December 30, 2014(2014-12-30) (aged 78) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres
Jazz
Occupation(s)
Musician
Instrument(s)
Saxophone, clarinet
Years active
1960s–2014
Musical artist
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.
Early life and education
Galloway was born in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland.[2] He studied graphic design at the Glasgow School of Fine Arts.[3] He also studied clarinet and alto saxophone, and began playing in local Glasgow venues.[2]
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.
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]
Live in Toronto (2010) (with Vic Dickenson - recorded 1973)
References
^Miller, Mark (2002). Barry Kernfeld (ed.). The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, vol. 2 (2nd ed.). New York: Grove's Dictionaries. pp. 7–8. ISBN1561592846.