London based, Australian native Elly Hoyt is a jazz and contemporary singer. She has appeared at venues and festivals in Australia and abroad including the Melbourne International Jazz Festival, Shanghai World Expo in China and the 55 bar in New York City. In 2011, Elly won Best Australian Jazz Vocal Album at the Australian Jazz Bell Awards and is the first jazz vocalist to receive the Marten Bequest Traveling Scholarship in 2015. Elly Hoyt has performed for Prince Charles and Camilla, opened for Kenny Barron and played alongside James Morrison. Elly is an active educator and has holds a Bachelor of Music in Jazz Voice and Masters of Vocal Pedagogy from the Queensland Conservatorium, Griffith University (QCGU). She currently lectures in voice at BIMM, London.
Performance Experience
Jazz Clubs, USA
55 Bar, New York
Somethin’Jazz Club, New York
Jazz Clubs, AUS
Ellington Jazz Club, Perth
Bennett’s Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne
Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne
Jazz Lab, Melbourne
Brisbane Jazz Club, Brisbane
Doo Bop Jazz Bar, Brisbane
Venue 505, Sydney
Festivals & Others AUS, USA, CHINA
Queensland Music Festival, QLD, 2018
Melbourne Women’s International Jazz Festival, VIC, 2017
Brisbane International Jazz Festival, Supporting Kenny Barron, QLD, 2017
Sinatra Tribute Concert, Jordan Hall, Boston, MA, 2015
Stonnington Jazz Festival, Melbourne, VIC, 2014
G20 Summit Cultural Celebrations, Brisbane, QLD, 2014
(Performed original composition with James Morrison)
Devonport Jazz Festival, TAS, 2014
Melbourne International Jazz Festival, VIC, 2013
Royal Jubilee Reception for Prince Charles and Camilla, Hobart, TAS, 2012
(Personal invitation from the Premier of Tasmania to perform for Prince Charles & Camilla).
Stanford Jazz Workshop, Stanford, CA, 2011
(Attended songwriting workshop run by Gretchen Parlato, Becca Stevens and Rebecca Martin)
Darling Harbour Jazz and Blues Festival, Sydney, NSW, 2011
Noosa Jazz Festival, Queensland, 2010
World Expo, Shanghai, China, 2010
Recordings
Elly Hoyt, Oranges & Sunshine, Independent 2015
Elly Hoyt, Elly Hoyt, Pinnacle Records 2010
Honors/Awards
Individuals fund Grant, Australia Council of the ArtsScholarship, New England ConservatoryMarten Bequest Travelling ScholarshipIndividual Fund Grant, Arts QueenslandFreedman Jazz Fellowship (nomination)ArtStart Grant, Australia Council of the ArtsBest Australian Jazz Vocal Album, Australian Jazz Bell AwardsFinalist in the Queensland Music Awards for Best Jazz CompositionWinner of the James Morrison, Generations in Jazz Vocal Scholarship |
2018 – 20192015 – 20162015 – 20162015 – 201620132013201020092008 |
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Private Teachers
Prof. John John McNeil 2016
Jazz Faculty at New England Conservatory
Dominique Eade 2015 – 2016
Jazz/CI Voice Faculty at New England Conservatory
Dr. Irene Bartlett 2006 – 2015
Head of Jazz Vocal Studies at Queensland Conservatorium
Education
New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, MAMasters of Music, Jazz Performance (1 year )
Queensland Conservatorium of Music, Brisbane, QLDMasters of Music Studies, Vocal Pedagogy
Queensland Conservatorium of Music, Brisbane, QLDBachelor Of Music, Jazz & Contemporary Voice
Academic AwardsGriffith University Award for Academic Excellence – Masters of Music StudiesGriffith University Award for Academic Excellence – Bachelor of Music
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2015 – 2016
2014 – 2015
2006 – 2009
20142009
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