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Will 'Dinosaur' beat Ed Sheeran at the Mercurys?

The trumpeter and composer of Mercury-nominated jazz band Dinosaur reflects on their chances of victory. Are they the token jazz act? Plus trumpeter Laura Jurd explains the origins of the band's name: “I always imagined having this great band called Dinosaur... I had this feeling of this world of electric sounds… and felt like a dinosaur was the creature that best represented the sound in my head.

This clip is originally from 5 live's Jane Garvey and Peter Allen on 10th September 2017.

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