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MURRAY JAMES
MORRISON
saxophonist/composer/
music educator
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BIO.
Murray James Morrison is a saxophonist and composer currently living in China.
Born and raised in Canada, Murray James came to the United States as a student in 2001, studying at the University of North Texas, Rutgers, and New York University. He has studied with Chris Potter, Stefon Harris, George Garzone, Jean-Michel Pilc, Jim McNeely, Conrad Herwig, and Ralph Bowen.
Murray James is a composer. His work is eclectic, consciously drawing from a palette as diverse as contemporary jazz, world music, bop, and the Western classical tradition. His writing is tuneful, challenging, and presents new avenues for expression in the tired historical footprints of our modern world.
Murray James has performed with Joe Lovano, Randy Brecker, Kenny Werner, Wayne Krantz, Eddie Palmieri, Lenny Pickett, Edward Simon, and Frank Sinatra, Jr.; and opened for Chick Corea. He's played the Blue Note a number of times, again in NYC, and has performed throughout the United States, Canada, China, Slovenia, and the United Arab Emirates.
Murray James is currently writing a Ph.D. dissertation from his new home in Chengdu, China. He has recently recorded an album of his own compositions. The album, entitled "Happy Every Day," will be released later this year. His earlier recording of "Life Line," with the University of North Texas Two O'Clock Lab Band, garnered a Down Beat Jazz Award in 2006.
Listen
to music from my past recordings
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