Home » Search Center » Results: Olivia Murphy

Results for "Olivia Murphy"

About Olivia Murphy

Results for pages tagged "Olivia Murphy"...

Musician

Olivia Murphy is a multi-award winning composer, conductor and woodwind specialist based in South-East London. After studying jazz saxophone at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, Olivia has found composition her main focus, enjoying writing, arranging and conducting for various jazz and new music ensembles. As the resident composer for the National Youth Jazz Orchestra, she arranged two sets of Amy Winehouse songs, reimagined for the 23-piece big band. During it's 25 date tour across the UK in 2021/2022, Olivia acted as conductor for dates including Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club, Derry Jazz Festival, and Oxford Town Hall

Album

Fateful Birds & Fledgling Stories

By Olivia Murphy

Label: obledob
Released: 2026
Track listing: Calliope And The Magpies; Indifferent Stars; Honey Thieves (Part One); Honey Thieves (Part Two); Where Am I?; The Lark She Writes About (Sister Suite Mov. One); Turtle Dove (Sister Suite Mov. Two); The Gull (Sister Suite Mov. Three); A Grey Coated Sand Bird (Sister Suite Mov. Four); You Are There.

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Flea, Dave Douglas and Sonny Rollins (RIP)

by Jerome Wilson
June 17, 2026

This program pays belated tribute to the late Sonny Rollins. It also includes music from Dave Douglas, Olivia Murphy, and Flea.Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) 00:00 Roxy Coss “Ely, MN" from Disparate Parts (Outside In) ...

Article: Album Review

Olivia Murphy: Fateful Birds & Fledgling Stories

Read "Fateful Birds & Fledgling Stories" reviewed by Jerome Wilson

by Jerome Wilson
June 10, 2026

Olivia Murphy is a young composer and bandleader who has been establishing herself as a distinctive voice on the British jazz scene, leading a large ensemble that mostly performs her own compositions. She makes her orchestral recording debut on this album, which applies her musical ideas to themes of transformation and community derived from mythical portraits ...

Article: Album Review

Olivia Murphy: Fateful Birds & Fledgling Stories

Read "Fateful Birds & Fledgling Stories" reviewed by John Eyles

by John Eyles
May 16, 2026

Throughout her career, Olivia Murphy has receiyed many awards which have been instrumental in promoting her blossoming career. In 2021, she received the prestigious and influential Peter Whittingham Jazz Development Award, which has been contested annually since 1990 to support an emerging jazz musician with their plans and ambitions. At the time she won it, Murphy ...

Album