Iain Ballamy (born 20 February 1964) is a British composer and saxophonist. He is considered one of the 25 greatest jazz saxophonists of all time and was featured as one of the world's all-time greats in ''

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''s "100 Jazz Legends". ''

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'' described him as "one of the world's distinctive saxophone voices". One of his closest musical collaborators is

Django Bates Django Bates (born Leon Bates, 2 October 1960) is a British jazz musician, composer, multi-instrumentalist, band leader and educator. He plays the piano, keyboards and the tenor horn. Bates has been described as "one of the most talented musici ...

Career

Ballamy was born in

Guildford Guildford () is a town in west Surrey, England, around south-west of central London. As of the 2011 census, the town has a population of about 77,000 and is the seat of the wider Borough of Guildford, which had around inhabitants in . The nam ...

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, and educated at George Abbot School, Guildford, from 1975 to 1980. He then studied Musical Instrument Technology from 1980 to 1982 at Merton College. He took piano lessons from age of 6 to 14. He discovered saxophone in 1978 with three lessons and his first professional gig was in 1980. He played Ronnie Scotts as Iain Ballamy Quartet at age 20. He was a founding member of Loose Tubes in 1984. First recording with Billy Jenkins in 1985, his first solo album, '' Balloon Man'', was released in 1988. Clive Davis' review in

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described it as "possibly the most assured session so far by any player of his generation" During his career he has performed or recorded with a wide range of musicians including

Gil Evans Ian Ernest Gilmore Evans (né Green; May 13, 1912 – March 20, 1988) was a Canadian Americans, Canadian–American jazz pianist, Music arranger, arranger, composer and bandleader. He is widely recognized as one of the greatest orchestrators i ...

Hermeto Pascoal Hermeto Pascoal (born June 22, 1936) is a Brazilian composer and multi-instrumentalist. He was born in Lagoa da Canoa, Alagoas, Brazil. Pascoal is best known in music of Brazil, Brazilian music for his orchestration and improvisation, as well as ...

, New York Composers Orchestra,

Carla Bley Carla Bley (born Lovella May Borg; May 11, 1936 – October 17, 2023) was an American jazz composer, pianist, organist, and bandleader. An important figure in the free jazz movement of the 1960s, she gained acclaim for her jazz opera ''Escalator ...

Dewey Redman Walter Dewey Redman (May 17, 1931 – September 2, 2006) was an American saxophonist who performed free jazz as a bandleader with Ornette Coleman and Keith Jarrett. Redman mainly played tenor saxophone, though he occasionally also played alto s ...

George Coleman George Edward Coleman (born March 8, 1935) is an American jazz saxophonist known for his work with Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock in the 1960s. In 2015, he was named an NEA Jazz Master. Early life Coleman was born in Memphis, Tennessee. He was ...

London Sinfonietta The London Sinfonietta is an English contemporary chamber music, chamber orchestra founded in 1968 and based in London. The ensemble has headquarters at Kings Place and is Resident Orchestra at the Southbank Centre. Since its inaugural concert ...

, Françios Jeanneau,

Daniel Humair Daniel Humair (born 23 May 1938 in Geneva, Switzerland) is a Swiss drummer, composer, and painter. He is widely renowned and became a Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 1986 and Officier in 1992. He has played with many jazz perf ...

, Mike Gibbs,

Randy Weston Randolph Edward "Randy" Weston (April 6, 1926 – September 1, 2018) was an American jazz pianist and composer whose creativity was inspired by his ancestral African connection. Weston's piano style owed much to Duke Ellington and Thelonious M ...

, Karnataka College of Percussion, Sax Assault, Jazz Train, Freebop, Nishat Khan, R.A.Ramamani, T.A.S. Mani,

Clare Martin Clare Majella Martin (born 15 June 1952) is a former Australian journalist and politician. She was elected to the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly in a shock by-election win in 1995. She was appointed Opposition Leader in 1999, and won ...

