Calum Gourlay

Calum Gourlay is a Scottish jazz bassist, composer, and band leader.

Career The son of a music teacher, Gourlay grew up in Glasgow. At the age of ten he began learning the cello, then four years later started playing double bass.

Discography As leader Live at the Ridgeway (2015) New Ears Quartet (Ubuntu Music, 2019)

As sideman With Kit Downes Golden (Basho, 2009) Quiet Tiger (Basho, 2011) Light from Old Stars (Basho, 2013)

With Tommy Smith and the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra American Adventure (Spartacus, 2013) Embodying the Light (Spartacus, 2017) Sweet Sister Suite by Kenny Wheeler (Spartacus, 2018)

With others Arild Andersen, Celebration (ECM, 2012) Richard Rodney Bennett, Saxophone Concerto/Reflections On a 16th Century Tune (BBC, 2018) Kurt Elling, Passion World (Concord Jazz, 2015) Makoto Ozone, Jeunehomme: Piano Concerto No. 9 (Spartacus, 2017) Colin Steele, Joni (Marina, 2020) Anthony Strong, Stepping Out (Naive, 2013)