Classically trained from the age of 9, South African harpist Jacqueline Kerrod has worked at the highest level in the classical, pop, free jazz and improvised music worlds. Her debut solo record “17 Days In December” (2021) released on LA-based label Orenda Records was noted as a best debut in 2021 by The New York City Jazz Record and selected as an album to listen to by JazzIs Magazine (December 2021). She has toured nationally and internationally with composer and multi-reedist Anthony Braxton, both in duo and as part of his ZIM music ensemble. Their live duo recording was released on Italian label I dischi di Angelica (2020). She has played principal harp with top orchestras and performed with elite chamber groups, contemporary music ensembles, and pop superstars including Anohni, Rufus Wainwright and Kanye West. She recently launched an improvised/creative music series hosted by Morpeth Contemporary in downtown Hopewell, NJ. Featured musicians have included, Mariel Roberts, Ingrid Laubrock, Joe Morris, Ken Filiano, and Keir GoGwilt. Her duo with Joe Morris was released on Relative Pitch Records (Feb 2025)