, Human Chain, Dr. L. Subramaniam,

Tom Robinson Living people Thomas Giles Robinson (born 1 June 1950) is a British singer, bassist, radio presenter and long-time LGBT rights activist, best known for the hits " Glad to Be Gay", " 2-4-6-8 Motorway", and "Don't Take No for an Answer", with hi ...

Charlie Watts Charles Robert Watts (2 June 1941 – 24 August 2021) was an English musician who was the drummer of the Rolling Stones from 1963 until his death in 2021. Originally trained as a Graphic designer, graphic artist, Watts developed an interest i ...

Orchestra, Jeremy Stacey,

, Joanna MacGregor, Delightful Precipice,

Bill Bruford William Scott Bruford (born 17 May 1949) is an English drummer and percussionist who first gained prominence as a founding member of the progressive rock band Yes. After leaving Yes in 1972, Bruford spent the rest of the 1970s recording and tou ...

, Mark Wingfield, Jane Chapman,

Bryan Ferry Bryan Ferry (born 26 September 1945) is an English singer and songwriter. He became known as the frontman of the band Roxy Music and also launched a solo career. His voice has been described as an "elegant, seductive croon". He also established ...

Everything But The Girl Everything but the Girl are an English musical duo formed in Kingston upon Hull in 1982, consisting of lead singer, songwriter, composer and occasional guitarist Tracey Thorn and guitarist, keyboardist, songwriter, composer, producer and sing ...

Food Food is any substance consumed by an organism for Nutrient, nutritional support. Food is usually of plant, animal, or Fungus, fungal origin and contains essential nutrients such as carbohydrates, fats, protein (nutrient), proteins, vitamins, ...

, Food for Quartet, Loose Tubes, Oxcentrics, Ian Shaw, Slim Gaillard,

Ultramarine (band) Ultramarine are an English electronic music duo, formed in 1989 by Ian Cooper and Paul Hammond. Their work blends elements of techno, house and ambient music with acoustic instrumentation, the influence of the 1970s Canterbury scene, and ot ...

, Ashley Slater, Hungry Ants,

Ronnie Scott Ronnie Scott Order of the British Empire, OBE (born Ronald Schatt; 28 January 1927 – 23 December 1996) was a British jazz Tenor saxophone, tenor saxophonist and jazz club owner. He co-founded Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in London's Soho district ...

, Gordon Beck, Britten Sinfonia, and

Gay Dad Gay Dad were an English rock band that formed in London in 1994 and broke up in 2002. The line-up of the band has included Cliff Jones (guitarist/vocalist), Nick "Baz" Crowe (drummer), James Riseboro (keyboardist), Nigel Hoyle (bassist) and ...

. In 1999, Ballamy founded the record label Feral Records, in partnership with graphic artist and filmmaker

Dave McKean David McKean (born 29 December 1963) is an England, English artist. His work incorporates drawing, painting, photography, collage, found objects, digital art, and sculpture. McKean has illustrated works by authors such as S. F. Said, S.F. Said, ...

. In 2005, he composed the musical score for the movie '' MirrorMask''. He also composed the score for ''Luna'', which is also directed by McKean. Ballamy is a visiting professor currently at the

Guildhall School of Music and Drama The Guildhall School of Music and Drama is a music school, music and drama school located in the City of London, England. Established in 1880, the school offers undergraduate and postgraduate training in all aspects of classical music and jazz al ...

Royal Academy of Music The Royal Academy of Music (RAM) in London, England, is one of the oldest music schools in the UK, founded in 1822 by John Fane and Nicolas-Charles Bochsa. It received its royal charter in 1830 from King George IV with the support of the firs ...

and the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama. His latest musical endeavours include the Iain Ballamy Quartet, as well as 'Fascinada', a quintet playing the music of Brazil. The group plays textural improvisations that lead into compositions by the likes of Ivan Lins,

Milton Nascimento Milton Silva Campos do Nascimento (; born October 26, 1942), also known as Bituca, is a Brazilian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Nascimento has recorded 32 studio albums and has won five Grammy Awards, including Best World Music ...

Antonio Carlos Jobim Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language–speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular ...

