Quiet rise of UK jazz's Renaissance woman

Victoria Kingham
Thursday, April 17, 2025

Ursula Harrison won last year’s BBC Young Jazz Musician of the Year, bringing this Welsh native’s talents to wider public attention. Victoria Kingham discovers how the bassist’s blending of genres and extensive studies shape her forward-thinking music

Ursula Harrison (Credit: Sam Stevens)
Ursula Harrison (Credit: Sam Stevens)

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