James Morrison

At the age of 16 James debuted in the USA at the Monterey Jazz Festival. Performances followed at the big festivals in Europe and James played with jazz legends such as Dizzy Gillespie, BB King and Wynton Marsalis to name just a few. A multi-instrumentalist, James plays trombone, flugelhorn, euphonium, tuba, saxophones, piano, and of course the trumpet.

His career is diverse. A few highlights: James has recorded “Jazz meets the Symphony” with the London Symphony Orchestra, performed concerts with the London Philharmonic, played gigs 1n
the world’s top jazz clubs and played for the World’s Heads of State. In 1997 James was awarded the Order of Australia for his service to the Arts.

He spends much time in education, runs master classes and workshops and a jazz scholarship as well as heading up Morrison Records, an independent label dedicated to the best of jazz. James
writes film scores, composes, and is patron of several youth orchestras. In his spare time (?) he enjoys flying his private plane, rally drlving, abseiling and triathlons. When asked “What is there left to do?” his reply is typically exciting “This is Just the warm up!”

The Barrier Reef Orchestra is thrilled to be performing with James Morrison.