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Citations|date=December 2011Infobox musical artist|image=Iain_Ballamy.jpg| name = Iain Ballamy| image_size = 50px| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist| birth_date = Birth date and age|1964|2|20|df=y| death_date =| origin = United Kingdom | instrument = Soprano, alto and tenor saxophones| genre = Jazz | occupation = saxophonist | years_active = 1980s to date| label = Basho Record , Rune Grammofon , Editions EG , Feral, B& W Music| associated_acts = Anorak, Balloon Man, ACME, Food for Quartet, The Little Radio, Loose Tubes , Earthworks (band)|Bill Bruford's Earthworks , Django Bates ' Human Chain , Delightful Precipice , Billy Jenkins ' Voice of God.| website = http://www.ballamy.com/ www.ballamy.com| current_members =| past_members =| notable_instruments = Iain Ballamy (born 20 February 1964, Guildford , Surrey , England ) is a British people|British composer, soprano, alto and tenor saxophone player.

Career


Ballamy was schooled at 1975-80 George Abbot School , Guildford. He then studied Musical Instrument Technology from 1980-1982 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 1985 and first solo album, Balloon Man (album)|Balloon Man , 1988.

During his career he has performed or recorded with a wide range of top musicians including Gil Evans , Hermeto Pascoal , New York Composers Orchestra , Carla Bley , Dewey Redman , George Coleman , London Sinfonietta , Françios Jeanneau, Daniel Humair , Michael Gibbs (composer)|Mike Gibbs , Randy Weston , Karnataka College of Percussion , Sax Assault , Jazz Train , Freebop , Nishat Khan , R.A.Ramamani, T.A.S. Mani, Clare Martin (musician)|Clare Martin , Human Chain , Dr. L. Subramaniam , Tom Robinson , Charlie Watts Orchestra, Jeremy Stacey , Randy Weston , Joanna MacGregor , Delightful Precipice , Bill Bruford , Django Bates , Mark Wingfield , Jane Chapman , Bryan Ferry , Everything But The Girl , FOOD with Thomas Strønen & Iain Ballamy|Food , Food for Quartet, Loose Tubes , Oxcentrics , Ian Shaw (singer)|Ian Shaw , Slim Gaillard , Ultramarine , Ashley Slater , Hungry Ants , Ronnie Scott , Gordon Beck , Britten Sinfonia , and Gay Dad .

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

In 2005 he composed the musical score for the movie MirrorMask . He will also compose the score for Luna , which is also directed by Dave Mckean.

Ballamy is an agony uncle for Jazz UK Magazine with his column "In the Saxophonists Chair".

Discography


As leader


  • Balloon Man (album)|Balloon Man (1988)

  • All Men Amen (1995)

  • Acme (1995)

  • Food (1996) - Food (1) with Thomas Stronen , Arve Henriksen and Mats Eilertsen

  • Pepper Street Interludes (2000) with Stian Carstensen , Norma Winstone , Martin France and Matthew Sharpe

  • Signal To Noise (2000), BBC Radio 3 Play Adaptation of the graphic novel by Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean

  • Organic and GM Food (2001) - Food (2) with Thomas Stronen , Arve Henriksen and Mats Eilertsen

  • Veggie (2002) with Thomas Stronen , Arve Henriksen and Mats Eilertsen

  • The Little Radio (2004) with Stian Carstensen

  • Last Supper (2004) - Food (3) with Thomas Stronen , Arve Henriksen and Mats Eilertsen

  • Molecular Gastronomy (2007) with Thomas Stronen

  • MirrorMask (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2005)

  • Anorak (2007)

  • Quiet Inlet (2010) Food with Thomas Stronen , Nils Petter Molvaer and Christian Fennesz


    • As sideman


    With Loose Tubes
  • Loose Tubes (album)|Loose Tubes (1985)

  • Delightful Precipice (1986)

  • Open Letter (Loose Tubes album)|Open Letter (1988)

  • ''JazzBühne Berlin'87 Vol.16 Loose Tubes

    • With Billy Jenkins
  • Greenwich (1985)

  • Uncommerciality Vol 1 (1986)

  • Scratches of Spain (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 Earthworks (band)|Bill Bruford's Earthworks
  • Earthworks (album)|Earthworks (1987)

  • Dig? (1989)

  • All Heaven Broke Loose (1991)

  • Stamping Ground (1994)

  • Heavenly Bodies (1997)

    • With Django Bates
  • Summer Fruits (and Unrest) (1993)

  • Autumn Fires (and Green Shoots) (1994)

  • Good Evening...Here is the News (1995)

  • Winter Truce (and Homes Blaze) (1995)

  • Like Life (1997)

  • Quiet Nights (Django Bates album)|Quiet Nights (1998)

  • You Live and Learn...(Apparently) (2004)

    • With Ian Shaw (singer)|Ian Shaw
  • Ghostsongs

  • Taking it to Hart

  • Famous Rainy Day

  • In a New York Minute

    • With Ray Russell
  • Childscape (1987)

