Judy Bailey | |
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Birth name | Judith Mary Bailey |
Born | Auckland, New Zealand | 3 October 1935
Genres | Jazz, soundtrack, children's music, third stream |
Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, arranger, director, lecturer |
Instrument(s) | Piano |
Website | Official website |
Judith Mary Bailey OAM (born 3 October 1935 [1] ) is a New Zealand-born pianist, jazz musician and composer who has lived in Australia since 1960.
Bailey was born in Auckland and raised in Whangarei, a town in the north of New Zealand. As a young child she learned ballet, followed by piano and theory when she was 10 years old. She graduated from Trinity College London when she was 16.
Bailey moved to Australia in 1960, [2] spending most of her time in Sydney. [3] She has performed on TV, music venues such as the El Rocco and on many recordings. [2]
Bailey is a senior lecturer in jazz composition and jazz piano at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music [2] of which she commenced in 1973 and is also musical director of the Sydney Youth Jazz Ensemble (Jazz Connection). [4]
In 1973, Bailey became the pianist on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation children's radio show Kindergarten, which often featured presenters from Play School , notably Barbara Frawley, Alister Smart, Don Spencer and Geoff Ayling. [5]
In 2017, rapper Rick Ross with producer Bink sampled Bailey's "Colour of My Dreams" from the Judy Bailey Quartet album Colours. The sample was used on Ross' track "Santorini Greece" on the album Rather You Than Me . [6]
Bailey is a represented artist of the Australian Music Centre. [7]
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The Wind (The Errol Buddle Quartet featuring Judy Bailey) |
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You & The Night & The Music |
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My Favourite Things |
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One Moment |
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Colours |
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Solo |
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Notwithstanding |
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Sundial |
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The Spritely Ones |
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Speakeasy' |
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Jazz Legends: Judy Bailey |
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Another Journey |
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The ARIA Music Awards are an annual awards ceremony which recognises excellence, innovation and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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1993 | Notwithstanding | Best Jazz Album | Nominated | [12] |
1994 | Sundial | Nominated |
The Sir Bernard Heinze Memorial Award is given to a person who has made an outstanding contribution to music in Australia.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2018 | Judy Bailey | Sir Bernard Heinze Memorial Award | awarded | [13] |
The Australian Jazz Bell Awards, also known as the Bell Awards or The Bells, are annual music awards for the jazz music genre in Australia.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result (wins only) |
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2014 [9] | Judy Bailey | Hall of Fame | inducted |
The Australian Entertainment Mo Awards (commonly known informally as the Mo Awards) were annual Australian entertainment industry awards. They recognised achievements in live entertainment in Australia from 1975 to 2016. Bailey won one award in that time. [14]
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result (wins only) |
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1991 | Judy Bailey | Jazz Performer of the Year (Female) | Won |
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