James Morrison

James Morrison is, by anybody’s standard, a virtuoso in the true sense of the word.

Besides the trumpet, this multi-instrumentalist also plays trombone, euphonium, flugel horn, tuba, saxophones, and piano.

At the age of seven, he was given his first instrument, at nine he formed his first band and at thirteen he was playing professionally in nightclubs. At only age 16 James debuted in the USA with a breathtaking concert at the Monterey Jazz Festival.

Now 46, James Morrison’s career thus far has been diverse and perhaps not typical of most jazz musicians. He recorded with The London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Lalo Schifrin, performed concerts at the Royal Albert hall with the London Philharmonic Orchestra and at the Royal Opera HouseIn 1997, James was recognised for his service to the arts in Australia and awarded a medal of The Order of Australia.

James is also the artistic advisor to the Sydney Symphony’s “Kaleidoscope” series. He spends much time in education, doing master classes and workshops in many countries and presenting the James Morrison Jazz Scholarship at Generations in Jazz.

An avid user of the latest technologies James is very involved in furthering the presence of jazz and music education on the Internet and also uses computers extensively in his writing, recording and performances.

When not writing film scores, composing or being patron of several youth orchestras, James relaxes in some fairly unconventional ways for a musician - flying his private plane or driving in a rally championship.

With interests so broad and a career so filled with highlights it seems that James must have done just about everything he could want to do - but not so...

When asked, What is there left to do? The typically ‘James’ reply is “This is just the warm up!”

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