Elliott Sansom
Jazz
Fact title | Fact data |
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Instrument |
Piano
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Age |
21
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Miles Davies |
Solar
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Ralph Towner |
Tramonto
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Elliott Sansom |
Prelude
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Elliott was born in Solihull and grew up in a musical family, beginning to experiment on the piano at the age of five. Elliott is studying at Birmingham Conservatoire. His current influences include jazz musicians such as John Taylor and Pablo Held along with classical composers like Messiaen, Mompou and Stravinsky. Elliott is particularly interested in the harmonic and rhythmic language shared in both jazz and classical music, and this is something he is exploring and studying in his playing. Elliott is gaining recognition with his own groups, and one of his main writing projects is with his Trio with Ben Muirhead on double bass and Billy Weir on drums. He is also very active as a sideman and has collaborated with many musicians throughout the Birmingham area.