  • A Table Near The Band

  • At Montreux Jazz Festival

    • With others
  • Dominic Alldis , Themes From French Cinema (2004)

  • Michael Gibbs (composer)|Mike Gibbs - By The Way

  • Clarke Tracey - Stability

  • The Hungry Ants, Hungry Ants

  • John Donaldson (musician)|John Donaldson , Ray Drummond and Victor Lewis - Meeting in Brooklyn

  • Claire Martin (singer)|Claire Martin - Devil May Care

  • Linda Sharrock - Like A River ,

  • Mo Foster - Southern Reunion ,

  • John Stevens dn|date=January 2012 - Blue

  • Tom Robinson - Hope and Glory

  • Malaya Marutha - Span the Globe

  • Sax Assault - BANG

  • Michiel Braam - Playing the Second Coolbook

  • Dave McKean and Neil Gaiman - BV Haast

  • Louis Vidal - Vermeer

  • Iva Bittova - Plaza

  • Mark Wingfield and Jane Chapman - Three Windows"


    • Compilations


  • Music With No Name (1996) - All Men Amen (Ultramarine Remix)

  • Melt 2000 Vol 2

  • Plaza with Iva Bittova


    • Commissions


  • 1995 Estuary English - Apollo Saxophone Quartet

  • 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 Jane Chapman , Solo Harpsichord

  • 1998 Walpurgis Night Joanna MacGregor - Duet for Piano & Tenor Sax


    • Awards


  • 1985 John Dankworth Cup, Best Soloist.

  • 1995 BT British Jazz Award, Best Ensemble - Balloon Man.

  • 2001 BBC Jazz Award for Innovation.


    • Group history


  • Balloon Man 1983 - 1993

  • Loose Tubes 1984 - 1990

  • Billy Jenkins Voice of God 1985 to date

  • Bill Bruford ’s Earthworks (band)|Earthworks 1986 - 1992

  • Django Bates ’ 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 , 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 Stian Carstensen in session. 06/02/2004

  • Late Junction . Iain Ballamy and Stian Carstensen 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 3.40 Date: 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 . Norma Winstone performs with John Parricelli and Iain Ballamy. 4.3.00

  • Jazz Notes . London Jazz Festival set by Ian Shaw (singer)|Ian Shaw , Cedar Walton , Iain Ballamy, Mark Hodgson (musician)|Mark Hodgson and Mark Fletcher . 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 Arve Henriksen . Recorded at the Cheltenham Jazz Festival .

  • Signal to Noise (comics)|Signal to Noise , Dave McKean and Neil Gaiman , R4, 1997.

  • Impressions . Iain Ballamy discusses his various projects and performs with his group Hungry Ants, with Richard Fairhust , Steve Watts and Tim Giles . 20.1.96

  • "Jazz at the Bath Festival". Human Chain ( Django Bates , Iain Ballamy, Stuart Hall (musician)|Stuart Hall , Martin France ) with Joanna MacGregor . BBC Radio 3 10.7.93

  • Straight Face. Group led by Mick Hutton featuring Claire Martin (singer)|Claire Martin , Iain Ballamy, Nikki Iles and Steve Arguelles . BBC Radio 3 27.2.93


    • Film sessions


  • My Son the Fanatic (film)|My Son the Fanatic

  • Joseph Losey: The Man with Four Names

  • Absolute Beginners (film)|Absolute Beginners

  • The Last Days of General Patten

  • MirrorMask


    • Dance


    2003 - 2004 Dance Ranjabiati Sircar/SAMPAD, SANKALPAM.

    Theatre


    Out There, Riverside Studios

    Teaching


    Royal Academy of Music , Birmingham Conservatoire , Trinity College of Music , Rhythmic Music Conservatory Copenhagen, Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama .

    External links


  • http://www.ballamy.com Iain Ballamy's homepage

  • http://www.myspace.com/iainballamy Iain Ballamy's MySpace page

  • http://www.jazzcds.co.uk/artist_id_2 Biography at Jazzcds

  • http://www.babellabel.co.uk/Babel%20Artists%20-%20Ballamy.htm Biography at Babel


    • Interviews
  • http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/jazz/interviews/int_ballamy.shtml Interview at BBC Music/Jazz

  • http://www.innerviews.org/inner/ballamy.html Interview with Iain Ballamy at Innerviews

  • http://www.jazzwise.com/news/item/5997 Interview with Iain Ballamy in Jazzwise Magazine


    • Reviews


  • http://arts.guardian.co.uk/reviews/story/0,,809451,00.html Review of Veggie , The Guardian 11 October 2002

  • http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php? id=12086 Review of Veggie at All About Jazz

  • http://arts.guardian.co.uk/reviews/story/0,,1141558,00.html Review of The Little Radio , The Guardian 6 February 2004

  • http://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

  • http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php? id=12079 Review of Organic and GM Food at All About Jazz


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