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Laura Jurd
Background information
Born1990 or 1991 (age 34–35)[1]
Medstead, Hampshire, UK[1]
GenresJazz
OccupationsMusician, composer, bandleader, conservatoire lecturer
InstrumentsTrumpet, synthesizer
LabelsEdition, Discus Music, Spartacus Records, Chaos Collective, New Soil
Websitelaurajurd.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]

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

Early years and education

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

Awards and honours

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Jurd is a member of BBC Radio 3's New Generation Artists.[4] She won in category 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

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  • 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)
  • Rites & Revelations (New Soil, 2025)[9][10]
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References

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  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.
  9. ↑ Harris, Selwyn (11 November 2025). "Review Laura Jurd: Rites & Revelations, New Soil". Jazzwise. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
  10. ↑ https://laurajurd.bandcamp.com/album/rites-revelations-3
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