James Braidie Galloway (28 July 1936 – 30 December 2014)[1] was a jazz clarinet and saxophone player. He based his career in Canada after emigrating from Scotland in the mid-1960s.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | James Braidie Galloway |
| Born | July 28, 1936 Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland |
| Died | December 30, 2014 (aged 78) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Saxophone, clarinet |
| Years active | 1960s–2014 |
Early life and education
editGalloway was born in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland.[2] He studied graphic design at the Glasgow School of Fine Arts.[3] He also studied clarinet and alto saxophone, and began playing in local Glasgow venues.[2]
Career
editGalloway moved to Toronto in 1964.[3] He worked briefly as a graphic designer, and played in local bands, including the Metro Stompers.[4] He went on tour in Europe and the United States with Buddy Tate in the mid-1970s,[4] and soon after formed the Wee Big Band.
Galloway recorded many jazz albums, both with his own band and in collaboration with other well-known jazz musicians.[2] His album Walking on Air was nominated for Best Jazz Album at the Juno Awards of 1980.
He was a co-founder of the Toronto Jazz Festival, and served as its music director from 1987 to 2009.[5] In 2002 he was made a Chevalier of the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.[2]
Galloway died in palliative care in Toronto on 30 December 2014.[6] A documentary film about his life, Jim Galloway: A Journey in Jazz, was aired on TV Ontario in 2018.[7]
Discography
edit- Bojangles (1978/79)
- Thou Swell (1981, with Jay McShann, Don Thompson and Terry Clarke),
- At The Bern Jazz Festival (1983) (with Doc Cheatham, Ian Bargh)
- The Sackville All Stars Christmas Record (1986) (with Ralph Sutton)
- A Tribute To Louis Armstrong (1988) (with Ralph Sutton)
- Jim & Jay's Christmas (1992) (with Jay McShann)
- Wee Big Band (1993)
- Live at the Green Dolphin - Cape Town, South Africa (Vol. 1 & 2) (1996)
- Pocketful of Dreams (1997) (with Ralph Sutton)
- What's New (1997) (with Bob Barnard and Henri Chaix)
- At the Ball (1998) (with Ed Polcer)
- Raisin' the Roof (1998) (with Allan Vaché)
- Music Is My Life (2001) (with Dick Wellstood and Humphrey Lyttelton)
- Live in Toronto (2010) (with Vic Dickenson - recorded 1973)
References
edit- ^ Miller, Mark (2002). Barry Kernfeld (ed.). The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, vol. 2 (2nd ed.). New York: Grove's Dictionaries. pp. 7–8. ISBN 1561592846.
- ^ a b c d "Jim Galloway: Saxophonist who left his native Scotland to become one of the leading lights of the Canadian jazz scene". The Independent, Brian Morton, 20 March 2015
- ^ a b "Toronto jazz festival co-founder Jim Galloway dies at 78". Toronto Star, Trish Crawford, Jan. 6, 2015
- ^ a b "Musician James Galloway was a foundational figure in Canadian jazz". The Globe and Mail, JAMES CULLINGHAM, January 28, 2015
- ^ "Jim Galloway leaves Toronto Jazz Festival". The Globe and Mail. 22 October 2009.
- ^ "Jim Galloway (1936-2014)". JAZZ.FM91. 30 December 2014. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
- ^ " Jim Galloway: A Journey in Jazz". TVO, Oct 05, 2018
External links
edit- Jazz Canadiana: Jim Galloway
- The Canadian Encyclopedia: Jim Galloway
- Jim Galloway Interview NAMM Oral History Library (1985)