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Galvin and Dick have also performed together in 2017 with Tom McCredie as the Elliot Galvin Trio; the group performed under this name at the Cheltenham Jazz Festival in 2017.
Jurd is a member of BBC Radio 3's ''New Generation Artists''.
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quartet founded in 2010. The band comprises Laura Jurd
Laura Jurd (born 1990) is a musician and composer from Hampshire, United Kingdom. She plays trumpet and synthesizer. She has released albums as a solo artist, and she composes for and plays in a jazz quartet named Dinosaur, whose album '' Togethe ...
on trumpet and synthesizers, Elliot Galvin on keyboards and synthesizers, Corrie Dick
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on drums, and Conor Chaplin on bass
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Jurd composes the band's music and has described it as "Trumpet-led instrumental music" Jurd on Interview with BBC News, 2017-07-27 20:43BST though they are often described as "jazz", having appeared at jazz festivals and on theBBC Radio 3
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''Jazz Now'' programme.
The group formed around 2010, and adopted the name Dinosaur in 2016. Dinosaur were nominated for UK Jazz Artist Of The Year 2017 by Jazz FM.
In July 2017, the band's debut album, '' Together, As One'', was nominated for the Mercury Prize
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Discography
*'' Together, As One'' (16 September 2016, Edition Records) *''Wonder Trail'' (4 May 2018, Edition Records) *''To The Earth'' (15 May 2020, Edition Records)Related projects
Galvin and Dick have also performed together in 2017 with Tom McCredie as the Elliot Galvin Trio; the group performed under this name at the Cheltenham Jazz Festival in 2017.
Jurd is a member of BBC Radio 3's ''New Generation Artists''.
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