Elliot Galvin

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Elliot Galvin
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Background information
Born1991 [1]
OriginUK
Genres Jazz
Occupation(s)Musician and composer
Instrument(s)Piano, synthesizer, others
LabelsEdition Records
Chaos Collective
Website elliotgalvin.com

Elliot Galvin (born 1991) is a British musician and composer based in London. He plays piano, synthesizer, kalimba, microtonal melodica, accordion and stylophone. His primary artistic vehicle is the eponymous Elliot Galvin Trio. [2] He is also a member of the jazz ensembles Dinosaur and Emma-Jean Thackray's WALRUS. [3]

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Galvin has exhibited work at the Turner Contemporary art gallery. [4]

Elliot Galvin Trio

Elliot Galvin Trio in Cheltenham, 2017 20170429 Elliot Galvin Trio at Cheltenham Jazz Festival 2017.jpg
Elliot Galvin Trio in Cheltenham, 2017

Elliot Galvin Trio comprises piano, bass and drums. The live and studio line-up has been as follows:

In addition to piano, Galvin plays kalimba, accordion and stylophone with the trio. He plays a bespoke microtonal melodica on the track Blop [5] and uses a portable cassette player to insert recorded sounds into recordings and performances. [6]

Discography

Associated acts

Galvin also plays synthesizers in British jazz quartet Dinosaur.

Accolades

Elliot Galvin Trio won the 2014 European Young Jazz Artist of the Year Award. They were nominated for the Jazz Parliamentary Jazz Awards Newcomer of the Year in 2015. In July 2017, Together, As One was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize.

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References

  1. "Elliot Galvin". Cafe Oto. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  2. "About Elliot Galvin" . Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  3. "Emma-Jean Thackray's WALRUS". Discogs.com. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  4. "Elliot Galvin Trio". Turner Contemporary. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  5. "Elliot Galvin 'Blop' (Official Video)". Edition Records. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  6. notably on the track Punch and Judy