Trudy Kerr Quartet
Trudy Kerr (voc) David Newton (p) Geoff Gascoyne (b) Sebastian de Krom (d) with guest Alan Barnes
Hailed by many jazz critics as one of the country’s most polished singers, Trudy moved to London in the 90's from her native Australia. She studied jazz at the Guildhall School of Music and in 1995 got her musical career break when Ronnie Scott offered her a week at his club.
She has recorded 8 CDs to date. Early CDs SWEET SURPRISE and TRUDY are a mixture of standards and pop songs given a jazz treatment. She recorded DAYDREAM with American pianist Mulgrew Miller, followed by a Tribute to the music of Chet Baker and Gerry Mulligan with an album entitled MY OLD FLAME with guest Georgie Fame. CLOUDBURST was dedicated to the instrumental jazz repertoire, with Trudy's lyric to Coltrane's MOMENT'S NOTICE as well as music by Monk and Mingus.
JAZZ FOR JUNIORS followed, an album introducing children to jazz, DEJA VU with Swedish pianist Jan Lundgren and in early 2009 an album with British jazz legend, pianist Michael Garrick. LIKE MINDS explores Ellington classics as well as showcasing Mike's original compositions.
Trudy is a Director of Jazzizit records and regularly co-presents the jazz hour on BBC radio Kent and Southern Counties.
Trudy will be accompanied by an all star band Dave Newton, Geoff Gascoyne, Seb de Krom and Alan Barnes - expect a mix of music from her albums incorporating standards, jazz repertoire, vocalese and GMQ arrangements.
Abbreviations: as alto sax; b acoustic bass ; bjo banjo; bsax bass sax; cl clarinet, ct cornet; d drums; eb electric bass; eg electric guitar; fl flute; flg flugel horn; g guitar; org organ; p piano : sousa sousaphone; t = trumpet; tr trombone; ts tenor sax; viol violin; voc voice.