Andy Scott (saxophonist and composer)
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| Background information | |
| Born |
15 June 1966 Bournemouth, England |
| Genres | Jazz, classical |
| Occupation(s) | composer, saxophonist, educationalist |
| Instruments | Saxophone |
| Years active | Mid-1980s–present |
| Labels | Astute Music Ltd Nimbus Alliance, Decca/Argo, Black Box, BMG and Quartz |
| Associated acts |
Apollo Saxophone Quartet London Saxophonic SaxAssault Foden's Band Caliente Trio Halata Dave Hassell–Andy Scott Duo |
| Website | Andy Scott |
Andy Scott (born 15 June 1966 in Bournemouth) is a British tenor saxophonist, "equally at home in jazz and classical contexts", and award-winning composer who has made "important and sometimes mould-breaking contributions to the repertoire". He is currently Composer in Residence for Foden's Band. He has played with the Halle Orchestra, has formed and played with several ensembles, and who's musical style is rooted in big band jazz, Latin and funk.
Andy Scott is a founder member and saxophonist of the Apollo Saxophone Quartet. Formed in 1985, it won the 1992 Tokyo International Chamber Music Competition, and has commissioned over 100 contemporary works for saxophone quartet. He is the founder and lead saxophonist of SaxAssault, that has collaborated with guest artists Bob Mintzer and Gwilym Simcock. He also plays as a duo with percussionist Dave Hassell, and formed Caliente, a trio with Clare Southworth and Lauren Scott, in 2011.
His album, My Mountain Top, consists of works for tenor saxophone by contemporary composers; "Summer with Monika" is based on the words of Roger McGough's poem of the same name, and he performed the "Concerto for Stan Getz" by Sir Richard Rodney Bennett with the BBC Concert Orchestra at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in the composer's 70th birthday concert on 2 March 2006, broadcast live by BBC Radio 3.
Andy Scott won a British Composer Award in 2006 for Dark Rain, a concerto for two saxophones and wind band, which was premiered by John Harle and Rob Buckland at the World Saxophone Congress XIV in Slovenia in 2006. He was shortlisted again in 2012, for his work "Spirit of Mingus", commissioned by Foden’s Band, and premiered at the Royal Northern College of Music Festival of Brass, conducted by Michael Fowles, on 28 January 2012. He was also shortlisted for the 2015 awards, for his work "A Child Like You", commissioned by PRS for Music Foundation’s new Music Biennial, that premiered on 2 May 2014 at the RNCM by Foden’s Band, and performed at two special events in London and Glasgow to coincide with the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, and broadcast on BBC Radio 3.
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