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Scott Murphy
Born1991..[1]
Glasgow, Scotland
💼 Occupation
Musician
Notable worka dream of form
🌐 Websitewww.scottmurphy.co.uk

Scott Murphy (born 1991, Glasgow) is a Scottish jazz saxophonist and composer based in Hong Kong[2]. In April 2024 Scott released his debut solo record ''a dream of form''[3].

Early life[edit]

Scott Murphy began playing saxophone through the Dumfries Youth Jazz Group[4] taking lessons with Paul Towndrow. While at school he toured with the National Youth Jazz Orchestra of Scotland[5] and the Tommy Smith Youth Jazz Orchestra (TSYJO)[6].

He briefly attended the University of Strathclyde[7] before moving to join the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland[8]'s jazz performance course.

Career[edit]

Scott co-founded Scottish Jazz large ensemble Fat-Suit [9]with guitarist Dorian Cloudsley[10] composing and arranging for the group[11] whilst also appearing with Billy Ocean[12], the BBC Big Band[13], Graham Costello's Strata [14] underground jazz fusion group KWORTET[15] and performing at various festivals such at the London Jazz Festival[16], Edinburgh International Festival[17] and Glasgow Jazz Festival[2]. In 2016 he was chosen as an ambassador for Glasgow Jazz Festival in their "30 under 30" programme[18] and worked closely with BBC Radio Scotland on their weekly show 'The Jazz House'[19][20].

Upon moving to Kuala Lumpur in 2016 Scott created the group NewSound[21] alongside pianist John Dip Silas and recorded their debut album Bearing Witness in 2018[22].

Since relocating to Hong Kong in 2018 Scott has appeared with acclaimed pop group RubberBand[23], local jazz acts such as Tjoe Man Cheung's #NTBM[24] CY Leo (何卓彥) [zh-cn] [25] and the Patrick Lui Jazz Orchestra[26]. He has also appeared as a featured artist for the Hong Kong Cultural Masseur Festival[27] with Nahum[28], the Hong Kong Jazz Composers Lab[29] and the Freespace Jazz Festival[30] as part of the innovative "Jazz Imaginarium"[31].

In 2024 Scott announced the release of his debut solo album[32] online and through Hong Kong news outlet RTHK[33]

a dream of form[edit]

Scott Murphy's debut record a dream of form was released on April 20th 2024[34] and features Janek Gwizdala, Daniel Chu and Padget Fresh Nanton.[35]

References[edit]

  1. "Scott Murphy Musician - All About Jazz".
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Bio".
  3. Jazz, All About. "Jazz Album: a dream of form by Scott Murphy". All About Jazz Musicians.
  4. "Scott Murphy's Tea Break". www.sandybrownjazz.co.uk.
  5. Liptrott, Sharon (July 2, 2009). "Musicians join Mike Walker at jazz Orchestra". Daily Record.
  6. "[Creative Fridays] #16: Scott Murphy". azsamadlessons.com.
  7. "Fat Suit produce the goods – Jazz in Europe".
  8. "Scott Murphy | art-mate.net". www.art-mate.net.
  9. "Rob Adams Journalist | Fat-Suit".
  10. "EFG London Jazz Festival 2015, second Saturday, 21/11/2015. | Feature | The Jazz Mann". www.thejazzmann.com.
  11. "Jazz-folk outfit Fat Suit's growing ambition".
  12. "Billy Ocean with Scott Murphy 1". YouTube. 25 June 2016.
  13. "Tai Kwun Music Special | Tai Kwun". www.taikwun.hk.
  14. "STRATA (EP), by Graham Costello". Graham Costello.
  15. "KWORTET". Progarchives.com.
  16. "Fat-Suit - Atlas | Review | the Jazz Mann".
  17. "Saxophonists Konrad Wiszniewski,Scott Murphy, Joe Lovano and band". 11 June 2016.
  18. "Glasgow Jazz Festival - 30 Under 30 Ambassadors". Glasgow Jazz Festival.
  19. "BBC Radio Scotland - The Jazz House, Jamie Cullum and Richard Michael". BBC.
  20. "The Jazz House - Scott Murphy Interview - BBC Sounds". www.bbc.co.uk.
  21. List, The City. "Kuala Lumpur Weekly Live Music Guide: 11 December 2019". thecitylist.my.
  22. "Instagram".
  23. "Scott Murphy (9) Discography | Discogs". Discogs.
  24. "Jazz lovers can 'expect the unexpected' at Hong Kong's cross-border 'seven-hour jamming session'". South China Morning Post. September 16, 2019.
  25. "Cy Leo Jazz Quintet at Montreux Jazz Festival China". October 2, 2023 – via YouTube.
  26. "LCSD - Cultural Presentations Section ,"Jazz Up" Series: The Present – Jazz Festival of an Inward Journey". LCSD - Cultural Presentations Section ,“Jazz Up” Series: The Present – Jazz Festival of an Inward Journey.
  27. "Stories From Home".
  28. Sassy, Team (September 22, 2022). "We Talk To Artist-Musician Nahum About The Premiere Of Stories From Home". Sassy Hong Kong.
  29. "Jazz Composers' Lab《爵樂習作》". January 28, 2021 – via Internet Archive.
  30. "Category:Festivals in Hong Kong". January 6, 2020 – via Wikipedia.
  31. "自由爵士音樂節:體驗本地跨界爵士樂新媒體演出《爵視》 Freespace Jazz Fest: Jazz Imaginarium | 【#自由爵士音樂節 #FreespaceJazzFest】《爵視》音樂及視覺舞台盛宴 入場體驗本地跨界爵士樂新媒體演出 Don't miss the collaborative improvised jazz and new media performance in "Jazz Imaginarium"... | By West Kowloon Cultural District 西九文化區Facebook" – via www.facebook.com.
  32. "Instagram".
  33. "RTHK Radio 3 Broad Strokes - M+ "Noir & Blanc" photography exhibition, jazz saxophonist Scott Murphy's debut album, and "A Path to Glory - Jin Yong's Centennial Memorial"". www.rthk.hk.
  34. "A Dream of Form - JAZZIZ Magazine". May 16, 2024.
  35. Vandergast, Amelia (April 28, 2024). "Sojourn into Scott Murphy's profound musical ethos with his seminally lush release, Follow the Right Light". A&R Factory.


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