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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

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Eddie Daniels, Conrad Herwig, Laura Jurd, Paul Cornish, Richard Harding

Read "Eddie Daniels, Conrad Herwig, Laura Jurd, Paul Cornish, Richard Harding" reviewed 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. ...

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Article: Live Review

Jazzfestival Saalfelden 2025

Read "Jazzfestival Saalfelden 2025" reviewed 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 ...

Article: Live Review

Jazzfestival Saalfelden 2025

Read "Jazzfestival Saalfelden 2025" reviewed 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 ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Tommy Smith, John Taylor, Arild Andersen, John Surman & More

Read "Tommy Smith, John Taylor, Arild Andersen, John Surman & More" reviewed 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 ...

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Article: Album Review

Laura Jurd & Paul Dunmall: Fanfares & Freedom

Read "Fanfares & Freedom" reviewed 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 ...

Album

Fanfares & Freedom

Label: Discus Music
Released: 2024
Track listing: Fanfare 1; Opening Out; Onward Stomp; Toddle-oddle; Chorale; Fanfare 2.

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

RIP Roy Haynes, plus Lucy Woodward and Alan Braufman

Read "RIP Roy Haynes, plus Lucy Woodward and Alan Braufman" reviewed 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 ...

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Article: Book Review

Talking the Groove: Jazz Words from the Morning Star

Read "Talking the Groove: Jazz Words from the Morning Star" reviewed by Duncan Heining


Talking the Groove: Jazz Words from the Morning Star Chris Searle (foreword by Mike Westbrook) 394 pages ISBN: #978-1-9163206-7-3 Jazz in Britain 2024 Talking the Groove collects Chris Searle's more recent reviews, articles and interviews from the British socialist daily paper, the Morning Star, acting as a follow-up to ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Kris Davis Trio, Propulsion and Porchbone

Read "Kris Davis Trio, Propulsion and Porchbone" reviewed by Maurice Hogue


This week features the first trio recording by pianist Kris Davis in ten years--Run The Gauntlet. It's on her own label, Pyroclastic, and of course it's excellent. The potent avant-garde scene of Chicago emerges on Propulsion in the form of a new quartet led by saxophonist Dave Rempis, while the free jazz scene of NYC contributes ...


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