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Lauren Bush

Known for her charming delivery of a lyric and her impeccable time, 2016 Sarah Vaughan Vocal Competition finalist, Lauren Bush is a contemporary Canadian jazz vocalist based in London, UK. All About Jazz noted that "Bush is one of the freshest and most exciting vocalists to appear on the scene for some time." and Downbeat Magazine commented on "her unique phrasing, perfect diction and scatting abilities." Her 2016 debut album, All My Treasures, comprised of 12 carefully selected, favourite jazz standards, was produced by jazz luminary Ian Shaw and met with critical acclaim. With quirky and refreshing arrangements, Lauren is able to show off her versatility and improvisation skills in the up-tempo tunes like Sweet Georgia Brown and I'm Old Fashioned while impressing with her sultry phrasing and dusky range in the ballads like Detour Ahead. Originally from Canada, Lauren started performing while living in Texas, USA. She performed extensively around the southern states including several jazz festivals and opening for Maynard Ferguson before moving home to Canada where she spent several years performing in and around Vancouver, BC. In 2012, she took the plunge and relocated to London, where she has since been developing her reputation across Europe, touring extensively around Italy and the UK. Notable achievements include the Sarah Vaughan Competition, the 2015 Riga Jazz Stage, her "Collection of Canadian Jazz" concert at the 2017 London Jazz Festival (Review Here) and in 2019, performing with internationally renowned Canadian guitarist, Lorne Lofsky in "The Chet Stream", their tribute to Chet Baker In August 2020, Lauren and her quartet returned to the studio to produce her second album. With the help of Ian Shaw once again, this endeavours to be a more sophisticated look at a few marked jazz standards, as well as some original music from Lauren and some of her close friends. Dream Away is out now on all digital platforms. To buy a physical CD, click here.

Awards

Bebop Spoken Here Top 10 Vocal Albums of 2021 Top 5 Finalist in the Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Voice Competition 2016 Top 10 Finalist in the Riga Jazz Stage 2015

Lauren Bush: Dream Away

Read "Dream Away" reviewed by Bruce Lindsay

by Bruce Lindsay
March 21, 2022

There's no “i" in “team," or so the motivational speakers of the world will have us believe, but as far as music is concerned every effective team needs an ear or two. The team responsible for Dream Away—from vocalist and lead artist Lauren Bush to the instrumentalists and producers—is well-served by ears and uses them to excellent effect. Throughout this album of standards and contemporary songs it's clear that everyone listens—to the words, the music and each other—crafting a collection ...

Album Review

Lauren Bush: All My Treasures

Read "All My Treasures" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

by Dan McClenaghan
November 20, 2016

Toronto-bred and now London-based Lauren Bush introduces herself --on her debut, All My Treasures--as a traditional, vivacious, and supremely confident vocalist, in the mode of Ella Fitzgerald or Anita O'Day. And the tunes she calls her treasures are mostly from the familiar end of the Great American Songbook spectrum. The voice is sassy/brassy, horn like, her diction as precise and sharp as knife blade, and her soul--that shines through, throughout--embraces these forays into twelve tunes with high-spirited panache, ...

Album Review

Lauren Bush: All My Treasures

Read "All My Treasures" reviewed by Bruce Lindsay

by Bruce Lindsay
May 20, 2016

"I love the human race," sings Lauren Bush on the opening track of All My Treasures, Bob Dorough's life-affirming “I've Got Just About Everything I Need." It's a positive sentiment, just one brief moment on an album that bursts with positivity, an album that sounds like the product of a mature and very experienced artist. Surprisingly, it's the debut release from a singer who's yet to reach 30 years of age. Bush--born in Canada and now based in ...

Lauren sings with poise, swing, impeccable time and recognises humour and irony in a lyric...the natural successor to Blossom Dearie, Anita O'Day, Etta Jones, Ella and Carmen... and is the best export from Canada since Diana Krall, Joni Mitchell and pure mountain air. - Ian Shaw, BBC Award Winning Vocalist Highly and unreservedly recommended. ~Jazz Views Loved every moment.. something special going on... - Guy Barker, MBE, Jazz Trumpeter Unique phrasing, perfect diction and solid scatting abilities. - Downbeat Magazine A traditional, vivacious, and supremely confident vocalist, in the mode of Ella Fitzgerald or Anita O'Day