The British jazz and pop singer Emmy Irvine moved at 17 to the US to study on a Dean’s Scholarship at Oberlin College Conservatory with jazz legends LaTanya Hall, Gerald Cannon and Jay Ashby, among many others. Now living in New York City, she has toured the northeast with the pop formation Slightly Tooned, and appeared with her own Emmy Irvine Quartet in Brooklyn, Long Island and the Berkshires. Her singing style mixes the cool tones of Chet Baker with the passion of great jazz singers such as Carmen McCrae, adding touches of musical theater and contemporary British sounds from Liquid Drum and Bass and beyond.

Emmy is a composer, artist, collaborator, and teacher. She joined the National Children’s Choir of Great Britain at the age of nine, appearing with them across the UK (including at the Edinburgh Fringe) and touring China. Later she was a member of the National Youth Musical Theatre and trained at the Guildford School of Acting. She recently performed at the Tilles Jazz Fest 2025 in collaboration with Jazz at Lincoln Center. Emmy performs nationwide across the NYC/North East/Cleveland areas and in the UK.