Jim Galloway | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | James Braidie Galloway |
Born | Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland | July 28, 1936
Died | December 30, 2014 Toronto, Ontario, Canada | (aged 78)
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instrument(s) | Saxophone, clarinet |
Years active | 1960s–2014 |
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.
Galloway 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]
Galloway 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]
Jim Galloway | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | James Braidie Galloway |
Born | Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland | July 28, 1936
Died | December 30, 2014 Toronto, Ontario, Canada | (aged 78)
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instrument(s) | Saxophone, clarinet |
Years active | 1960s–2014 |
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.
Galloway 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]
Galloway 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]