About Jim Galloway
Lived 1936 – 2014 (aged 78). Jim Galloway was a Canadian clarinetist, radio personality, jazz musician, saxophonist and musician.
James Braidie Galloway (28 July 1936 – 30 December 2014) was a jazz clarinet and saxophone player. He based his career in Canada after emigrating from Scotland in the mid-1960s.
Early life and education Galloway was born in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland. He studied graphic design at the Glasgow School of Fine Arts. He also studied clarinet and alto saxophone, and began playing in local Glasgow venues. He went on tour in Europe and the United States with Buddy Tate in the mid-1970s, In 2002 he was made a Chevalier of the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. A documentary film about his life, Jim Galloway: A Journey in Jazz, was aired on TV Ontario in 2018.
Discography Bojangles (1978/79) Thou Swell (1981, with Jay McShann, Don Thompson and Terry Clarke), At The Bern Jazz Festival (1983) (with Doc Cheatham, Ian Bargh) The Sackville All Stars Christmas Record (1986) (with Ralph Sutton) A Tribute To Louis Armstrong (1988) (with Ralph Sutton) Jim & Jay's Christmas (1992) (with Jay McShann) Wee Big Band (1993) Live at the Green Dolphin - Cape Town, South Africa (Vol. 1 & 2) (1996) Pocketful of Dreams (1997) (with Ralph Sutton) What's New (1997) (with Bob Barnard and Henri Chaix) At the Ball (1998) (with Ed Polcer) Raisin' the Roof (1998) (with Allan Vaché) Music Is My Life (2001) (with Dick Wellstood and Humphrey Lyttelton) Live in Toronto (2010) (with Vic Dickenson - recorded 1973)
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Who was Jim Galloway?
Canadian musician (1936–2014)
When was Jim Galloway born?
Jim Galloway was born on 28 July 1936 in Kilwinning.
When did Jim Galloway die?
Jim Galloway died on 30 December 2014 in Toronto.
What was Jim Galloway's occupation?
Jim Galloway was a clarinetist, radio personality, jazz musician, saxophonist and musician.
What nationality was Jim Galloway?
Jim Galloway was Canadian.
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