Dinosaur | UK

Dinosaur is one of the most vital and creative new ensembles in Europe today. Led by BBC New Generation Artist 2015 - 2107, trumpeter and composer Laura Jurd, Dinosaur, featuring star keyboardist Elliot Galvin and the exciting young rhythm section of Conor Chaplin and Corrie Dick.

In Sept 2016, Dinosaur released ‘Together, As One’ on Edition Records to widespread critical acclaim including a rare 5 star review from The Guardian, characterising the music, written by Laura Jurd, as ‘impressionistic electric-jazz moodiness seamlessly wrapped around Celtic folk melodies’ whilst All About Jazz, described the album ‘as one of the best debut albums for years’.

In Oct 2016, the quartet appeared on the front cover of Jazzwise Magazine in Oct 2016 prompting a wave of praise and acclaim from the international media including Jazzthing Magazine, Jazzthetic and Gilles Peterson. Bringing together a remarkable fusion of thoughtful compositions, skilful musicianship and visceral energy, their music is both formidable and utterly compelling. They were shortlisted for the 2017 Hyundai Mercury Prize.

In May 2020 they released ‘To The Earth’, a more acoustic setting, presenting brand new material that reflects on 10 years of miraculous interplay, whilst maintaining the sonic elasticity of their previous, more “plugged-in” album ‘Wonder Trail’.

 

 

"One of the most vital and creative new ensembles in the UK today..."
The Guardian

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