Benjamin Creighton Griffiths: “The explosion of jazz harp has absolutely been noticed — and it’s a long time coming! I have a number of excellent colleagues around the globe striving just like me to bring the harp out of its box and into the jazz clubs, world music festivals, and the mainstream music scene.”
In 2009 Judy Bailey gave a long, insightful interview to Belinda Webster (of Tall Poppies records) for the second issue of ‘Extempore’ — the jazz journal which was this website’s predecessor — sharing her story, her discovery of the piano, of jazz, of improvisation; she also talks about her approach to teaching, her effort to bring jazz and classical music together, and she stresses the importance of ‘alert listening’.
IN 1979 Judy Bailey gave an interview to Pop/Jazz legend Janice Slater, one of the leading figures of the Australian music scene of the ’60s and ’70s. It is a snapshot of its time (including the tai-chi references), but it is also a testament to Judy Bailey’s lifelong commitment to her craft and the art form she chose as a means of expression.
