{"id":2548,"date":"2017-09-28T14:13:38","date_gmt":"2017-09-28T14:13:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/smfa-news\/?p=2548"},"modified":"2017-09-29T11:53:37","modified_gmt":"2017-09-29T11:53:37","slug":"workshop-with-two-of-the-hottest-young-names-on-the-british-jazz-scene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/smfa-news\/2017\/09\/28\/workshop-with-two-of-the-hottest-young-names-on-the-british-jazz-scene\/","title":{"rendered":"Workshop with two of the hottest young names on the British jazz scene"},"content":{"rendered":"

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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\u00a0artists – trumpeter Laura Jurd and pianist Elliot Galvin.<\/p>\n

This workshop is packed with improvisation, composition and creative music making.<\/p>\n

Described by Lira Music Magazine as \u201ctwo of the British jazz scene\u2019s hottest young names \u2026 together a super unit that bubbles with musical and personal understanding\u201d, 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<\/em>, 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.<\/p>\n

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Elliot\u2019s 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<\/em>, their debut for the prestigious Edition Records label. Elliot\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n

FREE!<\/strong> to attend but booking via https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/smfa\/events.html<\/a><\/p>\n

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More info:<\/strong>
\nLaura Jurd (trumpet)\u00a0https:\/\/laurajurd.com\/about\/<\/a> and Elliot Galvin (piano\/keys)\u00a0http:\/\/www.elliotgalvin.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  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\u00a0artists – trumpeter Laura Jurd and pianist Elliot Galvin. This workshop is packed with improvisation, composition and creative music making. Described by Lira Music Magazine as \u201ctwo of the British jazz … Continue reading Workshop with two of the hottest young names on the British jazz scene<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22922,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[807,1252,124],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/smfa-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2548"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/smfa-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/smfa-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/smfa-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22922"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/smfa-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2548"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/smfa-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2548\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2560,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/smfa-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2548\/revisions\/2560"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/smfa-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2548"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/smfa-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2548"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/smfa-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2548"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}