Biography
Judy Bailey, active as a jazz musician in Australia since the 1960s, has also been prominent as a composer, arranger and educator. She cites Stan Kenton, Lennie Tristano and Lee Konitz, Horace Silver and Bill Holman as major influences on her development. She commenced arranging and composing jazz with the 16-piece Auckland Radio Band and various small groups.
1974 was the formation of the quartet which became the nucleus for Judy's performances during the '70s. It comprised herself on keyboards, electric piano, clavinet & percussion, Ken James (flute/saxophones/percussion), Ron Philpott (bass) and John Pochee (drums).
Biography text from Last.fm, available under CC BY-SA.