James Morrison (jazz musician)
James Lloyd Morrison AM (born 11 November 1962) is an Australian jazz musician. Although his main instrument is trumpet, he has also performed on trombone, tuba, euphonium, flugelhorn, saxophone, clarinet, double bass, guitar, and piano. He is a composer, writing jazz charts for ensembles of various sizes and proficiency levels.
James Morrison AM | |
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Morrison performs at the Oslo Jazz Festival in 2017. | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | James Lloyd Morrison |
| Born | 11 November 1962 Boorowa, New South Wales, Australia |
| Genres | Jazz |
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| Instrument(s) | Trumpet, multi-instrumentalist |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Labels | ABC, WEA, EastWest |
| Website | jamesmorrison |
He composed and performed the opening fanfare at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. In 2009, he joined Steve Pizzati and Warren Brown as a presenter on Top Gear Australia. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2010 Morrison and an a cappella group, The Idea of North, won Best Jazz Album, for their collaboration on Feels Like Spring. In 2012 Morrison was appointed as Artistic Director of the Queensland Music Festival for the 2013 and 2015 festivals. He was inducted into the Graeme Bell Hall of Fame 2013 at the Australian Jazz Bell Awards. In July 2013 he conducted the World's Largest Orchestra in Brisbane's Suncorp Stadium, consisting of 7,224 musicians.