Australian expatriate TRUDY KERR is another artist who understands the importance of seducing the public. A combination of artful programming and assured arrangements has made her one of the country’s most polished singers. At Ronnie Scott’s all this week, she has the imposing task of preceding Hugh Masekala on stage. After her haunting ballad performance on All the Way, her trio slipped easily in and out of a straight four-to-the-bar beat on My Resistance is Low. A few years ago Kerr still sounded as if she was processing different vocal influences. Now she is coming into her own. The new album Day Dream gives a taste of that maturity, but the bandstand is where she truly flourishes.
CLIVE DAVIS THE TIMES, NOVEMBER, 2000 RONNIE SCOTT’S
Australian singer Trudy Kerr brought October to a close with three evenings that unveiled the contents of her latest album ‘Day Dream’, built around the contents of the Great American Songbook.With pianist Mike Gorman, bassist Geoff Gascoyne and drummer Sebastiaan de Krom providing splendid accompaniment, she came up with some enchanting interpretations of classic standards, including a superb rendition of ‘Sweet Lorraine’, supported by Geoff Gascoyne’s delicate bass, and a beautiful ‘Glad to be Unhappy’. With excellent diction and masterly microphone technique, all combined with a warm expressive voice, she is an extremely welcome addition to the local music scene.
Boz Magazine, Nov 2000