Judy Bailey (pianist)
Judy Bailey | |
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| Birth name | Judith Mary Bailey |
| Born | 3 October 1935 Auckland, New Zealand |
| Genres | Jazz, soundtrack, children's music, third stream |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, arranger, director, lecturer |
| Instrument(s) | Piano |
| Website | Official website |
Judith Mary Bailey OAM (born 3 October 1935[1]) is a New Zealand-born pianist, jazz musician and composer who has lived in Australia since 1960.
Music career
[edit]Bailey was born in Auckland and raised in Whangarei, a town in the north of New Zealand. As a young child she learned ballet, followed by piano and theory when she was 10 years old. She graduated from Trinity College London when she was 16.
Bailey moved to Australia in 1960,[2] spending most of her time in Sydney.[3] She has performed on TV, music venues such as the El Rocco and on many recordings.[2]
Bailey is a senior lecturer in jazz composition and jazz piano at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music[2] of which she commenced in 1973 and is also musical director of the Sydney Youth Jazz Ensemble (Jazz Connection).[4]
In 1973, Bailey became the pianist on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation children's radio show Kindergarten, which often featured presenters from Play School, notably Barbara Frawley, Alister Smart, Don Spencer and Geoff Ayling.[5]
In 2017, rapper Rick Ross with producer Bink sampled Bailey's "Colour of My Dreams" from the Judy Bailey Quartet album Colours. The sample was used on Ross' track "Santorini Greece" on the album Rather You Than Me.[6]
Bailey is a represented artist of the Australian Music Centre.[7]
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]| Title | Details |
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| The Wind (The Errol Buddle Quartet featuring Judy Bailey) |
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| You & The Night & The Music |
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| My Favourite Things |
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| One Moment |
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| Colours |
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| Solo |
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| Notwithstanding |
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| Sundial |
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| The Spritely Ones |
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| Speakeasy |
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| Jazz Legends: Judy Bailey |
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| Another Journey |
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Awards and honours
[edit]- 2004: Order of Australia Medal for services to Music and Education.[9]
- 2008: Award for Distinguished Services to Australian Music at the Annual Classical Music Awards.[10]
- 2017: Awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Sydney [9]
- 2022: Australia Council Don Banks Music Award[11]
ARIA Music Awards
[edit]The ARIA Music Awards are an annual awards ceremony which recognises excellence, innovation and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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| 1993 | Notwithstanding | Best Jazz Album | Nominated | [12] |
| 1994 | Sundial | Nominated |
Sir Bernard Heinze Memorial Award
[edit]The Sir Bernard Heinze Memorial Award is given to a person who has made an outstanding contribution to music in Australia.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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| 2018 | Judy Bailey | Sir Bernard Heinze Memorial Award | awarded | [13] |
Australian Jazz Bell Awards
[edit]The Australian Jazz Bell Awards, also known as the Bell Awards or The Bells, are annual music awards for the jazz music genre in Australia.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result (wins only) |
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| 2014[9] | Judy Bailey | Hall of Fame | inducted |
Mo Awards
[edit]The Australian Entertainment Mo Awards (commonly known informally as the Mo Awards) were annual Australian entertainment industry awards. They recognised achievements in live entertainment in Australia from 1975 to 2016. Bailey won one award in that time.[14]
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result (wins only) |
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| 1991 | Judy Bailey | Jazz Performer of the Year (Female) | Won |
References
[edit]- ^ Chadbourne, Eugene. "Judy Bailey | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ^ a b c "Judy Bailey : Represented Artist Profile : Australian Music Centre". Australian Music Centre. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ^ Chadbourne, Eugene. "Judy Bailey | Biography & History | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ^ "SOUNZ - NZ composer - Judy Bailey". Sounz. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ^ "Judy Bailey". ABC. 6 May 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ^ "Home Cooked". Jazz. 1 May 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "Judy Bailey : Represented Artist Profile : Australian Music Centre". www.australianmusiccentre.com.au. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "Jazz Legends: Judy Bailey". ABC Music. 31 January 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ a b c "Judy Bailey Graeme Bell Hall of Fame Jazz Australia". Jazz Australia. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ^ "Staff Detail". music.sydney.edu.au. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ^ "Dr Judy Bailey OAM - Australia Council Don Banks Music Award". Australia Council for the Arts. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ^ ARIA Award previous winners. "ARIA Awards Best Jazz Album". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 25 June 2022.
- ^ "Judy Bailey honoured with the Sir Bernard Heinze Memorial Award". The Melbourne Newsroom. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ "MO Award Winners". Mo Awards. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
External links
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- Living people
- 1935 births
- 20th-century New Zealand musicians
- Academic staff of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music
- Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia
- Women jazz pianists
- Musicians from Auckland
- New Zealand emigrants to Australia
- 20th-century Australian musicians
- 21st-century pianists
- Australian music educators
- Australian women music educators
- New Zealand music educators
- New Zealand women music educators
- Australian women composers
- Australian jazz composers
- Women jazz composers
- 20th-century women pianists
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- 21st-century Australian women educators
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- 20th-century New Zealand women educators