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Emily Saunders
Dubbed “UK’s queen of jazz-fusion”, critically acclaimed vocalist, songwriter, and producer, Emily Saunders, takes any stage by storm. Presenting her most powerful work to date MOON SHIFTS OCEANS - a powerhouse of hits - hailed by critics as the breakout star for 2025. Saunders keeps you hooked from the first track, her upbeat, soul-infused album blends smoky vocals with jazz-fusion and folk-pop sensuality. Emily crafts a deeply personal and emotional soundscape, evoking magical nights filled with warmth, connection, and freedom.
Singer, songwriter, arranger, and producer of all her music, her songs, lyrics, and voice serve as a soundtrack to life, blending multiple shades of emotion and experience. Emily’s engaging, distinctive vocals, and hands-on production blend pop and soul-jazz with echoes of Brazilian/broken beats. Her songs explore love, connection, freedom, and hope, crafting an atmosphere of enchantment and celebration.
Saunders’ voice is rich and magnetic, wrapping around melodies with effortless grace and artistry. Expect catchy songs, infectious grooves, and vibrant rhythms.
Hailing from London, raised in Brixton, Saunders’ music has hit the Top 10 on international iTunes and Amazon charts in the UK, USA, Germany, France, and Indonesia, receiving multiple 4 star reviews including: Evening Standard, Guardian, Independent, and Daily Telegraph. Her music has received multiple plays on BBC Radio1, 2, 3, 4, 6; consistently playlisted on Jazz FM; and receives widespread radio play on national stations across the globe, from US and Japan to Australia, Spain, Denmark, Germany, Sweden, Italy, México, Brazil, Turkey, New Zealand, South Korea, and South Africa.
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Emily Saunders: Outsiders Insiders
by Phil Barnes
Four years on from her debut Cotton Skies London's Emily Saunders has taken near complete control on this wonderful follow up and artistic leap forward. While she also produced her debut, this time Saunders wrote and arranged all nine tracks, not needing to augment them with covers from the likes of Airto Moreira as she did on Cotton Skies. Admirable though this undoubtedly is in these times when myriad mediocrities feel the need to inflict their interpretations of ...
Continue Reading"A future classic! The way that she fuses everything together: the classic with the contemporary, and she also gives a nod to UK club culture with a bit of drum ‘n’ bass and broken beat. Truly a UK sound.” [Sideways] Simon Phillips (Jazz FM)
“There really is no-one like her and that in itself is where the magic is” Simon Phillips (Jazz FM) [Time Ticks]
“Another melting pot of sonics from Emily Saunders who everytime you think you’ve got her figured out she just moves a few steps forward. Musically undefinable and has that trademark vocal sound that just screams freedom.” Simon Phillips (Jazz FM) [Time Ticks]
