Laura Jurd

Laura Jurd is writing a new ensemble work for the London Sinfonietta as part of our Changing Standards concert on Friday 18 November 2022.

Laura is writing a new 7' ensemble work for six players from London Sinfonietta and three jazz players as part of our Changing Standards concert which will also form part of the EFG London Jazz Festival. The brief for the commission has been to write a short new original work inspired by a favourite jazz standard. Alongside other new work from other jazz composers, the evening will also feature improvisations from those musicians, creating a fascinating dialogue between composed and improvised music.

More about Laura Jurd

Laura Jurd is a trumpet player, composer and improviser from the UK. A recipient of multiple awards and a BBC New Generation Artist from 2015-2017, Laura has developed a formidable reputation as one of the most distinctive and creative composer-performers to emerge from the UK in recent years.

Performing regularly throughout the UK and Europe, she leads the 2017 Mercury-nominated band Dinosaur who have performed at North Sea, Montreal and Molde International Jazz festivals to name a few. A highly active composer, Laura is equally at home writing for contemporary chamber groups and orchestras as she is writing for jazz ensembles and improvising musicians. Frequently creating works that present musical ingredients from outside the world of jazz music, within the realms of a jazz band, she has been commissioned by the likes of the BBC Proms and the National Youth Jazz Orchestra, the BBC Concert Orchestra, Ligeti Quartet and the Northern Sinfonia. In light of this, Laura recently received a prestigious Paul Hamlyn Foundation Award for Composers as well as a 2019 Ivor Composer Award.

A passionate educator, Laura also teaches composition at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance; jazz trumpet at Goldsmiths University; works with the National Youth Orchestra, and the National Youth Jazz Collective.