. The group features Welsh pianist

Huw Warren Huw Warren is a Welsh jazz pianist and composer whose work crosses several genres. He is known as co-leader and founder of the jazz quartet Perfect Houseplants. Career Huw Warren was the co-leader and founder of the jazz quartet Perfect Hous ...

and guitarist

Rob Luft Rob Luft (born November 1993) is an English jazz guitarist and composer from London, United Kingdom. He has released three albums, ''Riser'', ''Life Is The Dancer'' & ''Dahab Days'', as a solo artist on British label Edition Records. His playi ...

Discography

As leader

* '' Balloon Man'' (1988) * ''

All Men Amen ''All Men Amen'' is the second album by English saxophonist Iain Ballamy, featuring Django Bates, Steve Watts and Martin France. It was released on the B&W label in 1995. Reception Allmusic awarded the album with 4.5 out of 5 stars. Allmusic: ...

'' (1995) * ''Acme'' (1995) * ''Pepper Street Interludes'' (2000) with

Stian Carstensen Stian Carstensen (born 5 January 1971) is a Norwegian multi-instrumentalist musician, entertainer and with Jarle Vespestad (drums) and Nils-Olav Johansen (vocal and guitar), central member of the Balkan-jazz orchestra Farmers Market. Biography ...

Norma Winstone Norma Ann Winstone MBE (born 23 September 1941) is an English jazz singer and lyricist. With a career spanning more than 50 years, she is best known for her contributions to improvised vocal music. Musicians with whom she has worked include ...

Martin France Martin France (29 February 1964 – 5 September 2024) was a British jazz drummer. He recorded on over 100 albums and was a professor at the Royal Academy of Music in London. He was sponsored by Paiste cymbals. Life and career France began perf ...

and Matthew Sharpe * ''Signal To Noise'' (2000),

BBC Radio 3 BBC Radio 3 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC. It replaced the BBC Third Programme in 1967 and broadcasts classical music and opera, with jazz, world music, Radio drama, drama, High culture, culture and the arts ...

Play Adaptation of the graphic novel by

Neil Gaiman Neil Richard MacKinnon Gaiman (; born Neil Richard Gaiman; 10 November 1960) is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, audio theatre, and screenplays. His works include the comic series ''The Sandman (comic book), The Sandma ...

and

* ''The Little Radio'' (2004) with

* '' MirrorMask (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)'' (2005) * ''Anorak'' (2007)

As co-leader

;With

(Ballamy &

Thomas Strønen Thomas Pohlitz Strønen (born 7 December 1972) is a Norwegian jazz drummer who has recorded more than 70 albums. He has worked with Iain Ballamy, Arve Henriksen, Mats Eilertsen, Ashley Slater, Eivind Aarset, Christian Fennesz, Nils Petter Molva ...

) * ''Food '' (1996) – Food with

Arve Henriksen Arve Henriksen (born 22 March 1968) is a Norwegian trumpeter. Career Henriksen was born in Stranda Municipality and educated on the Jazz program at Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet, Trondheim Musikkonservatorium; he later studie ...

and

Mats Eilertsen Mats Eilertsen (born 4 March 1975) is a Norwegian jazz musician and composer. He is known for recording with numerous bands, including the Maria Kannegaard Trio, Ola Kvernberg, Nils Økland, Eldbjørg Raknes, Anders Aarum Trio, Eirik Hegdal, S ...

* ''Organic and GM Food'' (2001) with Arve Henriksen and Mats Eilertsen * ''Veggie'' (2002) with Arve Henriksen and Mats Eilertsen * ''Last Supper'' (2004, Rune Grammofon) with Arve Henriksen and Mats Eilertsen * ''Molecular Gastronomy'' (2007, Rune Grammofon) – Duo: Iain Ballamy & Thomas Strønen, feat.

Maria Kannegaard Maria Kannegaard (born 6 October 1970) is a Danish-born Norwegian jazz musician and pianist. She has lived in Norway since age 10. She is known from her own ''Maria Kannegaard trio'' and cooperation with, among others Live Maria Roggen's ''Live ...

