Lucy Woodward

LUCY WOODWARD releases Stories From The Dust, perhaps her most personal album yet, as crafted with GRAMMY Award-winning producer and co-writer David Garza (Fiona Apple). David and Lucy spent several weeks in downtown LA writing these stories about women, the ones she grew up with - the fiercely independent and unconventional women who raised her - and those she merely observed from afar, whether in the sandbox or on the subway. Stories From The Dust is rootsy and melodic, continuing a decades-long streak of craft oriented, critically acclaimed full length albums from the New York native.

Lucy Woodward & The Rocketeers, her first live album, will be released in summer 2024 on GroundUP Music. The album features her bespoke 18-person jazz collective - featuring musicians from countries such as The Netherlands, Italy and Ghana - inspired by American composers such as Donny Hathaway and Billy Strayhorn. With dynamic arrangements explicitly written to match
Lucy’s passionate vocal manner, color, and timbre; the songs range from high-energy explosions to hauntingly intimate meditations.

Born in London, raised in NYC by her mom, she spent summers in The Netherlands with her dad. After early acceptance to Manhattan School of Music at age 16, she left wanting to start her own band and write songs. She started working as a demo singer and landed her 1st record deal with Atlantic Records, entering the pop world almost as fast as she left it, with 2 songs on top 40 radio, winning 2 BMI songwriter awards.

Other collabs of note: Charlie Hunter, Snarky Puppy, Pink Martini (singing in Croatian, Turkish, Spanish, French and Japanese on a few days' notice), larger ensembles in Europe such as WDR and Danish Radio Big Bands. Other credits: Rod Stewart, Celine Dion, Barbra Streisand and Joe Cocker. She's appeared on movie soundtracks such as What a Girl Wants, The Blind Side and Ice Princess, where she is featured singing the Bjork Big Band classic “It’s Oh So Quiet”.