Born and raised in Chester, Lucy Joy is a vocalist, improviser, composer and songwriter whose music fuses rolling, swaggering modal jazz; sensual, rich female vocal songwriting and lusciously interpreted jazz standards. Her influences are wide-reaching, including jazz artists such as Betty Carter, McCoy Tyner, Cecile McLorin Salvant and Ella Fitzgerald, but also more eclectic inspirations such as Stravinsky, Ravel, Nick Cave, Aretha Franklin and Led Zeppelin.

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Based in London, she is currently an undergraduate student in jazz composition and arranging at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. She is a fellow student and close collaborator of breakout jazz pianist Thomas Sladden, with whom she performs regularly as a duo. Sladden is also a member of her quintet, where Lucy showcases her original music. Lucy's quintet recently debuted at the EFG London Jazz Festival, where they supported Giacomo Smith and Mozes Rosenberg.

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Besides this, Lucy is a versatile and reliable session vocalist, having performed and recorded for a variety of projects including with the Guildhall Session Singers and for jazz/soul singer/songwriter Ola Onabule. She has had the pleasure of also working with acclaimed members of the modern jazz scene, including Scott Stroman, Darmon Meader, Trish Clowes, Clare Wheeler, and members of jazz supergroup MOSS (Peter Eldridge, Kate McGarry, Lauren Kinhan, Theo Bleckmann, and Jo Lawry).

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Lucy is also an accomplished composer, arranger and songwriter for a variety of genres and lineups, from vocal/piano duo through to big band and from modern jazz to pop songwriting. Her prowess in this area has led her to working with Grammy Award Winners and Nominees such as Bill Laurance (Snarky Puppy) and Callum Au (Michael Buble, RAYE, Metropole Orkest).