& Ashley Slater * ''Quiet Inlet'' (2010, ECM Records) with

Nils Petter Molvaer Nils is a Scandinavian given name, a chiefly Norwegian, Danish, Swedish and Latvian variant of Niels, cognate to Nicholas. People and animals with the given name * Nils Elias Anckers (1858–1921), Swedish naval officer * Nils Beckman (1902–19 ...

and

Christian Fennesz Christian Fennesz (born 25 December 1962) is an Austrian producer and guitarist active in electronic music since the 1990s, often credited mononymously as Fennesz. His work utilizes guitar and laptop computers to blend melody with treated samp ...

* ''Mercurial Balm'' (2012, ECM Records) with Christian Fennesz,

Eivind Aarset Eivind Aarset (born 23 March 1961) is a Norwegian guitarist and composer. His style has been associated with nu jazz and electronic music, and often makes extensive use of effects to process his guitar. In addition to his work as a bandleader, A ...

, Prakash Sontakke and Nils Petter Molvaer * '' This Is Not a Miracle'' (ECM, 2013

015 015 may refer to: * 015, a telephone numbers in Malaysia, telephone number code in Malaysia * ''Global Underground 015'', DJ mix album by Darren Emerson * ''The Haunting of Tram Car 015'', 2019 novella by P. Djèlí Clark * JWH-015, chemical from t ...

* ''What's New?'' Ballamy, Ian Shaw and Jamie Safir (Silent Wish Records, SWRCD1 2020) ;With Quercus (trio including

June Tabor June Tabor (born 31 December 1947 in Warwick, England) is an English folk singer known for her solo work and her earlier collaborations with Maddy Prior and with Oysterband. Early life June Tabor was born and grew up in Warwick, England. ...

and

) * ''

Quercus An oak is a hardwood tree or shrub in the genus ''Quercus'' of the beech family. They have spirally arranged leaves, often with lobed edges, and a nut called an acorn, borne within a cup. The genus is widely distributed in the Northern Hemisp ...

'' (2013, ECM Records) * ''Nightfall'' (2017, ECM Records)

As sideman

With Loose Tubes * ''

Loose Tubes Loose Tubes were a British jazz big band/orchestra active during the mid-to-late 1980s. Critically and popularly acclaimed, the band was considered to be the focal point of a 1980s renaissance in British jazz. It was the main launchpad for the ...

'' (1985) * ''Delightful Precipice'' (1986) * ''

Open Letter An open letter is a Letter (message), letter that is intended to be read by a wide audience, or a letter intended for an individual, but that is nonetheless widely distributed intentionally. Open letters usually take the form of a letter (mess ...

'' (1988) * ''JazzBühne Berlin'87 Vol.16 Loose Tubes'' With Billy Jenkins * ''Greenwich'' (1985) * ''Uncommerciality Vol 1'' (1986) * ''

Scratches of Spain ''Scratches of Spain'' is an album by the English experimental jazz guitarist and bandleader Billy Jenkins, featuring the Voice of God Collective. It was released on the Babel Records label in 1987. As with many of Jenkins' records, ''Scratch ...

'' (1987) * ''Motorway At Night'' (1988) * ''Jazz Cafe Concerts Vol 1'' (1989) * ''Jazz Cafe Concerts Vol 2'' (1989) *''True Love Collection'' (1999) *''First Aural Art Exhibition'' (2006) With Bill Bruford's Earthworks * ''

Earthworks Earthworks may refer to: Construction *Earthworks (archaeology), human-made constructions that modify the land contour *Earthworks (engineering), civil engineering works created by moving or processing quantities of soil *Earthworks (military), mi ...

'' (1987) * '' Dig?'' (1989) * '' All Heaven Broke Loose'' (1991) * '' Stamping Ground'' (1994) * ''Heavenly Bodies'' (1997) With

* ''

Summer Fruits (and Unrest) ''Summer Fruits (and Unrest)'' is an album led by composer, multi-instrumentalist and band leader Django Bates which was recorded in 1993 and released on the JMT label.Shimada, T.JMT label discography accessed December 9, 2014 Reception AllMu ...

