Uploaded February 2019 | Updated September 2026, 6 days ago

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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.

Kate Molleson, music journalist for The Guardian and The Herald and a presenter for BBC Radio 3, met with Laura to find out more about what makes her tick ahead of her Venus Unwrapped concert at Kings Place on Fri 1 Mar.

Find out more on the links below about Laura's concert 'Stepping Back, Jumping In', and Venus Unwrapped, our year-long series focusing on the creative firepower of women composers.

Fri 1 Mar, 7.30pm: bit.ly/LauraJurd-KP

2019's Venus Unwrapped: bit.ly/VenusUnwrapped