James Morrison
James on the cover of his Quartet album.
Background information
Born	November 11, 1962 (1962-11-11) (age 44) Boorowa, New South Wales, Australia
Genre(s)	Jazz, Fusion
Occupation(s)	Trumpeter, Multi-instrumentalist, Composer, Arranger
Instrument(s)	Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Trombone, Euphonium, Tuba, Saxophones, Piano
Years active	1979–present
Label(s)	Warner Music, Morrison Records
Website	jamesmorrison.com.au

James Morrison AM (born 11 November 1962 in Boorowa, New South Wales) is an Australian jazz musician who plays numerous instruments, but is best known for his trumpet playing. He is a true multi-instrumentalist, capable of performing on the trombone, euphonium, flugelhorn, tuba, saxophone, and piano. He is also a composer, writing jazz charts for ensembles of various sizes and proficiency levels. He performed the opening fanfare at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, and is usually regarded as one of Australia's finest jazz musicians. Image File history File links JamesMorrisonJazz3. ... November 11 is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 50 days remaining. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Boorowa is a farming town in New South Wales, Australia and administrative centre of about 3000 people. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Jazz is a musical art form that originated in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States around the start of the 20th century. ... Bitches Brew (1970) by Miles Davis is considered the most influential early fusion album. ... A trumpeter may be one of several things: A trumpeter is a musician who plays the trumpet. ... A multi-instrumentalist is a musician who plays a number of different instruments. ... A composer is a person who writes music. ... In popular music an arrangement is a setting of a piece of music, which may have been composed by the arranger or by someone else. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... The trumpet is the highest brass instrument in register, above the French horn, trombone, baritone, euphonium, and tuba. ... A standard 3-valved Bb flugelhorn. ... The trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family. ... The euphonium is a conical-bore, tenor-voiced brass instrument. ... The tuba is the largest and lowest pitched of brass instruments. ... The saxophone (colloquially referred to as sax) is a conical-bored instrument of the woodwind family, usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece like the clarinet. ... A short grand piano, with the top up. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Warner Music Group is one of the Big Four record labels. ... Morrison Records is an independent Australian jazz record label that is co-owned and run by James Morrison, his brother John Morrison and friend David Green. ... Insignia of a Companion of the Order of Australia. ... November 11 is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 50 days remaining. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Boorowa is a farming town in New South Wales, Australia and administrative centre of about 3000 people. ... Jazz is a musical art form that originated in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States around the start of the 20th century. ... “Instrumentalist” redirects here. ... The trumpet is the highest brass instrument in register, above the French horn, trombone, baritone, euphonium, and tuba. ... The trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family. ... The euphonium is a conical-bore, tenor-voiced brass instrument. ... A standard 3-valved Bb flugelhorn. ... The tuba is the largest and lowest pitched of brass instruments. ... The saxophone (colloquially referred to as sax) is a conical-bored instrument of the woodwind family, usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece like the clarinet. ... A short grand piano, with the top up. ... The 2000 Summer Olympics or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were the Summer Olympic Games held in 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ...

Association with other musicians

James has performed with Dizzy Gillespie (the first Australian to do so), with Don Burrows as a member of the Don Burrows Band, and Ray Charles and B. B. King for a 1990 world tour. He has also worked with the Ray Brown Trio, Wynton Marsalis, Frank Sinatra, Cab Calloway, Woody Shaw, Whitney Houston, George Benson, the Phillip Morris Superband, and Red Rodney. John Birks Dizzy Gillespie (October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was born in Cheraw, South Carolina. ... Donald Vernon Burrows, AO, MBE (b. ... Ray Charles was the stage name of Ray Charles Robinson (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004). ... Riley B. King, better known as B. B. King (born September 16, 1925 in Itta Bena, Mississippi), is an American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter, widely considered one of the best and most respected blues musicians of all time. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... Raymond Matthews (Ray) Brown (October 13, 1926 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania– July 2, 2002) was an American jazz bassist. ... Wynton Learson Marsalis (b. ... Francis Albert Sinatra (December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was a jazz oriented popular singer and Academy Award-winning actor. ... Cab Calloway, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1933 Cab Calloway (December 25, 1907–November 18, 1994) was a famous American jazz singer and bandleader. ... Woody Herman Shaw II (December 24, 1944 – May 10, 1989) was an American trumpeter and flugelhorn player. ... This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling. ... George Benson (b. ... Robert Roland Chudnick (September 27, 1927–May 27, 1994), who performed as Red Rodney, was an American jazz trumpeter. ...

In 2005, he was the guest soloist at the 150th anniversary concert of the Black Dyke Band. The Black Dyke Band, formerly the Black Dyke Mills Band, is one of the oldest and best known brass bands. ...

Background

James comes from a musical family, and his brother John Morrison, is a highly regarded jazz drummer. In 1983 they formed a 13-piece big band, the Morrison Brothers Big Bad Band. John and James have also worked together on many other projects and recordings. His father was a church minister.^[1] Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ...

