Fri, 28 Apr
|The Hot Tin
David Preston | Seb Rochford | Elliot Galvin
To kick off the U.K. tour David will be playing a special improvised set with Seb Rochford and Elliot Galvin
Time & Location
28 Apr 2023, 19:30
The Hot Tin, The Hot Tin, Whitstable Rd, Faversham ME13 8BD, UK
About The Event
Highly acclaimed London-based guitarist & composer, David Preston has pulled together as part of his UK tour an incredible band exclusively for The Hot Tin - Elliot Galvin, member of Mercury nominated band Dinosaur, and in the free jazz duo with saxophonist Binker Golding. Mercury nominated drummer & composer Sebastian Rochford (Sons of Kemet, Acoustic Ladyland, Polar Bear)
“Virtuosic" - The Guardian
“You are playing some scary s#!*” - Kurt Rosenwinkel
"Amazingly talented" - Gary Husband
“A refreshingly unique sound” - ★★★★ Jazz Journal
A new inception for London-based guitarist, improviser & composer, David has been active on the underground London jazz scene as both a sideman and bandleader for many years.
His new album ‘Purple / Black’ (Whirlwind Recordings) featuring ECM recording pianist Kit Downes, Seb Rochford (Sons of Kemet, Pulled by Magnets) and Kevin Glasgow is released in April 2023.
Purple / Black Vol. One, by David Preston
To kick off the UK tour David will be playing a special improvised set with Seb Rochford and Elliot Galvin
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David Preston was a finalist at the 2009 Montreux International Guitar competition and is a composer and co-leader for the critically acclaimed UK modern-jazz trio ‘Preston Glasgow Lowe’ . He has been active as a sideman to a variety of cross-generational UK musicians such as Jeremy Stacey, Lianne La Havas, Nathaniel Facey, Asaf Sirkis, Peter Ind, Emma Rawicz, Eska, Goldie & the Heritage Orchestra, Jamie Murray, and the internationally celebrated piano and drum virtuoso Gary Husband.
Seb Rochford is perhaps best known as a member of Polar Bear, two of whose albums were nominated for the Mercury Prize. He has also played with Acoustic Ladyland, Ingrid Laubrock Quintet, Sons of Kemet, Corrine Bailey Rae and Herbie Hancock. Seb has worked extensively with Joanna MacGregor and Andy Sheppard, toured with Patti Smith and recorded with David Byrne and Brian Eno and played on Adele’s album ‘19’. Since late 2018 he has been playing with his new band Pulled by Magnets.
Elliot Galvin is one of the rising stars of UK jazz, Elliot is a key member of Dinosaur, led by Laura Jurd. A superbly gifted composer and pianist, his maverick imagination and magpie-like ability to blend a disparate world of influences has seen him compared to Django Bates. In 2014 was announced winner of the European Young Jazz Artist of the Year Award.
"He’s the kind of artist you always want to stay tuned in to, because you know he’s going to keep on coming up with surprises." John Fordham
"Jaw dropping acoustic skills" MOJO
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