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 | www |
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 and selected it as one of the "Best CDs of the 2000s".
Lawry was raised on an almond farm in South Australia. She studied jazz at Adelaide University 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.
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. 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).
Lawry is featured in the documentary film 20 Feet from Stardom.
She is married to Will Vinson, a saxophonist from London.
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