The Lisa Young Quartet is a jazz-world music quartet from Melbourne, Australia, led by a vocal artist and composer Lisa Young.
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]
Year | Nominee/Work | Award | Result |
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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 |
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 |
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2021 [10] | Lisa Young | Songwriter Award | Nominated |
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