Jim Galloway
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July 28, 1936
Jim Galloway | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | James Braidie Galloway July 28, 1936 Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland |
| Died | December 30, 2014 (aged 78) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instruments | 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.
Career
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]
