Contestant

Jamie Murray

United Kingdom

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Bio

Jamie Murray is one of the great up and coming drummers on the scene today. A forward-thinking and conceptual player, with a solid groove style yet an open-minded approach to free experimentation, his performances are always fresh and exhilarating! With a strong sense of writing, his compositions are personal and original, with an electronic - Jazz - Fusion style attached to them. He has played with most of his contemporaries and peers in the London Jazz Scene as well as crossing into the electronic pop world. He's played & Recorded with Jazz giants the Sun Ra Arkestra Members Knoel Scott and Cecil Brooks as well as many other musicians in today's Jazz scene. Currently, Jamie is involved in a number of projects, consistently touring Europe and the USA as a sideman and also as a bandleader.

His current projects “Beat Replacement” and “JZ Replacement” has enabled Jamie to perform across the world in the Jazz/crossover scene performing with some of the most innovative and forward-thinking musicians of today. Having performed with his own bands on a regular basis at Ronnie Scott’s and festivals across the world including, The Love Supreme, Glastonbury & Afro-punk in New York, Jamie is a contemporary name to keep an eye on. Recently Jazzwise magazine featured him in the “Shape of Jazz to come 2019” and “A drummer to watch out for” 2018 Rhythm drummer magazine