Elliot Galvin
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Elliot Galvin | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | 1991[1] |
| Origin | UK |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician and composer |
| Instrument(s) | Piano, synthesizer, others |
| Labels | Edition 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]
Galvin has exhibited work at the Turner Contemporary art gallery.[4]
Elliot Galvin Trio comprises piano, bass and drums. The live and studio line-up has been as follows:
- Elliot Galvin - piano, other instruments
- Tom McCredie - bass
- Corrie Dick - drums
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
- Landing Ground, (with Laura Jurd & Ligeti Quartet, Chaos Collective, 2012)
- Dreamland (Chaos Collective, 2013)
- Punch (as The Elliot Galvin Trio, Edition Records, 2016)
- Together, As One (with Dinosaur, Edition Records, 2016)
- Weather (with Mark Sanders, Babel Label, 2017)
- The Influencing Machine (Edition Records, 2018)
- Wonder Trail (with Dinosaur, Edition Records, 2018)
- Modern Times (Edition Records, 2019)
- To The Earth (with Dinosaur, Edition Records, 2020)
