Trudy Desmond (October 11, 1945 – 19 February 1999) was a Canadian jazz singer.

Trudy Desmond
Born(1945-10-11)11 October 1945
U.S.
Died19 February 1999(1999-02-19) (aged 53)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active1980s–1990s

Career edit

After moving from New York to Toronto, she worked as an actress, interior designer, club manager, and theatrical producer.[1] She was one of the 16 original members of the Dr. Music ensemble led by Doug Riley.

She performed in concert with the Don Thompson Quartet (Ed Bickert on guitar, bassist Paul Novotny, and drummer John Sumner) during the Sound of Toronto Jazz Series at the Ontario Science Centre on January 23, 1989.

Discography edit

  • Tailor Made (The Jazz Alliance, 1992)
  • RSVP (Jazz Alliance, 1994)
  • Make Me Rainbows (Koch, 1995)
  • My One and Only (Justin Time, 1998)

References edit

  1. ^ Proefrock, Stacia. "Trudy Desmond". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 March 2019.

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