'' (JMT, 1993) * ''

Winter Truce (and Homes Blaze) ''Winter Truce (and Homes Blaze)'' is an album led by composer, multi-instrumentalist and band leader Django Bates which was recorded in 1995 and released on the JMT label.Shimada, T.JMT label discography accessed 10 December 2014 Reception A ...

'' (JMT, 1995) * ''Good Evening...Here is the News'' (1995) * ''Like Life'' (1997) * '' Quiet Nights'' (1998) * ''You Live and Learn...(Apparently)'' (2004) With Ian Shaw * '' Ghostsongs'' * '' Taking it to Hart'' * '' Famous Rainy Day'' * '' In a New York Minute'' With

Ray Russell Ray Russell (September 4, 1924 – March 15, 1999) was an American editor and writer of short stories, novels, and screenplays. Russell is best known for his horror fiction, although he also wrote mystery and science fiction stories. His most ...

* ''Childscape'' (1987) * ''A Table Near The Band'' * ''At Montreux Jazz Festival'' With others *

Dominic Alldis Dominic Alldis (born 1962) is a jazz pianist, orchestral conductor, and arranger. He is also a business speaker and founder of Music & Management. Early life Alldis was born into a family of classical musicians. His mother was a violinist and ...

, ''Themes From French Cinema'' (2004) * Mike Gibbs – ''By The Way'' * Clarke Tracey – ''Stability'' * The Hungry Ants, ''Hungry Ants'' * John Donaldson,

Ray Drummond Ray Drummond (born November 23, 1946, in Brookline, Massachusetts) is an American jazz bassist and teacher. He also has an Master of Business Administration, MBA from Stanford University, hence his linkage to the Stanford Jazz Workshop. He can be ...

and

Victor Lewis Victor Lewis (born May 20, 1950) is an American jazz drummer, composer, and educator. Early life Victor Lewis was born on May 20, 1950, in Omaha, Nebraska. His father, Richard Lewis, who played saxophone and mother, Camille, a pianist-vocalist ...

– ''Meeting in Brooklyn'' * Claire Martin – ''Devil May Care'' *

Linda Sharrock Linda Sharrock (also Lynda Sharrock) (born Linda Chambers, April 2, 1947, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American jazz singer. Career Sharrock sang in church choirs as a child. Interested in both folk music and jazz, she studied art while in c ...

– ''Like A River'', *

Mo Foster Michael Ralph "Mo" Foster (22 December 1944 – 3 July 2023) was an English multi-instrumentalist, record producer, composer, solo artist, author, and public speaker. Through a career spanning over half a century, Foster toured, recorded, and p ...

– ''Southern Reunion'', * John Stevens – ''Blue'' *

– ''Hope and Glory'' *

Malaya Marutha ''Malaya Marutha'' ( ) is a 1986 Kannada-language musical film starring Vishnuvardhan, Saritha and Madhavi. The film was directed and written by K. S. L. Swamy (Lalitha Ravi) and produced by C. V. L Shastry under "Shastry Movies" production h ...

– ''Span the Globe'' * Sax Assault – ''BANG'' *

Michiel Braam Michiel Braam (born 17 May 1964, Nijmegen, Netherlands) is a Dutch jazz pianist and composer. Life and career He studied at the ArtEZ School of Music in Arnhem, where he currently is head of the Jazz & Pop dept. In 1986 he founded 2 bands: ''Bi ...

– ''Playing the Second Coolbook'' *

and

– ''BV Haast'' *

Louis Vidal Louis may refer to: People * Louis (given name), origin and several individuals with this name * Louis (surname) * Louis (singer), Serbian singer Other uses * Louis (coin), a French coin * HMS ''Louis'', two ships of the Royal Navy See also * ...

– ''Vermeer'' *

Iva Bittova Iva or IVA may refer to: People * Iva (given name), including a list of people with the name * Kaia Iva (born 1964), Estonian politician * Sulev Iva (born 1969), Estonian Võro identity advocate * IVA (singer) (born 1978), operatic singer-songwr ...

