Episode 78: Emma Pask
Emma Pask.
Award winning vocalist Emma Pask has firmly established herself as one of Australia’s favourite voices in Jazz.
Her effortless honest stage presence combined with her powerful vocal ability, leaves audiences spellbound and inspired whenever she takes to the stage.
While Emma’s voice and style are unique, and individually her own, her performances are reminiscent of the classic era of jazz, when swing was top of the charts. Her talent was first spotted by internationally renowned jazz great James Morrison, when she was just 16 years old. She joined his band as the lead vocalist at 16, and went on the spent a solid 20 years touring the world with Morrison.
In 2013, Emma was asked to try out for season 2 of The Voice, then promised by Ricky Martin to sing on his album. That didn’t happen. She secured a recording contract with Universal, that didn’t quiet go to
plan so after an amicable split with the record company, Emma was again an independent artist.
Also add to all the that, there’s solo records, tours all around the world, and always high praise for her band and musicians she works with.
And did you know that Emma was also the voice of Dorothy the Dinosaur?
We talk about all that stuff. I also asked her about vocal technique vocal scatting which is part of Emma’s sound.
We were supposed to meet up in person for this podcast, but COVID 19 hit so we connected via video. Please excuse the sound quality in some places.
As the great jazz virtuoso James Morrison says of Emma, “Whilst it’s fashionable to be a jazz singer these days, she is the real thing!”
Recorded 05/04/2020.
Episode music: "Georgia on my Mind" - Emma Pask with Sydney All Star Big Band.
https://www.facebook.com/emmapaskmusic/
https://www.instagram.com/emmapask/?hl=en
https://www.youtube.com/user/emmapask
Source: Cairns Post - “So for me, entering The Voice was a way for me to create longevity and expose myself, in a way. I’m definitely comfortable with the experience. It put me back on my toes again."
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