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Judy Bailey was born on October 3, 1953 in Auckland, New Zealand and raised in Whangarei, a town in the north country. As a young child she learned ballet, followed by piano and theory when she was 10 years old. She graduated from Trinity College London in the United Kingdom when she was 16.

Moving to Australia in 1960, Judy has spent most of her time in Sydney. She performed live on television, live music venues like the legendary El Rocco and on many recordings.

As an eductor Bailey is a senior lecturer in jazz composition and jazz piano at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music since 1973 and is also musical director of the Sydney Youth Jazz Ensemble. In 1973, Bailey became the pianist on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation children’s radio show Kindergarten, which often featured presenters from Play School.

She has received the Order of Australia, was inducted into the Graeme Bell Jazz Hall of Fame by Jazz Australia, and was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Sydney. Pianist and composer Judy Bailey, who has lived in Australia since the 1960s, seldom performs.

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