the Jazz & Blues Albums charts. The quartet's ninth studio album, Smile, was released on 12 August 2013 which peaked at No. 86 on the ARIA Albums, No. 4 on the Hitseekers Albums and No. 2 on the Jazz & Blues Albums charts. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2013 the Idea of North won the ARIA Award for Best Jazz Album for a second time with Smile. In November 2014, the Idea of North released a compilation album, Anthology, which peaked at No. 5 on the Jazz & Blues Albums charts. 2015-present: Ballads and Brick By Brick From 2016, Japanese vocal percussionist Kaichiro Kitamura was a session and touring member and featured on three tracks on their tenth studio album, Ballads, which was released on 18 April 2016. The album reached No. 3 on the Hitseekers Albums and No. 2 on the Jazz & Blues Albums charts. In February 2017, Cameron and Piper both left the group; Piper was replaced on bass by Luke Thompson while Cameron's temporary replacements were Delaney-Brown and Jo Lawry prior to a more permanent soprano to be appointed later that year. In November 2018, the group self-released Brick By Brick, available from their website. Members Current Tenor: Nick Begbie (1993–present) Soprano: Trish Delaney-Brown (1993–2007, 2017), Jo Lawry (2017), Emma Rule (2018) Alto: Naomi Crellin (2002–11, 2012–present) Bass: Luke Thompson (2017–present) Touring and session Vocal percussion: Kaichiro Kitamura (2016–present) Former Alto: Meg Corson (1993–2002) Bass: Andrew Piper (1993–2017) Alto: Joy Hague (2011–12) Soprano: Sally Cameron (2007–17) Discography Studio albums Live albums As featured albums Compilation albums Awards and nominations ARIA Awards The ARIA Music Awards are presented annually since 1987 by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). The Idea of North has won one award from four nominations. |- | 2010 || Feels Like Spring || rowspan="4"| ARIA Award for Best Jazz Album || |- | 2011 || Extraordinary Tale || |- | 2013 || Smile || |- | 2016 || Ballads || |- | 2017 || A Piece of Quiet (The Hush Collection, Vol. 16) || ARIA Award for Best Children's Album || |} CARA Awards Since 1992, the annual Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards (CARAs) recognise the best recorded a cappella and aim to support this burgeoning culture of instrument-less enthusiasts. |- | rowspan="2"| 2005 || Evidence || Best Jazz Album || |- || "Rachel" || Best Jazz Song || |- | 2010