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 Jim Murray -
Trumpet l Flugelhorn -
www.jim-murray.ca
Hailed as one of Canada’s top lead trumpet players, Jim
Murray has been actively playing in the professional
music scene for 15 years. A relatively “young guy” in
the band, Jim began his career playing solo / lead
trumpet in A Band of Outriders, a community band which
he also assistant directed under Dave Jones. He soon
earned himself a place as a substitute in Prime Time Big
Band and went on to gain his current position as lead
trumpet with the band. With Dave, he has also started a
new community band in the city called “Rhythm’s Edge”.
Jim has had the privilege of working with some of the
industry’s best including Dominic Spera, Jens Lindemann,
Gary Guthman, Greg Bush, Bobby Shew, Chase Sanborn, Dave
Jackson and
most recently Allen Vizzutti.
Jim adds his talents as lead trumpeter when called upon
to many groups and shows in and around Calgary on a
regular basis. Some of these include the Eric
Friedenberg Big Band and the University of Calgary Jazz
Band.
Recently, Jim has had the opportunity to play with some
other professional groups in the city. The summer of
2006 saw Jim playing for millions in the world famous
Calgary Stampede Grandstand Orchestra alongside another
Canadian great, Mike Herriott. This led to a spot as
principal trumpet with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra for
their Pops show, “Gettin’ Dizzy”.
Jim is finding his hard work is paying off as he has
recently had a number of calls for recording gigs. His
resume includes recordings with the Heebee-Jeebees and
most recently a session with Calgary’s own, Jann Arden.
Of course you can hear Jim playing lead trumpet on Prime
Time’s new album “…for our Friends”. |
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