Chatting with pianist Elliot Galvin in our 1-year anniversary special!

The WJJ Podcast turns 1-year old this week, and we celebrate in conversation with the hugely talented, funny and thoughtful pianist & composer Elliot Galvin. A long-time member of 2020 Mercury nominated jazz super-group Dinosaur, leader of his own trio and player in many other groups, Elliot talks about his journey into jazz, his relationship with the piano and his approach to composition. It might also be the first (& last!) time we manage to bring Noam Chomsky, Beyonce, David Lynch and Harold Pinter into our conversation! Elliott's album recommendations include: Gorillaz by Gorillaz (2001) released on Parlophone Kind of Blue by Miles Davis (1959) released on Columbia Trout Mask Replica by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band (1969) released on Straight Elliot will be performing as part of the EFG London Jazz Festival on Wednesday 17 November 2021. More details here . Anniversary competition To enter our 1 Year Anniversary competition, just email jazzwatfordlive@gmail.com with the subject title "WJJ Pocast is 1". Winners will be chosen from a random draw after the deadline at midday (GMT) on 1 December 2021. No cash alternatives are available and no travel is included. Post & package is included. Our first prize is a WJJ T Shirt (as shown by Elliot in the photo!), a WJJ Baseball Cap & 2 tickets to our Tony Kofi show on 12 February 2022 in Watford. 4 runners up will all win WJJ Baseball Caps. Good luck! Support You can help support the podcast and keep us ad free. Especially useful if you’d like to support the podcast and want to keep it ad free. Plus it makes Chris feel very happy indeed! Show info Presenter: Chris Newstead Theme: by SoundWorkLab, licensed through AudioJungle. Recorded October 2021.

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Chatting with pianist Elliot Galvin in our 1-year anniversary special! is an episode from Watford Jazz Junction by Chris Newstead.

This episode is 43:22 long.

This episode was published on Oct 31, 2021.

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