Emily Saunders (musician)

Emily Saunders (musician) is a UK-based vocalist, composer, producer and broadcaster. 
Born in London, raised in Brixton, Emily Saunders is from a very musical family: her grandmother was a classical pianist; her father Antonyhttps://www.bcu.ac.uk/conservatoire/about-us/birmingham-conservatoire-tutors-and-staff/antony-saunders, Antony Saunders at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, is a classical pianist, arranger and choral conductor and her sister Rebecca Saunders is a contemporary classical composer.
Emily took to the piano writing songs from a very young age, and initially trained as a classical clarinettist - her fascination of improvisation led her to specialise in Jazz Voice at Trinity Laban Conservatoirehttps://issuu.com/trinitylaban/docs/encore_2015_winter_issuu, Trinity LABAN alumni newsletter. 
Emily's love of rhythm and her enthusiasm for the great composers of Brazil inspired her to record her debut album, Cotton Skies in 2011https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/sep/01/emily-saunders-cotton-skies-review, The Guardian review of Cotton Skies, with her take on songs from iconic composers Hermeto Pascoal, Egberto Gismonti and Airto Moreira. In 2015, she released Outsiders Insidershttps://theartsdesk.com/new-music/cd-emily-saunders-outsiders-insiders, The Arts Desk review of Outsdiers Insidershttps://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/feb/26/emily-saunders-outsiders-insiders-review, The Guardian review of Outsiders Insiders, with nine original compositions.
Year released	Title 	Label 	Catalogue number	Personnel 	Notes
2011 	Cotton Skies 	The Mix Sounds	MIXS1511 	Emily Saunders (musician) (voice, composer, producer), Byron Wallen (trumpet), Nick Walters (trumpet), Bruno Heinen (piano/Rhodes), Larry Bartley (bass), Jon Scott (drums), Chris Wells (percussion) 	Originally released on F-IRE Records (CD36)
2015 	Outsiders Insiders	The Mix Sounds	MIXS1501 	Emily Saunders (musician) (voice, composer, producer), Byron Wallen (trumpet), Trevor Mires (trombone), Bruno Heinen (piano/Rhodes), Steve Pringle (Rhodes), Dave Whitford (bass), Paul Michael (bass), Jon Scott (drums), Asaf Sirkis (percussion), Fabio de Oliveira (percussion)	
In addition to her recorded music, Emily presents and produces radio shows; The Voice Mix and The Latin Mix on Jazzlondonradio.com. Emily has also broadcast on JazzFM (producing and presenting their New Years Eve 2017 warm up showhttps://planetradio.co.uk/jazz-fm/news/music-news/gregory-porter-headlines-christmas-on-jazz-fm/, JazzFM NYE 2017 ). She is the founder of ConnectsMusic.com, an online platform creating a music community for independent and unsigned artists to share work and ideas. Emily is a passionate advocate for equality within the music industry and helps steer and shape the future of the UK music sector in her roles as an Ivors Academy Board Director, Chair of the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committeehttps://ivorsacademy.com/news/new-appointments-made-at-the-ivors-academy-to-strengthen-the-voice-of-jazz-composers-across-the-uk/, Ivors Academy website post and as Chair of the Women in Music Working Group.
Category:London vocalist
Category:English composers
Category:English film producers
Category:English broadcasters