Laura Jurd

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Laura Jurd
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Background information
Born1990or1991(age 34–35) [1]
Medstead, Hampshire, UK [1]
GenresJazz
OccupationMusician
Instrument(s)Trumpet, synthesizer
LabelsEdition
Website laurajurd.com

Laura Jurd (born 1990 or 1991) is a British musician and composer. 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]

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

Early years and education

Jurd grew up in Medstead, Hampshire. [1] She attended Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance. [1]

Awards and honours

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Fordham, John (12 September 2013). "Jazz trumpeter Laura Jurd: 'I just like making things up'". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  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.
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