Stepping Back, Jumping In
Laura Jurd
Stepping Back, Jumping In is simply stupendous…It’s a credit to the co-composers involved that the six diverse piece cohere beautifully, while retaining an individual sense of abandon. It’s...
Stepping Back, Jumping In
Laura Jurd
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Stepping Back, Jumping In is simply stupendous…It’s a credit to the co-composers involved that the six diverse piece cohere beautifully, while retaining an individual sense of abandon. It’s...
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Stepping Back, Jumping In is the new album from the British trumpeter, composer and creative force, Laura Jurd. With Stepping Back, Jumping In, Laura Jurd has created an eco-system full of sonic contrast, multiple layers and dimensions, with rigorous composition alongside improvisatory spaces. The result is dynamic, vibrant music that welcomes multiple listens, showcasing some of the most exciting composer-instrumentalists around today. With compositional credits Elliot Galvin, Soosan Lolavar and a co-composed piece by Norwegian musicians Anja Lauvdal & Heida K. Johannesdottir, and perfomed by some of the most exiting players on the British scene, Stepping Back, Jumping In is dynamic, vibrant music that welcomes multiple listens, showcasing some of the most exciting composer-instrumentalists around today.
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Laura Jurd - Stepping Back, Jumping In
23rd Jul 2019
Stepping Back, Jumping In is a sharp, witty and exciting new album from one of the powerhouses of UK jazz, Laura Jurd. Is it too soon to call her our own Carla Bley?
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September 2019
Stepping Back, Jumping In is simply stupendous…It’s a credit to the co-composers involved that the six diverse piece cohere beautifully, while retaining an individual sense of abandon. It’s third stream music that encourages you to go with the flow.
October 2019
The trumpeter’s profundity is neatly paired with a keen sense of humor—an ability to poke and provoke.
