Laura Jurd

Jazz North East presents…

Laura Jurd

The Cumberland Arms - Newcastle upon Tyne
Tuesday 11th November
Doors: 7.30pm (Music Starts 8.00pm)

£15 / £12 TICKETS + Booking Fee

LAURA JURD

Laura Jurd (Trumpet)
Ultan O'Brien (Violin / Viola)
Martin Green (Accordion) 
Ruth Goller (Bass)
Corrie Dick (Drums) 

A veritable supergroup featuring Martin Green on Accordion (Lau), Ultan O’Brien on Fiddle (Slow Moving Clouds), Ruth Goller on Bass (Vula Viel / Alabaster DePlume) and Corrie Dick on Drums (Glasshopper / Dinosaur).

One of the most distinctive voices in jazz and improvised music today, Laura Jurd's unique approach to the trumpet is celebrated in the work that she creates. Laura's love of folk traditions can often be heard in her music, alongside a background in classical composition, taking twists and turns that both invite surprise and evoke the inevitable.

In the past couple of years, Laura's love of traditional music has deepened having played alongside the likes of Irish fiddle player Ultan O'Brien and English?accordionist Martin Green (one third of super-group Lau). This autumn sees Laura returning to the stage, presenting her astonishing new album, "Rites & Revelations" release due October 2025.

The music takes the listener on a journey of ritual and catharsis, propelled by the world-class rhythm section of Ruth Goller - bass and Corrie Dick - drums, alongside strikingly-brilliant folk musicians Ultan O'Brien and Martin Green.

"Jurd seems unconcerned by transient fashions or enrolment in any kind of scene, and pursues a private muse that draws on jazz, folk traditions from Europe and the Middle East... her work is always spiritedly accessible, and often suggests wordless songs” - John Fordham, The Guardian


The Cumberland Arms
James Place Street, Ouseburn, Off Byker Bank, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 1LD
0191 265 6151
www.thecumberlandarms.co.uk

Age Restrictions: Please contact the venue for age restrictions.

Accessibility: The Cumberland Arms has a ramp at the rear of the venue space for wheelchair users to access the building, no wheelchair accessible toilets are available in the building.

The front entrance to the venue space is preceded by a number of stairs.

Travel: Any Bus and Metro to Shields Road Morrisons which is located less than 1500 ft from the venue (approximately 5 minutes walk).

Byker Metro is located a half mile away from the venue (approximately 15 minutes walk)

There is parking available on a grassy space next to the building.