One-of-a-kind multiinstrumentalist - and one of the most important trumpet players - from Australia. This week, James plays in a quartet mostly consisting of family members and promises a lot of swinging and grooving music.
James Morrison, tp & various instruments
William Morrison, g
Sam Morrison, b
Patrick Daneo, dr
Exclusive in Switzerland!
James Morrison is, by anybody’s standard, a virtuoso in the true sense of the word. Besides the trumpet, this multi-instrumentalist also plays piano, all the brass, saxophones, and double bass. At the age of seven, he was given his first instrument, at nine he formed his first band and at thirteen he was playing professionally in nightclubs. His international career developed just as quickly. At age sixteen James debuted in the USA with a breathtaking concert at the Monterey Jazz Festival. Following this were performances at the big festivals in Europe including Montreux, Pori, North Sea, Nice and Bern – playing with many of the legends of jazz. Dizzy Gillespie, Cab Calloway, Woody Shaw, Red Rodney, George Benson, Ray Charles, B.B. King, Ray Brown and Wynton Marsalis to name a few. Now 60, James Morrison’s career thus far has been diverse and perhaps not typical of most jazz musicians. He recorded Jazz Meets the Symphony with The London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Lalo Schifrin, performed concerts at the Royal Albert Hall with the London Philharmonic Orchestra and at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden for Princess Anne.On International Jazz Day 2016, James was a guest of President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama at the White House. James has performed his own Concerto with the Tonkünstler Orchestra at the Musikverein in Vienna and has appeared as a guest with the Berlin Philharmonic, the Czech National Symphony Orchestra at the Prague Proms and many of the world’s major orchestras. In a recording career spanning 3 decades, James has released a huge variety of albums from gospel to big band to electronic fusion. Nominated for seven ARIA Awards, James won his first ARIA in 2010. In 2013, James was inducted into the Australian Jazz Hall of Fame. The name “James Morrison” is known throughout the world for his sheer brilliance as a jazz musician and an all round entertainer.
Concerts
Tue. 11.04. - Sat. 15.04.2023
1st Concert 7:30 p.m.
(Doors 7:00 p.m.)
2nd concert 10:00 p.m.
(Doors 9:30 p.m.)
Venue
Marians Jazzroom
Admission
One Concert CHF 48.-
Both Concerts CHF 72.–