" Fisk possesses a wonderful tone, a swinging sense of time and plays solos to die for." Russell, Be Bop Spoken Here
Introduction and News
Emma Fisk is a UK based jazz violinist, specialising in Hot Club/ Gypsy Jazz,Classic Jazz and Swing styles.
Emma leads hot club quartet Hot Club du Nord and is a longstanding member of Gypsy Jazz quartet Djangologie. She also performs in a Venuti/ Lang inspired duo with guitarist James Birkett and as a guest soloist at jazz festivals and clubs.
She has played with many inspiring musicians including (in no particular order!) Keith Nichols, Jeff Barnhart, Spats Langham, Enrico Tomasso, Matthias Seuffert, Duke Heitger, Daryl Sherman, Cecile McLorin-Salvant, Andy Schumm, the Tony Oreshko Trio, Remi Harris Trio, Michael McQuaid, Josh Duffee, Frans Sjostrom, Guy Barker, Mike Piggott, and Jean-Francois Bonnel.
News for 2016
Hot Club du Nord had a great first gig at Blaydon Jazz Club in April. Featuring James Birkett and David Harris on guitars and Paul Baxter on bass, we play classic Hot Club repertoire of the 1930s and 40s. You can read more about the band on the 'Projects' page and catch us live this autumn, this time with the marvellous Bruce Rollo on bass. The band also has its own website - link at the bottom of the page!
James Birkett and myself have also been working hard on our Joe Venuti and Eddie Lang licks for a new violin/guitar duo. We'll be playing a mix of their showpiece numbers such as Raggin' the Scale, Black and Blue Bottom and 1920s standards as performed by Joe's chamber jazz ensembles. We're delighted to be invited to Ilkley Jazz Festival on August 19th, and have more gigs lined up for the autumn.
Rehearsing and performing Paul Edis's new composition St Cuthbert Suite was a great experience with performances at Ushaw College and Durham Cathedral in March. Paul's piece incorporates a range of jazz styles, folk and classical - great fun for all the musicians involved; plus I had the delicious treat of playing Duke Ellington's 'Come Sunday' a la Ray Nance at the Ushaw concert.
In July Djangologie were off to The Cotswolds to play at Guiting Music Festival - what a lovely, eclectic festival in beautiful surroundings!
In the first weekend of November I'll be at the Whitley Bay Classic Jazz Party playing all weekend in a range of sets taking in Ragtime, Western Swing, Hot Club, Jack Hylton...and more!
Emma leads hot club quartet Hot Club du Nord and is a longstanding member of Gypsy Jazz quartet Djangologie. She also performs in a Venuti/ Lang inspired duo with guitarist James Birkett and as a guest soloist at jazz festivals and clubs.
She has played with many inspiring musicians including (in no particular order!) Keith Nichols, Jeff Barnhart, Spats Langham, Enrico Tomasso, Matthias Seuffert, Duke Heitger, Daryl Sherman, Cecile McLorin-Salvant, Andy Schumm, the Tony Oreshko Trio, Remi Harris Trio, Michael McQuaid, Josh Duffee, Frans Sjostrom, Guy Barker, Mike Piggott, and Jean-Francois Bonnel.
News for 2016
Hot Club du Nord had a great first gig at Blaydon Jazz Club in April. Featuring James Birkett and David Harris on guitars and Paul Baxter on bass, we play classic Hot Club repertoire of the 1930s and 40s. You can read more about the band on the 'Projects' page and catch us live this autumn, this time with the marvellous Bruce Rollo on bass. The band also has its own website - link at the bottom of the page!
James Birkett and myself have also been working hard on our Joe Venuti and Eddie Lang licks for a new violin/guitar duo. We'll be playing a mix of their showpiece numbers such as Raggin' the Scale, Black and Blue Bottom and 1920s standards as performed by Joe's chamber jazz ensembles. We're delighted to be invited to Ilkley Jazz Festival on August 19th, and have more gigs lined up for the autumn.
Rehearsing and performing Paul Edis's new composition St Cuthbert Suite was a great experience with performances at Ushaw College and Durham Cathedral in March. Paul's piece incorporates a range of jazz styles, folk and classical - great fun for all the musicians involved; plus I had the delicious treat of playing Duke Ellington's 'Come Sunday' a la Ray Nance at the Ushaw concert.
In July Djangologie were off to The Cotswolds to play at Guiting Music Festival - what a lovely, eclectic festival in beautiful surroundings!
In the first weekend of November I'll be at the Whitley Bay Classic Jazz Party playing all weekend in a range of sets taking in Ragtime, Western Swing, Hot Club, Jack Hylton...and more!
"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
