Downstairs Living Room: Elliot Galvin & Rebecka Edlund

Doors 6:45 PM, Music 7:30 PM - 1 set of music Line-up: Elliot Galvin -  Piano Rebecka Edlund - Voice About: For the first time, the bold soundscapes of pioneering improvisers Elliot Galvin & Rebecka Edlund come together in a duo setting. Elliot Galvin is a long-time trailblazer in the UK jazz firmament with five solo albums that have seen him top album of the year lists at the likes of Downbeat and Jazzwise, as well as being a member of the Mercury nominated Dinosaur, and collaborating with Shabaka Hutchings, Emma– Jean Thackray, Norma Winstone, Marius Neset and Mark Lockheart. His latest album ‘The Ruin’, released on Gearbox Records, was named Gilles Peterson’s jazz album of the year 2025 and editor’s pick in Downbeat Magazine. Swedish vocalist Rebecka Edlund weaves together the sonorities of experimental jazz and Scandinavian folk music. Since moving from Sweden to London in 2019, Edlund has established herself as one of the UK’s most compelling emerging artists in vocal improvisation and songwriting. Edlund’s recent ventures include performing with Ruth Goller’s Skylla and recording an album with Norma Winstone, Jeff Ballard, Iain Ballamy and Rob Luft. Edlund’s upcoming debut album, Virgin Forest, features the extraordinary musical minds of Laura Jurd, Ruth Goller and Elliot Galvin.