Laura Jurd

Laura Jurd
Background information
Born	1990 Medstead, Hampshire, UK [1]
Genres	Jazz
Occupation	Musician
Instrument(s)	Trumpet, synthesizer
Labels	Edition
Website	laurajurd.com

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]

Jurd teaches composition at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance in London. ^[3]

Awards and honors

Jurd 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

• 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

1. Fordham, John (12 September 2013). "Jazz trumpeter Laura Jurd: 'I just like making things up'". The Guardian.
2. Beaumont, Mark (27 July 2017). "Mercury Music Prize 2017: what you need to know about the nominees". NME.
3. "Laura Jurd Biography". Laura Jurd. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
4. "Jazz Now, Laura Jurd and Dinosaur". BBC. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
5. "This year's Parliamentary Jazz Awards". Jazzwise. 10 March 2015. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
6. "Dankworth Prize for Jazz Composition". The Worshipful Company of Musicians. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
7. "Young Jazz Musician". The Worshipful Company of Musicians. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
8. "Composer Profile - Laura Jurd". British Composer Awards 2012. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.