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Biography
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. He is also a member of the jazz ensemble Dinosaur.
Galvin has exhibited work at the Turner Contemporary art gallery.
Elliot Galvin Trio
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
- Simon Roth - drums
Some performances have featured Corrie Dick on drums.
In addition to piano, Galvin plays kalimba, accordian and stylophone with the trio. He plays a bespoke microtonal melodica on the track Blop and uses a portable cassette player to insert recorded sounds into recordings and performances.
Discography
- (with Laura Jurd) Landing Ground, November 2012
- Dreamland, 2014
- Punch, July 2016
- (with Dinosaur) Together, As One, September 2016
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.