Photograph: Ken Drew
Emma Fisk is a UK based jazz violinist, specialising in Hot Club/ Gypsy Jazz, Classic Jazz and Swing styles. She has received critical acclaim both for her spirited gypsy jazz performances, and her interpretations of early jazz violin master, Joe Venuti's music.
Emma's current projects include her Gypsy Jazz quartet 'Hot Club du Nord'; a Joe Venuti and Eddie Lang inspired duo with guitarist James Birkett; The Ushaw Ensemble led by Paul Edis and a violin/ piano duo with Paul Edis. She also appears as a guest soloist at jazz festivals and clubs and was a longstanding member of Gypsy Jazz quartet Djangologie with whom she toured and recorded c.2000-2015.
Emma has played alongside many inspiring musicians including Keith Nichols, Jeff Barnhart, Remi Harris Trio, Spats Langham, Martin Wheatley, Daryl Sherman, Enrico Tomasso, Matthias Seuffert, Duke Heitger, Daryl Sherman, Cecile McLorin-Salvant, Andy Schumm, the Tony Oreshko Trio, Michael McQuaid, Josh Duffee, Frans Sjostrom, Guy Barker, Mike Piggott, Mellow Baku, Morten Gunnar Larson, Lars Frank, Martin Litton, Robert Fowler, Richard Exall, David Boeddinghaus and Jean-Francois Bonnel.
News
Our 'Birkett & Fisk play Venuti & Lang' CD is here! James and I have a tour around the North of England this Spring/ early Summer, starting at Durham Gala Theatre on Friday April 20th and finishing up at Sage Gateshead on June 20th for a very special night with both Birkett & Fisk and Hot Club du Nord in Hall 2. We will be bringing the CD with us to all the gigs or you can buy the album online here: www.birkettandfisk.com/shop.html
We're all really looking forward to playing in the beautiful acoustics of Sage Hall 2 and it would be wonderful to see it filled to the rafters for a really memorable night if you can make it! Tickets are available here www.sagegateshead.com/event/birkett-and-fisk-2018/
James and I are delighted that our Venuti/Lang inspired duo has been chosen for Jazz North's Northern Line touring support programme. This means venues, promoters and festivals can book the duo at a subsidised fee for performances between September 2017 and December 2018. We have already visited some wonderful venues and festivals as part of the scheme and we currently have a few subsidized spaces free for bookings in 2018. Information on how to book is available on the Jazz North website www.jazznorth.org/
Paul Edis's Ushaw Ensemble were also selected for Northern Line so I'm looking forward to doing more performances of the St Cuthbert Suite and new work for this unique line-up!
On April 28th I'll be at The Cadogan Hall in London playing with The Jazz Repertory Company in the fabulous 'Midnight in Mayfair' show directed by Keith Nichols featuring the music of British Dance Bands of the 1930s. I'll also be playing with Keith at Pershore Jazz Festival in August - I'm looking forward to visiting this festival for the first time!
I've recently set up a mailing list so if you would like to receive gig updates and news straight to your inbox please click on the link at the top of this page.
Hope to see you at a gig soon!
Emma x
Emma's current projects include her Gypsy Jazz quartet 'Hot Club du Nord'; a Joe Venuti and Eddie Lang inspired duo with guitarist James Birkett; The Ushaw Ensemble led by Paul Edis and a violin/ piano duo with Paul Edis. She also appears as a guest soloist at jazz festivals and clubs and was a longstanding member of Gypsy Jazz quartet Djangologie with whom she toured and recorded c.2000-2015.
Emma has played alongside many inspiring musicians including Keith Nichols, Jeff Barnhart, Remi Harris Trio, Spats Langham, Martin Wheatley, Daryl Sherman, Enrico Tomasso, Matthias Seuffert, Duke Heitger, Daryl Sherman, Cecile McLorin-Salvant, Andy Schumm, the Tony Oreshko Trio, Michael McQuaid, Josh Duffee, Frans Sjostrom, Guy Barker, Mike Piggott, Mellow Baku, Morten Gunnar Larson, Lars Frank, Martin Litton, Robert Fowler, Richard Exall, David Boeddinghaus and Jean-Francois Bonnel.
News
Our 'Birkett & Fisk play Venuti & Lang' CD is here! James and I have a tour around the North of England this Spring/ early Summer, starting at Durham Gala Theatre on Friday April 20th and finishing up at Sage Gateshead on June 20th for a very special night with both Birkett & Fisk and Hot Club du Nord in Hall 2. We will be bringing the CD with us to all the gigs or you can buy the album online here: www.birkettandfisk.com/shop.html
We're all really looking forward to playing in the beautiful acoustics of Sage Hall 2 and it would be wonderful to see it filled to the rafters for a really memorable night if you can make it! Tickets are available here www.sagegateshead.com/event/birkett-and-fisk-2018/
James and I are delighted that our Venuti/Lang inspired duo has been chosen for Jazz North's Northern Line touring support programme. This means venues, promoters and festivals can book the duo at a subsidised fee for performances between September 2017 and December 2018. We have already visited some wonderful venues and festivals as part of the scheme and we currently have a few subsidized spaces free for bookings in 2018. Information on how to book is available on the Jazz North website www.jazznorth.org/
Paul Edis's Ushaw Ensemble were also selected for Northern Line so I'm looking forward to doing more performances of the St Cuthbert Suite and new work for this unique line-up!
On April 28th I'll be at The Cadogan Hall in London playing with The Jazz Repertory Company in the fabulous 'Midnight in Mayfair' show directed by Keith Nichols featuring the music of British Dance Bands of the 1930s. I'll also be playing with Keith at Pershore Jazz Festival in August - I'm looking forward to visiting this festival for the first time!
I've recently set up a mailing list so if you would like to receive gig updates and news straight to your inbox please click on the link at the top of this page.
Hope to see you at a gig soon!
Emma x
"In a concert packed with moments to savour, just to hear Barker’s recreation of Bix’s sublime solo on ‘Singing the Blues’ was a joy but then so too was violinist Emma Fisk’s recall of Joe Venuti on the small group version of ‘Raggin’ the Scale’, complete with David Horniblow’s bass saxophone and the guitar work of Martin Wheatley."
Peter Vacher, Jazzwize Magazine