrick (4 February 2015). "Jo Lawry enjoys sweet Sting of solo success". adelaidenow.com.au. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
- 1 2 "Jo Lawry". www.jolawry.com. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
- ↑ http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/20-feet-from-stardom-review-backing-singers-get-their-turn-20131120-2xvih.html
- ↑ "Jo Lawry | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 January 2017.