– ''Plaza'' * Mark Wingfield and

Jane Chapman Jane Chapman is a British academic, professor of communications at the University of Lincoln, a research associate and a former fellow at Wolfson College, Cambridge and the Centre of South Asian Studies, Cambridge. She is the author of twelve bo ...

– ''Three Windows'' *

Eric Starr The given name Eric, Erich, Erikk, Erik, Erick, Eirik, or Eiríkur is derived from the Old Norse name ''Eiríkr'' (or ''Eríkr'' in Old East Norse due to monophthongization). The first element, ''ei-'' may be derived from the older Proto-Nor ...

''She'' (2003) ''Such Is Life'' (2015)

Commissions

* 1995 ''Estuary English'' –

Apollo Saxophone Quartet Apollo is one of the Twelve Olympians, Olympian deities in Ancient Greek religion, ancient Greek and Ancient Roman religion, Roman religion and Greek mythology, Greek and Roman mythology. Apollo has been recognized as a god of archery, mu ...

* 1996 ''Mirror Signal Manouvre'' – Apollo Saxophone Quartet * 1996 ''ACME'' – Commissioned by Birmingham Jazz * 1997 ''Oblique'' – Commissioned by SAMPAD/Birmingham Jazz * 1998 ''Four and a half minutes late''

, Solo Harpsichord * 1998 ''

Walpurgis Night Walpurgis Night (), an abbreviation of Saint Walpurgis Night (from the German language, German ), also known as Saint Walpurga's Eve (alternatively spelled Saint Walburga's Eve) and Walpurgisnacht, is the Vigil#Eves of religious celebrations ...

'' Joanna MacGregor – Duet for Piano & Tenor Sax

Awards

* 1985

John Dankworth Sir John Phillip William Dankworth, CBE (20 September 1927 – 6 February 2010), also known as Johnny Dankworth, was an English jazz composer, saxophonist, clarinettist and writer of film scores. With his wife, jazz singer Dame Cleo Laine, he ...

Cup, Best Soloist * 1995 BT British Jazz Award, Best Ensemble – Balloon Man * 2001

BBC Jazz Award The BBC Jazz Awards were set up in 2001 and had the status of one of the premier jazz awards in the United Kingdom (among those presenting the awards were Denis Lawson, Sue Mingus, Humphrey Lyttelton, Ian Carr, Clive James, Mike Gibbs, Julian Jo ...

for Innovation

Group history

* Balloon Man 1983 – 1993 * Loose Tubes 1984 – 1990 * Billy Jenkins Voice of God 1985 to date *

’s

1986 – 1992 *

’ Human Chain and Delightful Precipice 1992 to date * Iain Ballamy's ACME 1996 to date * Food For Quartet 1997 to date * Anorak 2001 to date * The Little Radio 2003 to date

British Council tours

Romania 1985, Morocco 1995, China 1997, Senegal 1997, India 1996 and 1998, Lithuania 1998, and Colombia 1998.

Television

''Jazz 606'', ''Meltdown'', ''The Tube'', ''Bergerac'', ''Illuminations'', ''Stay Lucky'', ''Right to Reply'', ''Wogan'', and ''Ronnie Corbett Show''.

Radio

* "Cashier Number 6 Please" Documentary exploring the world of the ubiquitous automated voice – on railway stations, in the post office, on the phone and even around the home. With the music of Iain Ballamy & Ashley Slater. Inc interviews. 23/05/2005 *''Jazz on 3''. Iain Ballamy and

in session. 06/02/2004 *''Late Junction''. Iain Ballamy and

play live in the studio. Radio Three 6/2/2004. *''Jazz Record Requests''. Listeners' requests performed by Iain Ballamy, John Parricelli, Tim Harries and Ian Thomas. Live from the London Jazz Festival. *''Front Row''. ''White Horses'' TV theme by Jackie Lee and its enduring appeal since 1968 discussed by Iain Ballamy, with clip .40Date: 04/09/2003 *''Between the Ears''. Iain Ballamy improvises on the Drake song "It Was a Very Good Year". 29.12.02 *''Jazz on 3''. Howard Riley and Iain Ballamy duo. 1.11.02 *''Jazz on 3''. Iain Ballamy plays original compositions with his group Cob at Ronnie Scott's 21.12.01 *''Jazz on 3''.

