Laura Jurd
Award winning jazz trumpeter
Laura Jurd
jazzfolkimprovised musiclondon, uk
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bbc new generation artist (2015-17) and leader of mercury prize-nominated band dinosaur, laura jurd is an award-winning uk jazz trumpeter and composer whose music blends jazz improvisation with earthy folk tradition. Her latest album 'rites & revelations' (new soil, october 2025) has earned widespread critical acclaim and is currently the focus of an active touring campaign.
“simply stupendous ... a glorious, shifting collage of sound.”
“composer jurd with her band of co-virtuosos have now pulled-off what might be considered a masterpiece.”
“the kind of musician i want to be in my next life”
“at the vanguard of this new generation - a hampshire native who has been composing since she could walk.”
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