The Lisa Young Quartet is a jazz-world music quartet from Melbourne, Australia, led by a vocal artist and composer Lisa Young.

Background edit

The LYQ quartet is composed of Young, Stephen Magnusson (guitar), Ben Robertson (double bass) and Dave Beck (drums). Their most recent work, The Eternal Pulse, is a wordless song-cycle featuring the intoned rhythmic recitation of konnakol, varieties of meter and subdivision, layering Indian elements, rhythmic textures and ensemble dialogue, in an evocative journey of sound and song. The quartet has released four albums, The Eternal Pulse, Grace, Speak and Transformation.

Young is also a founding member of an a cappella group, Coco's Lunch, which has recorded seven albums of original music.[1] In 2003, Coco's Lunch won the award for 'Best Folk/World Song' at the Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards, in the United States.[1] At the ARIA Music Awards of 2007, Coco's Lunch received nominations in the category 'Best Children's Album' for Rat Trap Snap and in 'Best World Music Album' for Blueprint.[2]

Discography edit

Albums edit

  • Transformation (1991)
  • Speak (1999)
  • Grace (2007)[3]
  • The Eternal Pulse (2012)[4]
  • Grace Special Edition (2014)[5]

Awards edit

Year Nominee/Work Award Result
2007 Grace Bell Award for Best Australian Jazz Vocal Album 2007 Won[6][7][8]
2012 The Eternal Pulse Bell Award for Best Australian Jazz Vocal Album Nominated[6][7][8]
2021 Sacred Stones (Lisa Young) for Massed choir, Gondwana National Choral School 2020, Lisa Young (conductor) APRA Art Music Award for Work of the Year: Choral[9] Won

Australian Women in Music Awards edit

The Australian Women in Music Awards is an annual event that celebrates outstanding women in the Australian Music Industry who have made significant and lasting contributions in their chosen field. They commenced in 2018.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2021[10] Lisa Young Songwriter Award Nominated

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Coco's Lunch". cellensis - Festival Geistlicher Musik. 11 August 2006. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  2. ^ "Winners by Year 2007: 21st Annual ARIA Awards". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 12 January 2011.
  3. ^ Nicholas, Jessica (2 July 2007). "Remarkable grace in amazing voice". The Age. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  4. ^ Patterson, Ian (21 May 2013). "Lisa Young Quartet: The Eternal Pulse (2012)". All About Jazz. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  5. ^ Bailey, C. Michael (1 March 2014). "Lisa Young Quartet: Grace (2014)". All About Jazz. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  6. ^ a b "Lisa Young Quartet 'The Eternal Pulse' (AUS) - World Premiere & Magnet (AUS/Argentina) - World Premiere". Melbourne International Jazz Festival. 2011. Archived from the original on 15 November 2011. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  7. ^ a b Jackson, Andra (3 May 2007). "For jazz Hall of Fame, it's plain and simple: is Don, is good". The Age. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  8. ^ a b "The Australian Jazz Bell Awards 2007". The Australian Jazz Bell Awards Limited. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
  9. ^ "Winners & Finalists". APRA AMCOS | Australian Music Centre (AMC). 9 September 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  10. ^ "2022 Australian Women In Music Awards Winners". Scenestr. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.

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