Jo Lawry was raised on an almond farm in South Australia. She studied
jazz at the
University of Adelaide and the
New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. In 2004, she reached the semi-finals in the
Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition, and the following year got second in the National Jazz Awards of Australia. In New York City, she met jazz pianist
Fred Hersch and became a member of his Pocket Orchestra. She was also a member of James Shipp's Nos Novo, a jazz quartet for which she sang and played fiddle, mandolin, and
melodica. In 2009, Lawry began working with
Sting after winning an audition to tour with him. She appeared on his DVD ''A Winter's Night... Live from Durham Cathedral
and toured with him through 2015. She sang on the Live in Berlin album and DVD and on The Last Ship'' album and DVD. She is married to Will Vinson, a saxophonist from London. ==Discography==