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BIOGRAPHY



Emily Masser is a 21-year-old jazz singer from Wigan, and currently studying at London’s Guildhall School of Music.


Besides the superb musical education she received at the famous Chetham’s School of Music, Emily was also given invaluable mentorship by her father, respected saxophonist Dean Masser. Emily quickly gained attention and approval from jazz luminaries, leading to her feature on The Clark Tracey Quintet’s debut album, Introducing Emily Masser.


Her breakthrough, however, came with the release of her recent album Songs With My Father, a project dedicated to her late mother. Emily has gone on to tour with her band featuring Matyas Gayer, James Owston, and Steve Brown, showcasing her arrangements and vocals, and further solidifying her reputation as a “new star of British jazz”.


In high demand, Emily and her band are performing at numerous leading jazz festivals and clubs this year, including the Buxton International Festival, Swanage Jazz Festival, Scarborough Jazz Festival, and Southport Jazz Festival, further establishing her presence on the vibrant UK jazz scene.



“Young vocalist Emily Masser is one of the most original and distinctive musicians to emerge on the current British scene”



Jazzwise



“Masser shows her excellent vocal skills and then seals the deal with a scat solo to die for”



Jazz Views



“Emily is a singer with a wonderful future ahead, her sympathy for and talent in interpreting the standard song repertoire makes it a delight to stay ‘Old Fashioned’ with her.”



Alyn Shipton, BBC Radio 3 (Jazz Record Requests)



“Masser shows her excellent vocal skills and then seals the deal with a scat solo to die for”



Jazz Views



“Masser makes her mark immediately skydiving into a hard-swinging scat, which is rich, timely and never without a smile”



Jazzwise



“I’m sure this isn’t the last we’ll be hearing from Emily Masser... A burning talent for the future”



London Jazz News



“It's difficult to top Emily’s extraordinary arrangement of ‘The Man I Love’ along with her witty vocalese writing, giving the piece a contemporary slant”



Jazz Views



“Her singing has been compared to that of the great British Jazz export Annie Ross, and on the evidence of this performance its easy to see why”



The Jazz Mann



"Masser scatting like as though she’d invented the genre”



Bebop Spoken Here



“A bright new jazz vocals talent here on the UK Jazz Scene"



Marlbank





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