Doors 7:30pm // Start 8:30pm
Tap Room, Tap Social Movement, Oxford, OX2
SOLD OUT
An artist with little need for introductions, Elliot Galvin is a long-time trailblazer in the UK jazz firmament with four 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.

“A virtuosic, risk-embracing one-off”
John Fordham, The Guardian

Elliot Galvin’s performance in The Tap Room at Tap Social Movement, Botley forms part of his UK / EU album launch tour of ‘The Ruin’ co-promoted with The Spin Jazz Club. Scheduled for release in February 2025 via independent London tastemaker label Gearbox Records (Binker & Moses, Abdullah Ibrahim, Cahill//Costello), “The Ruin” marks a new start for Galvin. This is his most personal album to date, written on his childhood piano and inspired by the bleak yet beautiful landscapes of his hometown, the music free-flows between serpentine piano and modular synth lines weaving and colliding around ephemeral vocalisations, deceivingly groove-heavy percussion, and intricate, soulful flute improvisations, featuring a who’s who of estimable guest musicians and friends from the UK scene including a secret special guest on flutes, renowned bassist and vocalist Ruth Goller, Polar Bear drummer and Patti Smith / Damon Albarn collaborator Sebastian Rochford, and longtime collaborators The Ligeti String Quartet.

Live line up:
Elliot Galvin – Piano and Synths
Mandhira de Saram – Violin
Ruth Goller – Bass and Voice
Sebastian Rochford – Drums

Times are approximate: Start: 8.30pm, Interval: 9-9:30pm, End: 10:40pm
Venue accessibility information: www.tapsocialmovement.com

Co-promoted by Oxford Contemporary Music and The Spin Jazz Club

A note about the venue:
– The bar at Tap Social is card payment only.
– Spin Jazz Club seat people as much as possible on a ‘first come, first served’ basis. This means that those who buy tickets first are allocated the better seats (as opposed to that allocation being for those that show up first on the night)…so, BOOK NOW (and also save money on ticket prices with the Early Bird deal)!
– Spin Jazz Club are ready to support people with additional accessibility needs, please let us know in advance via the contact form in order for our team of volunteers to design the assigned seating plan to accommodate you – Contact Form