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Lauren Newton

voc, *1952 CH, Coos Bay, Oregon
Singer / Composer of Jazz
A.k.a. Lauren Amber Newton

Lauren Amber Newton is an avant-garde jazz and contemporary classical singer, composer and teacher, best known as a founding member of the Vienna Art Orchestra.Born 16 November 1952 in Coos Bay, Oregon, Lauren Newton earned a degree in music at the University of Oregon. In 1974 Newton moved to Europe and continued her music studies with Sylvia Geszty at the State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart. In 1977 she joined the Vienna Art Orchestra, touring widely with the group until 1989. Together with Bobby McFerrin, Jeanne Lee, Urszula Dudziak and Jay Clayton she formed the Vocal Summit in 1982 (CD, TV broadcasting, tour).

     
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • Percussion
Genres
  • Jazz
  • Classical
  • Spoken Word
Popular Tracks   
The Magic of a Flute, Act II: So If Love… (Short Version) on Gruntz: The Magic of a Flute by George Gruntz
Nun seh'ich wohl, warum so dunkle Flammen on Kindertotenlieder by Wolfang Schmiedt & Lauren Newton
Digedida on In Between by Esther Bächlin
Wishful Thinking on Voices by Fredy Studer
Vanishing Points on Tenderness of Stones by Joachim Gies & Lauren Newton
The Magic of a Flute, Act I: Prelude on Gruntz: The Magic of a Flute by George Gruntz
Conversation I on Conversations by Joëlle Léandre & Lauren Newton
Der Wind ist Westwind on Spring in Bangkok by Aki Takase & Lauren Newton
Cross Rhythms on Filigree by Lauren Newton
Soundsong 1 on Soundsongs by Lauren Newton

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Band Members
Discography



Title Artist Year Type
Turquoise BoxJoe Moffett, John Dikeman, Klaus Kugel, Raoul Van Der Weide, Joe Morris, Peter Cancura, Jason Nazary, Silke Eberhard, Alex Huber, Joëlle Léandre, Lauren Newton2016Album
Conversations Live In LjubljanaJoëlle Léandre & Lauren Newton2012Album
VoicesFredy Studer / Lauren Newton / Saadet Türköz / Ami Yoshida2009Album
2 Souls In SeoulLauren Newton / Park Je Chun2008Album
Tenderness Of StonesJoachim Gies / Lauren Newton2007Album
Orbit 2: Voyaging AntipodesTetsu Saitoh / Kazuo Imai / Barre Phillips / Lauren Newton / Jacques Demierre / Urs Leimgruber2006Album
SoundsongsLauren Newton2006Album
Spring In BangkokLauren Newton / Aki Takase2006Album
Artesian SpiritsLauren Newton / Patrick Scheyder / Vladimir Tarasov2005Album
Face It!Lauren Newton, Joëlle Léandre2005Album
Color FieldsLauren Newton - Mark Huber - Wolfgang Puschnig2005Album
The Lightness Of HearingLauren Newton / Patrick Scheyder2002Album
Out Of SoundLauren Newton / Joëlle Léandre / Urs Leimgruber2002Album
Screen: Festival Concepts Of Doing 1999Dorothea Schürch, Urs Leimgruber, Zeena Parkins, Otomo Yoshihide, Alexander Frangenheim, Roger Turner, Lauren Newton2000Album
SonatinaVladimir Tarasov - Masahiko Satoh plus Lauren Newton1999Album
Altered EgosLauren Newton / Patrick Scheyder / Vladimir Tarasov1998Album
Composition 192 (For Two Musicians & Constructed Environment)Anthony Braxton / Lauren Newton1998Album
18 ColorsLauren Newton / Joëlle Léandre1997Album
Urban VoicesNot Missing Drums Project, Lauren Newton, Joëlle Léandre, Uschi Brüning1997Album
TimbreTimbre : Lauren Newton • Elisabeth Tuchmann • Oskar Mörth • Bertl Mütter1995Album
Art Is...Lauren Newton / Thomas Horstmann1994Album
KindertotenliederLauren Newton1994Album
Lieber Ein SaxophonErnst Jandl - Lauren Newton - Uli Scherer - Klaus Dickbauer - Karl Fian - Mathias Rüegg1991Album
Voices - Live In RomePaolo Damiani / Tiziana Ghiglioni / Lauren Newton1989Album
Vom Vom Zum ZumErnst Jandl / Lauren Newton • Wolfgang Puschnig • Uli Scherer1988Album
VoiceprintLauren Newton With Uli Scherer and Thomas Horstmann1988Album
2nd Room - 2nd ConversationLauren Newton1986Album
Bist Eulen?Ernst Jandl - Lauren Newton / Wolfgang Puschnig / Woody Schabata / Mathias Rüegg1984Album
TimbreLauren Newton1983Album
Sorrow Is Not Forever-Love IsVocal Summit, Lauren Newton, Urszula Dudziak, Jeanne Lee, Jay Clayton & Bobby McFerrin1983Album
ContrastMasahiko Togashi and Lauren Newton and Peter Kowald1983Album
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