Laura Jurd (born 1990) is a musician and composer from Hampshire, United Kingdom. She plays trumpet and synthesizer. She has released albums as a solo artist, and she composes for and plays in a jazz quartet named Dinosaur, whose album Together, As One was nominated for the Mercury Prize in 2017.[2]
Laura Jurd | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | 1990 Medstead, Hampshire, UK[1] |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Trumpet, synthesizer |
| Labels | Edition |
| Website | laurajurd |
Jurd teaches composition at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance in London.[3]
Awards and honors
editJurd is a member of BBC Radio 3's New Generation Artists.[4] She won Instrumentalist of the Year in the 2015 Parliamentary Jazz Awards,[5] the Worshipful Company of Musicians' Dankworth Prize for Jazz Composition in 2011[6] and the Young Jazz Musician award in 2012.[7] She was shortlisted for a BASCA Contemporary Jazz Composer award in 2012.[8]
Discography
edit- Landing Ground (2012)
- Human Spirit (2015)
- Together, As One with Dinosaur (2016)
- Wonder Trail with Dinosaur (2018)
- Stepping Back, Jumping In (2019)
- To The Earth with Dinosaur (2020)
- The Big Friendly Album (2022)
References
edit- ^ Fordham, John (12 September 2013). "Jazz trumpeter Laura Jurd: 'I just like making things up'". The Guardian.
- ^ Beaumont, Mark (27 July 2017). "Mercury Music Prize 2017: what you need to know about the nominees". NME.
- ^ "Laura Jurd Biography". Laura Jurd. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- ^ "Jazz Now, Laura Jurd and Dinosaur". BBC. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- ^ "This year's Parliamentary Jazz Awards". Jazzwise. 10 March 2015. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
- ^ "Dankworth Prize for Jazz Composition". The Worshipful Company of Musicians. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- ^ "Young Jazz Musician". The Worshipful Company of Musicians. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- ^ "Composer Profile - Laura Jurd". British Composer Awards 2012. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.