Emma Pask (born 1977 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian jazz vocalist. She is best known for her work with big bands and her continuing collaboration with noted Australian virtuoso James Morrison.
BackgroundFirst singing with her high school band at 14, she was first discovered by Morrison at a school performance in 1994 at 16.[2] From then on, Emma has been the vocal feature of the bands of James Morrison. Emma also has a background in acting. In 1995 she undertook a 1 year part time course at NIDA's young actor's studio. She was also in the musical Evie and the Birdman, written by John Field.
By request, in 2006, Emma performed the Bridal Waltz for Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban’s wedding, also performing through the evening with a swinging set of big band numbers with the Sydney All Star Big Band.
Earlier that same year, Emma was awarded the Mo Award for “Jazz Vocalist of the year”.
Emma has been a regular guest on national TV shows like Hey, Hey Its Saturday, the Midday Show, Good Morning Australia, the Today show, and has also sung to VIP audiences including Diana, Princess of Wales, Princess Mary of Denmark, and the Prime Minister of Australia.
She has performed to audiences up to 80,000, and sung with The Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, the NZ Philharmonic, the WA Symphony Orchestra, recorded with the BBC Big Band in London, performed at the Phillips International Jazz Festival in Kuala Lumpur, at the Myer Music Bowl in Melbourne,in London at The Queen Elizabeth Hall with the BBC Concert Orchestra, in Cape Town with the Darius Brubeck Trio, and following the enormous success of her first 2 albums, “Emma” and “This Madness called Love”, Emma is heading back into the studio to record a new album.
Emma Pask (born 1977 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian jazz vocalist. She is best known for her work with big bands and her continuing collaboration with noted Australian virtuoso James Morrison.
BackgroundFirst singing with her high school band at 14, she was first discovered by Morrison at a school performance in 1994 at 16.[2] From then on, Emma has been the vocal feature of the bands of James Morrison. Emma also has a background in acting. In 1995 she undertook a 1 year part time course at NIDA's young actor's studio. She was also in the musical Evie and the Birdman, written by John Field.
By request, in 2006, Emma performed the Bridal Waltz for Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban’s wedding, also performing through the evening with a swinging set of big band numbers with the Sydney All Star Big Band.
Earlier that same year, Emma was awarded the Mo Award for “Jazz Vocalist of the year”.
Emma has been a regular guest on national TV shows like Hey, Hey Its Saturday, the Midday Show, Good Morning Australia, the Today show, and has also sung to VIP audiences including Diana, Princess of Wales, Princess Mary of Denmark, and the Prime Minister of Australia.
She has performed to audiences up to 80,000, and sung with The Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, the NZ Philharmonic, the WA Symphony Orchestra, recorded with the BBC Big Band in London, performed at the Phillips International Jazz Festival in Kuala Lumpur, at the Myer Music Bowl in Melbourne,in London at The Queen Elizabeth Hall with the BBC Concert Orchestra, in Cape Town with the Darius Brubeck Trio, and following the enormous success of her first 2 albums, “Emma” and “This Madness called Love”, Emma is heading back into the studio to record a new album.