Dinosaur | |
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 Dinosaur live on stage in Cardiff in October 2016. Corrie Dick and Laura Jurd shown. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | United Kingdom |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Years active | 2010 (2010)–present |
| Labels | Edition Records |
| Members |
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| Website | laurajurd |
Dinosaur are aBritishjazz quartet founded in 2010. The band comprisesLaura Jurd on trumpet and synthesizers,Elliot Galvin on keyboards and synthesizers,Corrie Dick on drums, and Conor Chaplin onbass.
Jurd composes the band's music and has described it as "Trumpet-led instrumental music"[1] though they are often described as "jazz", having appeared at jazz festivals and on theBBC Radio 3Jazz Now programme.[2]The group formed around 2010, and adopted the name Dinosaur in 2016. Dinosaur were nominated for UK Jazz Artist Of The Year 2017 byJazz FM.[3]In July 2017, the band's debut album,Together, As One, was nominated for theMercury Prize.
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'sNew Generation Artists.[2]
