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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 plays in a jazz quartet named Dinosaur, whose album '' Together, As One'' was ...
on trumpet and synthesizers, Elliot Galvin
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 me ...
on keyboards and synthesizers, Corrie Dick on drums, and Conor Chaplin on bass
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History
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
''Together, As One'' is an album by British jazz quartet Dinosaur. It was released in 2016 on Edition Records. In 2017, it was nominated for the Mercury Prize.
Critical reception
The album has received generally positive reviews, receiving five s ...
'', was nominated for the Mercury Prize
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Discography
*''Together, As One
''Together, As One'' is an album by British jazz quartet Dinosaur. It was released in 2016 on Edition Records. In 2017, it was nominated for the Mercury Prize.
Critical reception
The album has received generally positive reviews, receiving five s ...
'' (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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