Jazz Articles about Jo Lawry

About Jo Lawry

Album Review

Ha trovato un intrigante, e quanto mai riuscito, equilibrio tra sperimentazione e mainstream la cantante australiana Jo Lawry nel suo pieno ritorno al jazz dopo il debutto del 2008 con I Want to Be Happy. Il merito va condiviso con la contrabbassista Linda May Han Oh e la batterista Allison Miller, magnifiche co-leader di un progetto di piena partecipazione collettiva. Dopo quell'acclamato debutto (recensione da 4 stelle e mezzo su “Down Beat" e inclusione tra i ...

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Jo Lawry: Acrobats

Read "Acrobats" reviewed by Troy Dostert

by Troy Dostert
February 23, 2023

Australian vocalist Jo Lawry has covered a lot of ground in a musical career that goes back to her well-received debut in 2008, I Want to Be Happy (Fleurieu). Her formidable jazz chops were readily apparent on that release, but she then turned to other genres, including folk and pop on albums like Taking Pictures (ABC Music, 2015) and The Bathtub and the Sea (Fleurieu, 2018), not to mention a few guest spots with Sting, as on Symphonicities (Deutsche Grammophon, ...

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Jo Lawry: I Want to Be Happy

Read "I Want to Be Happy" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff

by AAJ Italy Staff
September 29, 2010

Rigorosamente autoprodotto, come sembra ormai essere di moda fra le cantanti, questa incisione dell'australiana (ma residente in USA) Jo Lawry ha tutte le carte in regola per porsi fra le cose piú interessanti in campo vocale negli ultimi tempi. La Lawry è versatissima tecnicamente, sia sugli standards che sui brani che provengono dal genere pop come “Until" di Sting, o su cose più eterogenee, come le composizioni di Egberto Gismonti. Non è la sola, ci mancherebbe, però lei ha il ...

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Jo Lawry: Singing Sideman

by Jason Crane
May 19, 2009

Australian vocalist Jo Lawry is quickly establishing herself among the top tier of current jazz vocalists. And she's doing it--at least some of the time--by being a sideman. Lawry hails from Adelaide, Australia. She's been in the U.S. for several years now pursuing advanced degrees in jazz, but she hasn't spent all her time studying. She's also managed to collect an impressive list of resume credits as a performer, including performing and recording with Kate McGarry, Fred Hersch, ...