Emma Hedrick is an award-winning vocalist, composer, and bandleader from Indiana. Known for both voice and composition, she was a Semi-Finalist in the International Songwriting Competition and was recently awarded a 2025 New Works Commission. She has performed internationally, including performances at the Indy Jazz Fest, Rochester Jazz Festival, Telluride Jazz Festival, as a part of the JAS Academy directed by Christian McBride, and in the Jong Metropole tour of the Netherlands and Germany. She received 7 Downbeat Student Music Awards for Jazz Voice throughout her academic career, and was a National YoungArts Winner in Voice.
She is joined by her quintet of up-and-coming talent from across the U.S, including Gavin Gray on Bass, Greg Niemi on Drums, Ellie Pruneau on Piano, and Shane McCandless on Saxophone.
The music for this tour will be from Emma’s debut album of original music, Newcomer, which releases on August 1st. Written during her formative time as a student in the Netherlands and Miami, this soulful collection of contemporary jazz is a musical scrapbook that blends modernity and tradition. The songs weave through a wide variety of genres from swing to samba to singer-songwriter with engaging lyrics as the throughline, contributing to a can't-miss set of creativity and authenticity.
$35.00 General Admission
$30 TMI Members