The Lisa Young Quartet is a jazz-world music quartet from
Melbourne
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, Australia, led by a vocal artist and composer Lisa Young.
Background
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
''A cappella'' (, also , ; ) music is a performance by a singer or a singing group without instrumental accompaniment, or a piece intended to be performed in this way. The term ''a cappella'' was originally intended to differentiate between Ren ...
group, Coco's Lunch, which has recorded seven albums of original music.
In 2003, Coco's Lunch won the award for 'Best Folk/World Song' at the Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards, in the United States.
At the
ARIA Music Awards of 2007
The 21st Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (generally known as ARIA Music Awards or simply The ARIAs) were held on 28 October 2007 at the Acer Arena at the Sydney Olympic Park complex. Rove McManus was the host of t ...
, Coco's Lunch received nominations in the category 'Best Children's Album' for ''Rat Trap Snap'' and in 'Best World Music Album' for ''Blueprint''.
Discography
Albums
* ''Transformation'' (1991)
* ''Speak'' (1999)
* ''Grace'' (2007)
* ''The Eternal Pulse'' (2012)
* ''Grace Special Edition'' (2014)
Awards
Australian Women in Music Awards
The
Australian Women in Music Awards
Australian Women in Music Awards (commonly known informally as AWMA) is an annual awards ceremony and conference celebrating the contributions of women in all areas of the Australian music industry. The two-day program includes forums, a show ...
is an annual event that celebrates outstanding women in the
Australian Music Industry
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Australia
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** Anglo-Celtic Australians, Australians descended principally from British colonists
** Aboriginal Au ...
who have made significant and lasting contributions in their chosen field. They commenced in 2018.
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2021
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, Lisa Young
, Songwriter Award
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References
External links
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Lisa Young On All About Jazz
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APRA Award winners
Australian jazz ensembles
Australian world music groups
Musical quartets