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20 Facts About Trudy Kerr

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Trudy Kerr was born on 3 January 1963 and is an Australian-born jazz musician, teacher, radio presenter and label owner.

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Trudy Kerr performed along the east coast of Australia and toured East Asia.

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Trudy Kerr completed a postgraduate jazz course at the Guildhall School of Music during 1994 to 1995.

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In 1995 Trudy Kerr met Geoff Gascoyne, a fellow jazz musician who plays various bass guitars and is a sometime backing vocalist.

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In October 1997 Trudy Kerr issued her debut album, Sweet Dreams, on FMR Records.

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The first is where Trudy Kerr tries to be more than she is and thus her vocalizing seems unnatural and contrived.

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Trudy Kerr released her third album, Day Dream, in 2000, using Gascoyne on double bass, Guy Barker on trumpet, Sebastian de Krom on drums and Mulgrew Miller on piano.

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Trudy Kerr performed cover versions of Baker's songs and added lyrics to some of his instrumental tracks.

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Trudy Kerr took an instrumental approach adding lyrics to songs which were originally written instrumentally.

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In 2007 Trudy Kerr asked Swedish piano star Jan Lundgren to work with her on her album Deja vu.

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Trudy Kerr went into the studio and recorded Like Minds with Michael in 2009.

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In 2015 Kerr released Contemplation, which is a compilation of some of Trudy's Best work.

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Trudy Kerr lived with her older sister Jane and younger brother Andrew in the western suburbs of Brisbane, where they were raised by their mother, Joy Seib.

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Trudy Kerr began singing lessons at age 10 with teacher Joy Mills and later with Colin Keats in St Lucia.

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Trudy Kerr was encouraged by her mother to perform and she entered many singing competitions.

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Trudy Kerr played Nancy in the stage show Oliver in her Toowong High School Performance.

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Trudy Kerr continued to perform in bands around the Brisbane area most notably Mango Bop and the Pedestrians.

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Trudy Kerr held a residency in Port Vila, Vanuatu for a year in 1989.

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Trudy Kerr has held teaching positions at Trinity Laban, Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Chichester University and London Centre of Contemporary Music.

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Trudy Kerr is a voice coach for young vocalists in various genres.