Jim Scott (musician)

For other musicians of that name, see Jim Scott.

Jim Scott is an American guitarist, singer-songwriter and composer in the genres of jazz, classical and folk music.

Life

Scott has made it his business to create and perform music that celebrates peace, justice and the earth. He co-wrote the celebrated Missa Gaia - Earth Mass and many other pieces with the Paul Winter Consort. He has recorded many albums of original music, and collected and arranged “The Earth and Spirit Songbook,” an anthology of 110 songs of earth and peace by many contemporary songwriters. A line of choral compositions are published by Hal Leonard. In between tours, Jim conducts the Worcester MA Community Choir.

He has performed in 49 U.S. states (not Alaska), England, Scotland, Italy, France, Greece, Australia, Nicaragua, Mexico and Canada. He also performed in Carnegie Hall, the Newport Jazz Festival (with the Paul Winter Consort), The Great Peace March for Global Nuclear Disarmament with Pete Seeger and Peter Yarrow.[1][2]

His world tours have included a European tour with The Griffith Singers performing his choral music (in 1997), recording in the gardens of Findhorn, Scotland with jazz flautist Paul Horn, touring Nicaragua with Holly Near (in 1984), and performing in Australia for colleges and the Institute for Earth Education International Conference (in 1990).[3]

He has also played on stage with musicians John Denver, Tracy Chapman, Joan Baez, 10,000 Maniacs, Joni Mitchell, Jackson Browne, Dan Fogelberg, Odetta, Steve Gadd, Tony Levin, Nelson Rangell, Ed Tossing, and Tom Chapin.

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