Briana Cowlishaw

Having released three albums under her own name in Australia and Japan, Sydney born Briana Cowlishaw is a passionate vocalist, songwriter, arranger and performer that has been hopping between Sydney, New York, South East Asia and Europe since 2008. Graduating from the Australian Institute of Music (BMUS) in 2008, Briana continued on to study jazz and composition in New York and Canada with world class musicians Guillermo Klein, Dave Douglas, Kurt Elling, Aaron Goldberg. By 2012, Briana began performing her original music at festivals all over the world, including the Melbourne International Jazz Fest, VIVID Sydney, Urbanscapes, Edinburgh Jazz Fest and Hemnes Jazz Fest. Now based in London, Briana is pursuing her electro-pop project 'Fetherstone', while singing in the London Contemporary Voices. Some career achievements include a nomination for best vocal jazz album in the 2012 (Australian Bell Awards), finalist in the 2012 National Jazz Awards and singing backing vocals for ELBOW (UK).