Emma Rawicz Jazz Orchestra

PizzaExpress Jazz Club (Soho)

Young rising star saxophonist Emma Rawicz has turned her formidable talents to the world of big band, with the formation, in 2023, of the Emma Rawicz Jazz Orchestra. (ERJO). Composition has always been a core part of Emma’s identity, and ERJO showcases her distinctive writing with a twenty piece big band made up of not just well established figures on the scene, but also fiery young musicians of Emma’s generation. Expect to hear captivating, electrifying arrangements of Emma’s music, ranging from edgy, up tempo originals through joyful Afro-Cuban inspired grooves to moving ballads. Emma, will not be putting the sax down, and will feature as a soloist as well as conducting the band. 

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"An astonishing new talent"

Jamie Cullum – BBC Radio 2

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Emma Rawicz is a young saxophonist, bandleader and composer with an astonishing musical maturity. At just 22 years of age, Rawicz has achieved a huge amount, including the release of two critically acclaimed albums “Incantation” and “Chroma”, extensive headline tours across 15 countries, appearances in high profile festivals and venues including concerts featuring as a soloist with the BBC Concert Orchestra at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, and with the German SWR Radio Big Band at a sold out Berlin Philharmonie.  She was the youngest ever Artist in Residence at Cambridge Jazz Festival and has received a number of awards and nominations recognising her achievements.

Rawicz’s  signing to the major jazz label ACT represented a big step forward in her international career, particularly with the 2023 release of her label debut album “Chroma”, which received an extremely positive response from both jazz lovers and critics alike.

June 2024 will see Rawicz finish her studies at the prestigious Royal Academy of Music. Alongside her studies she has developed a remarkably broad range of projects: from her regularly touring quartet featuring stars of the UK jazz scene, to duo concerts with acclaimed pianist Gwilym Simcock, through to her 20-piece Jazz Orchestra which has already performed her exciting original music at important London venues.