Apr 10, 2014
Jo
Lawry grew up in Australia in a family that
valued music and study, and she started playing music very early.
By the age of 13 she had already appeared in Les Miserables and was
embarking on a musical journey that would ultimately lead her to
New York.
Although she intended to have a career primarily as a jazz singer,
one of the real turning points for her professionally came when she
was called to audition for a tour with Sting. Since that call in
2009, she has toured and recorded extensively with him.
Here she talks about that journey, how she came to sing with
Sting, appear in the Oscar winning documentary “20 Feet From
Stardom”, and embrace her own songwriting.
There are some real pearls of wisdom in her story. Some of them
deal with big picture questions regarding education,
professionalism, and desire. And some of them are just simple
truths, like the importance of checking your junk mail folder and
buying a round of drinks.