Jim Galloway

Jim Galloway
Background information
Birth name	James Braidie Galloway
Born	28 July 1936 Kilwinning, Ayrshire Scotland
Died	December 30, 2014 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres	Jazz
Occupation(s)	Musician, Songwriter, Bandleader
Instruments	Saxophone, clarinet
Years active	1960s - 2014
Associated acts	Wee Big Band

James Braidie "Jim" Galloway (28 July 1936 – 30 December 2014)^[1] was a jazz clarinet and saxophone player. He based his career in Canada since emigrating from Scotland in the mid-1960s. He began an ensemble, the Wee Big Band, in the late 1970s.

One of his albums, Walking On Air, was nominated for Best Jazz Album at the Juno Awards of 1980.

He was the artistic director of the Toronto Jazz Festival from 1987 to 2009.^[2] In 2002 he was made a Chevalier of the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. His musical performances continue to be listed on the Toronto Jazz Festival website.^[3]

Galloway died in palliative care in Toronto on 30 December 2014.^[4]

References

1. Miller, Mark (2002). "Galloway, Jim". In Barry Kernfeld. The new Grove dictionary of jazz, vol. 2 (2nd ed.). New York: Grove's Dictionaries Inc. pp. 7–8. ISBN 1561592846.
2. "Jim Galloway leaves Toronto Jazz Festival". The Globe And Mail. 22 October 2009.
3. "John Sherwood Jazz Party featuring Jim Galloway". Official site: TD Toronto Jazz Festival. Toronto Downtown Jazz. 2010. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
4. "Jim Galloway (1936-2014)". JAZZ.FM91. 30 December 2014.

External links

• Jazz Canadiana: Jim Galloway
• The Canadian Encyclopedia: Jim Galloway