James Mainwaring
Musical artist
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James Mainwaring is an English jazz composer, saxophonist and bandleader.[1]
James Mainwaring | |
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| Born | 1989 (age 36–37) Warrington, England |
| Genres | Jazz, Contemporary |
| Occupations | Bandleader, composer |
| Instrument | Saxophone |
| Website | http://www.jamesmainwaringmusic.com |
Childhood and education
Mainwaring was born in 1989 in Warrington where he grew up singing in rock bands and joined the Wigan Youth Jazz Orchestra.[2] In 2007 he moved to Leeds to study jazz at Leeds College of Music[2] and completed an MA in composition from the University of York.[3]
Career
In 2011 Mainwaring co-found Roller Trio who have released two albums,[4] won the Peter Whittingham Jazz Award 2011[5] and in 2012 were chosen for BBC introducing,[6] nominated for the Mercury Prize,[7] MOBO best jazz act and best newcomer at the Jazz FM awards.[8]
Mainwaring is a session musician for Django Django as well as touring with them he appears on their single "Reflections" from their second album Born Under Saturn.[9] Mainwaring also performs solo on saxophone with electronics which was showcased at the EFG London Jazz Festival,[10] 2014 which was described as an 'intense, uncompromising performance that was utterly compelling".[11]
In 2015, he released the album The Earthworm's Eye View with his project Tipping Point,[12] which was described by John Fordham in The Guardian as "Playful, dark, skilful and spontaneous… a surefooted trip across many persuasions in contemporary music."[13]
Discography
- Live at Seven Arts (with Mainwaring/Bardon/Horne) (2010)
- Roller Trio (with Roller Trio) (2011)
- Space Fight (with Space Fight) (2011)
- Live at Jazz in the Round (with Roller Trio) (2012)
- Live in Rotterdam (with Roller Trio) (2014)
- Fracture (with Roller Trio) (2014)
- The Earthworm's Eye View (Tipping Point) (2015) [14]
- New Devices (with Roller Trio) (2018)
- Mycorrhiza (album) (James Mainwaring) (2021)