performs with

John Parricelli John Parricelli (born 5 April 1959 in Evesham, Wychavon, Worcestershire, England) is a jazz guitarist who has worked mainly in the United Kingdom. Parricelli began his career as a guitarist in 1982. He was one of the founding members of the Brit ...

and Iain Ballamy. 4.3.00 *''Jazz Notes''. London Jazz Festival set by Ian Shaw,

Cedar Walton Cedar Anthony Walton Jr. (January 17, 1934 – August 19, 2013) was an American hard bop jazz pianist. He came to prominence as a member of drummer Art Blakey's band, The Jazz Messengers, before establishing a long career as a bandleader and c ...

, Iain Ballamy, Mark Hodgson and

Mark Fletcher Mark Fletcher may refer to: * Mark Fletcher (businessman), American internet entrepreneur * Mark Fletcher (footballer) (born 1965), English former footballer * Mark Fletcher (politician) (born 1985), British former Member of Parliament for Bolsover ...

. 25.1.00 *''Jazz on 3''. Iain Ballamy's ''Food for Quartet'' – a new Anglo-Norwegian collaboration between Iain Ballamy, Thomas Stronen, Mats Eilerstein and

. Recorded at the

Cheltenham Jazz Festival Cheltenham Jazz Festival is one of the UK's leading jazz festivals, and is part of Cheltenham Festivals' annual festival season, also including the Science, Music and Literature Festivals in Cheltenham Spa. Introduction and history The Chelten ...

. * '' Signal to Noise'',

and

, R4, 1997. *''Impressions''. Iain Ballamy discusses his various projects and performs with his group Hungry Ants, with Richard Fairhust, Steve Watts and

Tim Giles Tim Giles is a jazz drummer who won the Daily Telegraph Young Composer of the Year Award in 1992 at the age of 12 and has gone on to perform with a variety of jazz musicians. Giles was a member of Richard Fairhurst's Hungry Ants, and later formed ...

. 20.1.96 *"Jazz at the Bath Festival". Human Chain (

, Iain Ballamy, Stuart Hall,

) with Joanna MacGregor. BBC Radio 3 10.7.93 *Straight Face. Group led by

Mick Hutton Mick Hutton (born 5 June 1956 in Chester, UK) is a British jazz bassist and composer. Career 'He plays a lotta bass' - Al Grey, jazz trombonist Classically trained on the piano, Hutton taught himself to play the bass, developing his own tec ...

featuring Claire Martin, Iain Ballamy,

Nikki Iles Nikki Anne Iles (née Burnham; born 16 May 1963) is a British jazz composer, pianist and educator. Early life Iles was born in Dunstable, Bedfordshire, on 16 May 1963. She started her musical education at primary school, where she learnt to ...

and Steve Arguelles. BBC Radio 3 27.2.93

Film sessions

* '' My Son the Fanatic'' * ''Joseph Losey: The Man with Four Names'' * '' Absolute Beginners'' * ''The Last Days of General Patton'' * '' MirrorMask''

Dance

2003 – 2004 Dance Ranjabiati Sircar/SAMPAD, SANKALPAM

Theatre

Out There,

Riverside Studios Riverside Studios is an arts centre on the north bank of the River Thames in Hammersmith, London, England. The venue plays host to contemporary performance, film, visual art exhibitions and television production. Having opened in May 1976, th ...

References

External links

Iain Ballamy's homepageIain Ballamy's MySpace pageBiography at Jazzcds
Interviews
Interview at BBC Music/JazzInterview with Iain Ballamy in Jazzwise Magazine

Reviews

Review of ''Veggie'' at All About Jazz
* ttps://www.bbc.co.uk/music/jazz/reviews/ballamy_littleradio.shtml Review of ''Little Radio'', BBC Music/Jazz

Articles

* Balancing act, ''The Times'' 07/10/1989 * Sax men find solutions, ''The Sunday Times'' 08/10/1989
Review of ''Organic and GM Food'' at All About Jazz
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