Jemma studied Pop Composition and Jazz vocals at Leeds College of Music from 2014-2017 and graduated with First honours. Jemma is now a full-time musician and teach vocals and piano/keyboard at Leeds Music Academy and have done numerous jazz and improvisation workshops with Jazz North and BlueJam Arts in Penrith aimed at young females.
Her projects:-
J Frisco is an avant-garde/electronic/punk/experimental/jazz trio, they are currently working on a new string of releases – having released their first album ‘naked’ in 2018. J Frisco were awarded the Jazz North Introduces Award in 2017 and have since performed at; The Vortex Jazz Club; EFG London, Manchester, Gateshead Jazz Festivals; Sofar Sounds Manchester; The Cockpit: Jazz in the Round; have supported Roller trio, Laura Jurd, Portico Quartet, The Guest Stars, Courtney Pine, Matthew Bourne and Elliot Galvin.
DOMI is a electro-pop band with members from the UK, Czech Republic and Norway. Their first single Let Me Follow came #9 in the Czech music charts, has over 25,000 Spotify listens and over 58,000 YouTube views. Their second single Wouldn’t That Be Nice came #3 in the Czech music charts, has over 7,000 Spotify listens and over 31,000 YouTube views.
Jemma joined Maximo Park as their new keyboardist/backing vocalist in March 2019, and also went on a 5 date tour in Germany with the solo project of Paul Smith (the lead singer) and played bass synth, keyboard and backing vocals.
freese trio are a triphop electronica grunge band whose compositions explore inner demons and difficult truths; through twisted lyricism and layered sounds they create a dark beauty. Audiences are taken on a journey of self-reflection through darkness, and back out into the light, creating a mesmerising trance and encouraging the release of suppressed emotions. Their combination of hypnotic drum patterns, bold sub-bass riffs, dense eerie harmony and daring yet intricate vocals is what gives them their distinct sound.
freese trio received a place on Manchester Jazz Festival’s Hothouse scheme in 2018 and were awarded a place on Jazz North’s ‘northernline’ scheme and received a place on the Music:Leeds Launchpad in 2019. They have performed at Manchester, Marsden and Lancaster Jazz Festivals; supported artists including Yazmin Lacey and Szun Waves; and have performed at venues such as Matt and Phreds (Manchester), Yellow Arch Studios (Sheffield), Night and Day Cafe (Manchester), Peddlers Market (Sheffield) and Cobalt Studios (Newcastle).