Scott Murphy
| Scott Murphy | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1991..[1] Glasgow, Scotland |
| 💼 Occupation | Musician |
| Notable work | a dream of form |
| 🌐 Website | www |
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
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
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 as 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) [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
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
- ↑ "Scott Murphy Musician - All About Jazz".
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Bio".
- ↑ Jazz, All About. "Jazz Album: a dream of form by Scott Murphy". All About Jazz Musicians.
- ↑ "Scott Murphy's Tea Break". www.sandybrownjazz.co.uk.
- ↑ Liptrott, Sharon (July 2, 2009). "Musicians join Mike Walker at jazz Orchestra". Daily Record.
- ↑ "[Creative Fridays] #16: Scott Murphy". azsamadlessons.com.
- ↑ "Fat Suit produce the goods – Jazz in Europe".
- ↑ "Scott Murphy | art-mate.net". www.art-mate.net.
- ↑ "Rob Adams Journalist | Fat-Suit".
- ↑ "EFG London Jazz Festival 2015, second Saturday, 21/11/2015. | Feature | The Jazz Mann". www.thejazzmann.com.
- ↑ "Jazz-folk outfit Fat Suit's growing ambition".
- ↑ "Billy Ocean with Scott Murphy 1". YouTube. 25 June 2016.
- ↑ "Tai Kwun Music Special | Tai Kwun". www.taikwun.hk.
- ↑ "STRATA (EP), by Graham Costello". Graham Costello.
- ↑ "KWORTET". Progarchives.com.
- ↑ "Fat-Suit - Atlas | Review | the Jazz Mann".
- ↑ "Saxophonists Konrad Wiszniewski,Scott Murphy, Joe Lovano and band". 11 June 2016.
- ↑ "Glasgow Jazz Festival - 30 Under 30 Ambassadors". Glasgow Jazz Festival.
- ↑ "BBC Radio Scotland - The Jazz House, Jamie Cullum and Richard Michael". BBC.
- ↑ "The Jazz House - Scott Murphy Interview - BBC Sounds". www.bbc.co.uk.
- ↑ List, The City. "Kuala Lumpur Weekly Live Music Guide: 11 December 2019". thecitylist.my.
- ↑ "Instagram".
- ↑ "Scott Murphy (9) Discography | Discogs". Discogs.
- ↑ "Jazz lovers can 'expect the unexpected' at Hong Kong's cross-border 'seven-hour jamming session'". South China Morning Post. September 16, 2019.
- ↑ "Cy Leo Jazz Quintet at Montreux Jazz Festival China". October 2, 2023 – via YouTube.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Stories From Home".
- ↑ Sassy, Team (September 22, 2022). "We Talk To Artist-Musician Nahum About The Premiere Of Stories From Home". Sassy Hong Kong.
- ↑ "Jazz Composers' Lab《爵樂習作》". January 28, 2021 – via Internet Archive.
- ↑ "Category:Festivals in Hong Kong". January 6, 2020 – via Wikipedia.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Instagram".
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "A Dream of Form - JAZZIZ Magazine". May 16, 2024.
- ↑ 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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