Musician James Lindsay was born and raised in the North-East of Scotland. Primarily a bass player (upright & electric) he is in constant demand working with some of the top names in the UK folk and jazz circuits (including Breabach, Ross Ainslie, Blue Rose Code, Heidi Talbot and Brian Molley to name a few) as well as being an award-winning composer and a respected music educator. He currently resides in Glasgow. 

James was the winner of the 2014 Martyn Bennett Prize for Composition and since then has continued to develop as a writer culminating with his debut release as composer and band leader Strand. A darkly atmospheric blend of instrumental folk and contemporary-jazz featuring a group of some of the top cross-genre players in Scotland. Melodic elements inspired by the folk tradition are placed within unusual harmonic and rhythmic settings whilst Improvisations weave in and out of intricately composed passages.

“Mood, tone and tempo shift as constantly as the tide.” Jim Gilchrist, The Scotsman

Website: www.jameslindsaymusic.com
Video: www.dropbox.com/s/ostyqdng1u06pqy/Hebdrides%20Terrace%20Seamount%20excerpt%20%28James%20Lindsay%29.mp4?dl=0

Strand 

James Lindsay - UB85

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