Lauren Lucille

“A singer who has a sweet and mellifluous voice, as well as lots of heart”. Ingrid James. Music is the Breath of Living for Lauren Lucille . . . Her being is established in performance and expression thru the medium . . . From the ardour of a songsmith, to the realisation before an audience, Lauren exposes her soul, resplendent in emotion and conviction. Her life has been music - literally since her very first breath. The air continues unabated. Regular studio recordings have documented her voice since infancy, with solo and vocal harmony roles on numerous commercial releases including Sharny Russell (jazz), Revel8 (hip hop) and Elephantwise (reggae), where she had to learn to sing in pigeon-english!Lauren was born into one of the strongest jazz families in Australia, daughter of Sharny Russell and niece of Steve Russell and Helen Russell, she has been surrounded by music from an early age. Lauren is one of four like-talented siblings. Lauren’s first composition, Esperada, for Flute and Guitar, a Spanish flavoured ditty, was published when she just 11 years old and she has continued to write music in a variety of styles.Lauren’s essence is manifest on stage, and flows warm - like honey. Matured thru life’s adversity and experience, and tinged with rhetoric, Lauren's songwriting belies her shadow, as her career has carried her through performances in Sydney, Milan, London, and now back home once again in Brisbane. "true to artistic rigeur . . . incomparable. . . Urban Cool - with a touch of Soul"Lauren has been regularly performing around Brisbane, Gold Coast, Ipswich and Toowoomba since February 2008, working with many of Brisbane's great jazz musicians.Venues she has played at include the Brisbane Jazz Club, Jazzworx, Gold Coast Arts Centre - The Basement, Valley Jazz Festival, Queen St and Brunswick St Malls, Ipswich Jazz ad Wine Festival, South Tweed Sports Club, Broadbeach Jazz Festival and many other smaller venues.LAUREN WAS A FINALIST IN THE VALLEY JAZZ FESTIVAL VOCAL AWARDS 2009.