Judy Bailey (pianist)

Judy Bailey
Birth nameJudith Mary Bailey
Born (1935-10-03) 3 October 1935 (age 89)
Auckland, New Zealand
GenresJazz, soundtrack, children's music, third stream
Occupations
  • Musician
  • composer
  • arranger
  • director
  • lecturer
InstrumentPiano
WebsiteOfficial 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

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Bailey was born in Auckland and raised in Whangārei, 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

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Albums

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List of albums, with selected details
Title Details
The Wind
(The Errol Buddle Quartet featuring Judy Bailey)
  • Released: 1962
  • Format: LP
  • Label: His Master's Voice (OCLP 7594)
You & The Night & The Music
  • Released: 1964
  • Format: LP
  • Label: CBS (BP233126)
My Favourite Things
  • Released: 1965
  • Format: LP
  • Label: CBS (BP233263)
One Moment
  • Released: 1973
  • Format: LP
Colours
  • Released: 1976
  • Format: LP
Solo
  • Released: 1978
  • Format: LP
  • Label: Eureka (E-107)
Notwithstanding
  • Released: 1992
  • Format: CD
Sundial
  • Released: 1993
  • Format: CD
The Spritely Ones
  • Released: September 2001
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Tall Poppies (TP159)
Speakeasy
  • Released: 2001
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Judy Bailey
Jazz Legends: Judy Bailey
  • Released: 2011[8]
  • Format: 4×CD
  • Label: ABC Jazz (476 4515)
Another Journey
  • Released: August 2018
  • Format: 2×CD, digital
  • Label: Sydney Conservatorium Of Music

Awards and honours

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  • 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][12]

ARIA Music Awards

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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.
1993 Notwithstanding Best Jazz Album Nominated [13]
1994 Sundial Nominated

Sir Bernard Heinze Memorial Award

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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.
2018 Judy Bailey Sir Bernard Heinze Memorial Award awarded [14]

Australian Jazz Bell Awards

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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)
2014[9] Judy Bailey Hall of Fame inducted

Mo Awards

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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.[15]

Year Nominee / work Award Result (wins only)
1991 Judy Bailey Jazz Performer of the Year (Female) Won

References

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  1. ^ Chadbourne, Eugene. "Judy Bailey | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "Judy Bailey : Represented Artist Profile : Australian Music Centre". Australian Music Centre. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  3. ^ Chadbourne, Eugene. "Judy Bailey | Biography & History | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  4. ^ "SOUNZ - NZ composer - Judy Bailey". Sounz. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  5. ^ "Judy Bailey". ABC. 6 May 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  6. ^ "Home Cooked". Jazz. 1 May 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Judy Bailey : Represented Artist Profile : Australian Music Centre". www.australianmusiccentre.com.au. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Jazz Legends: Judy Bailey". ABC Music. 31 January 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  9. ^ a b c "Judy Bailey Graeme Bell Hall of Fame Jazz Australia". Jazz Australia. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  10. ^ "Staff Detail". music.sydney.edu.au. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  11. ^ "Dr Judy Bailey OAM - Australia Council Don Banks Music Award". Australia Council for the Arts. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  12. ^ Bryant, Lily. "2022 Australia Council Awards announced". Limelight.
  13. ^ ARIA Award previous winners. "ARIA Awards Best Jazz Album". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  14. ^ "Judy Bailey honoured with the Sir Bernard Heinze Memorial Award". The Melbourne Newsroom. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  15. ^ "MO Award Winners". Mo Awards. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
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