Fiona Ross
Founder, Women in Jazz Media
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Named among the 100 Alternative Power Music List for 2020, multi-award winning jazz artist, editor-in-chief, journalist and founder of the award winning Women in Jazz Media organisation Fiona Ross never stops. As vocalist, pianist, composer and producer, Fiona has become known for creating her own contemporary jazz sound incorporating fast paced Latin Jazz, vintage Jazz club, a little neo soul along with heart wrenching ballads. She came to the worlds attention as the artist that gave Ed Sheeran his first push but very quickly established herself as an artist in her own right and has received incredible reviews and awards across the globe for all of her albums. Her live performances have seen her perform at prestigious venues and festivals and her music is played on radio stations all over the world. Fiona has achieved many accolades for her work including Best Jazz Song from the World Songwriting Awards, Outstanding achievement awarded by the Global Music Awards and International female songwriter of the year from the International Singer Songwriters Association. She has been featured in many publications including Tinnitist, Jazziz, Record World Magazine, Jazz Corner, Ink 19 and Jazz Quarterly. Fiona's song Mistress which was recorded live in a stairwell, was selected to be included in the British Library archives for prosperity. Technical virtuosity and that raw emotional drive, of an artist at the height of her game Jazz Quarterly.