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Laura Jurd
Laura Jurd is a trumpet player, composer and improviser from the UK. A recipient of multiple awards and a BBC New Generation Artist from 2015-2017, Laura has developed a formidable reputation as one of the most distinctive and creative composer-performers to emerge from the UK in recent years.
Performing regularly throughout the UK and Europe, she leads the 2017 Mercury-nominated band Dinosaur who have performed at North Sea, Montreal and Molde International Jazz festivals to name a few. A highly active composer, Laura's is equally at home writing for contemporary chamber groups and orchestras as she is writing for jazz ensembles and improvising musicians
Fergus McCreadie: The Shieling
by Andrew Hunter
Things tend to come in pairs. The animals went into the ark, all those years ago, two by two. Tonic water was created to control the symptoms of malaria but found its voice when mixed with gin to control the symptoms of reality. Some pairings work against the odds; until you have tried strawberries with black ...
Fergus McCreadie Trio: The Shieling
by Neil Duggan
After four thoughtfully crafted releases, the Fergus McCreadie Trio adopted an entirely different approach for their fifth album. They journeyed to the Isle of Skye, took the ferry to North Uist in the Scottish Outer Hebrides and spent five days recording The Shieling in a remote cottage. Whoever was responsible for transporting McCreadie's piano to this ...
Eddie Daniels, Conrad Herwig, Laura Jurd, Paul Cornish, Richard Harding
by Cheryl K.
During this week's two-hour program of jazz and improvised music, tributes to Brazilians singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Milton Nascimento and singer and songwriter Ivan Lins from clarinetist Eddie Daniels and trombonist Ryan Keberle; trombonist Conrad Herwig; trumpeter Laura Jurd; pianist Paul Cornish; and composer and guitarist Richard Harding. Playlist [SINGLE] Luisa “Lenha Na Fogueira (feat. ...
Jazzfestival Saalfelden 2025
by Vincenzo Roggero
Jazzfestival SaalfeldenVarious venues Land Salzburg, Austria August 21-24, 2025 One hundred and ninety artists from twenty-six countries, nearly thirty thousand attendees, eight different venues, more than sixty concerts, and a record number of tickets sold. These are just numbers, but they confirm how the Saalfelden Jazz Festival--now in its forty-fifth ...
Jazzfestival Saalfelden 2025
by Vincenzo Roggero
Jazzfestival Saalfelden 2025 Varie location 21--24 agosto 2025 Centonovanta artisti, provenienti da ventisei paesi, quasi trentamila presenze, otto location differenti, più di sessanta concerti, record di biglietti venduti. Sono solo numeri ma testimoniano come il Saalfelden Jazz Festival--giunto alla quarantacinquesima edizione--sia una rassegna che richiama spettatori da tutta Europa, sia profondamente ...
Tommy Smith, John Taylor, Arild Andersen, John Surman & More
by Ludovico Granvassu
Here is a playlist featuring endless delights from recent and not so recent releases of Kenny Wheeler, and Kenny Wheeler-adjacent music, projects and musicians.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 John Taylor “Spring (Phases)" Close to Mars (CAM Jazz) 0:16 Host talks 6:28 Arild Andersen ...
Laura Jurd & Paul Dunmall: Fanfares & Freedom
by John Sharpe
Well this is an entertaining premise. Free jazz maven Paul Dunmall as featured soloist in a suite composed by up- and-coming trumpeter Laura Jurd. Actually, the reality is more complex. It might be more accurate to say that the unfettered spirits of Dunmall's quartet, with bassist Caius Williams, drummer Miles Levin and pianist Liam Noble, offer ...
Fanfares & Freedom
By Paul Dunmall
Label: Discus Music
Released: 2024
Track listing: Fanfare 1; Opening Out; Onward Stomp; Toddle-oddle; Chorale; Fanfare 2.
RIP Roy Haynes, plus Lucy Woodward and Alan Braufman
by Jerome Wilson
This program pays tribute to the late Roy Haynes with examples of his work with Oliver Nelson and Andrew Hill as well as his recordings as a bandleader. It also features Lucy Woodward, Howard Riley and Alan Braufman. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from ...