The discovery and development of young talented musicians has always been important to James. He found his regular vocalist, Emma Pask, at a school concert, aged 16, and she has since gone on to become an internationally renowned jazz singer. James sponsors yearly scholarships for young musicians, and is actively involved with several youth bands. Emma Pask (born 1977 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian jazz vocalist. ...

Discography

• 2006 - Gospel Collection Volume II
• 2006 - 2x2 - James Morrison and Joe Chindamo
• 2005 - Gospel Collection
• 2003 - On The Edge
• 2002 - So Far So Good
• 2001 - Scream Machine
• 1999 - European Sessions
• 1998 - Three Minds
• 1998 - Quartet
• 1996 - Live At The Sydney Opera House - James Morrison with his Big Band
• 1994 - Live In Paris - James Morrison and The Hot Horns Happening
• 1993 - This Is Christmas
• 1992 - Two The Max
• 1991 - Manner Dangerous
• 1990 - Snappy Doo
• 1989 - Swiss Encounter - James Morrison & Adam Makowicz
• 1988 - Postcards From Downunder
• 1984 - Live At The Winery - James Morrison & The Morrison Brothers Big Bad Band
• 1984 - A Night In Tunisia - James Morrison & The Morrison Brothers Big Bad Band

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Instruments

As well as playing instruments, James has also had input into the process of creating them. Yamaha has produced the YTR6335J Morrison Trumpet, the YTR6335JII Morrison Trumpet, and the TR14B4JM James Morrison Signature Mouthpiece. A similar trombone range exists: YSL456GMA and YSL456GJII James Morrison Trombones and the 48JM-GP mouthpiece.

His latest instrument creation project was to work with a designer called Steve Marshall to produce the Morrison Digital Trumpet, a MIDI wind controller that looks and acts like a futuristic version of a regular trumpet. This allows a trumpeter to play electronic sounds in much the same way as a pianist can play an electronic synthesizer. Musical Instrument Digital Interface, or MIDI, is a system designed to transmit information between electronic musical instruments. ... A synthesizer (or synthesiser) is an electronic musical instrument designed to produce electronically generated sound, using techniques such as additive, subtractive, FM, physical modelling synthesis, phase distortion, or Scanned synthesis. ...

Trivia

James famously played the wrong Spanish National Anthem at the Davis Cup Final in Australia in 2003. Instead of playing the modern version, James performed the Himno de Riego anthem not heard since the Second Republic era, causing the enraged Spanish Secretary of State for Sport to walk out in anger. The authorities had sent James a recording of the wrong anthem to learn but managed to salvage the situation by quickly finding the correct one, placating the Spanish and allowing the match to proceed. The great Australians Lew Hoad and Ken Rosewall with the Cup in 1953 The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in mens tennis. ... Rafael del Riego El Himno de Riego is a song dating from the Spanish Civil War of 1820-1823 and named in honour of Colonel Rafael del Riego. ... Anthem El Himno de Riego Capital Madrid Language(s) Spanish Government Republic President¹  - 1931 Niceto Alcalá-Zamora  - 1937-1939 Juan Negrín Legislature Congress of Deputies Historical era Interwar period  - Monarchy abolished April 14, 1931  - Spanish Civil War 1936-1939  - Surrender to Franco April 1, 1939 Currency Spanish peseta ¹ Formal...

Morrison duetted with Australian soap star, Craig McLachlan on the 500th episode anniversary show of Neighbours in 1989. He played the trumpet while McLachlan entertained on the electric guitar. Craig Dougal McLachlan (born September 1, 1965 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian actor and singer, best known for his role as Ed in Bugs. ... Neighbours is a long-running Australian soap opera, which began airing in March 1985. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... The trumpet is the highest brass instrument in register, above the French horn, trombone, baritone, euphonium, and tuba. ... Left: Rosa Hurricane, a heavy metal-style solid body guitar. ...

For a number of years, James has been the presenter of the in-flight jazz radio station for Qantas Airways. Qantas (pronounced ) is the name and callsign of the national airline of Australia and the worlds third oldest continuously running independent airline behind KLM and Avianca. ...

James is related to broadcaster Jason Morrison however the pair claim never to have met. James said that he had heard Jason on the air and "didn't like his style".^[2] 2GB is a commercial radio station in Sydney, Australia broadcasting on 873 kHz, AM. Some of the personalities on 2GB are: Alan Jones, Ray Hadley, Brian Wilshire, Philip Clark, Chris Smith, Andrew Moore and Jason Morrison. ...

References

1. ^ James Morrison interview - Bob Rogers Show, Radio 2CH, 09:29 AEDT 15 March 2007.
2. ^ James Morrison interview - Bob Rogers Show, Radio 2CH, 09:38 AEDT 15 March 2007.

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See also

• 20th century brass instrumentalists
• List of trumpeters
• List of jazz trumpeters

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External links

• Official Website
• Morrison Digital Trumpet Official Website