Music Workshop with trumpeter Laura Jurd and pianist Elliot Galvin
Event Information
Description
On Wednesday 25th October, 9.30am-1.30pm, in the Galvanising Shop Performance Space, SMFA is thrilled to present a workshop with two incredibly versatile award-winning young artists – trumpeter Laura Jurd and pianist Elliot Galvin.
This workshop is packed with improvisation, composition and creative music making.
Described by Lira Music Magazine as "two of the British jazz scene's hottest young names … together a super unit that bubbles with musical and personal understanding", both are prize-winning performers and prolific composers whose music crosses style boundaries. BBC New Generation Artist (2015-17) and Parliamentary Jazz Instrumentalist of the Year (2015), Laura has released two albums (the most recent Together as One, with her band Dinosaur (of which Elliott is a member), was nominated for the 2017 Mercury Prize). She recently joined the faculty at Trinity Laban Conservatoire as a composition teacher.
Elliot's main artistic vehicle is the Elliot Galvin Trio, winners of the European Jazz Artist of the Year Award. The group have also recorded two albums, including Punch, their debut for the prestigious Edition Records label. Elliot's commissions include works for the Ligeti Quartet, London Sinfonietta, RESOLUTION dance festival and the Theatre Company Cut Tongues. His music draws on a wide range of influences from Keith Jarrett to Stravinsky, Ligeti, Deerhoof and the Beatles as well as the films of David Lynch, the Dada movement and the literature of James Joyce. He was a founding member of the Chaos Collective.
FREE to attend but booking required.
More info:
Laura Jurd (trumpet) https://laurajurd.com/about/ and Elliot Galvin (piano/keys) http://www.elliotgalvin.com.
Organiser School of Music and Fine Art
Organiser of Music Workshop with trumpeter Laura Jurd and pianist Elliot Galvin
The University of Kent's School of Music and Fine Art is located in the heart of the vibrant creative community of Medway, an area in north Kent, within The Historic Dockyard Chatham, an award-winning heritage site and visitor attraction. Public transports links are excellent - just 45 minutes by fast train from London and 75 minutes by train from the Channel ports.
We offer distinctive programmes in Music, Fine Art, and Event and Experience Design, delivered in cutting edge facilities, with a recognised excellence in teaching and a global reputation in research.
Find directions here: http://www.kent.ac.uk/locations/medway/directions.html
If you would like to visit us to find out more about our courses at an Open Day or Applicant Day, please click here for more details: https://www.kent.ac.uk/courses/visit/
We also run a lively programme of regular concerts, exhibitions, workshops, talks and other activities, listed on our Events Calendar: http://www.kent.ac.uk/smfa/events.html
School of Music and Fine Art
The Old Surgery
University of Kent
Chatham Historic Dockyard
Kent
ME4 4TZ
Tel: +44 (0)1634 888 980
Email: mfareception@kent.ac.uk
