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Calum Gourlay | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Double bass |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Website | calumgourlay |
Calum Gourlay is a Scottish jazz bassist, composer, and band leader.
The son of a music teacher, Gourlay grew up in Glasgow. [1] At the age of ten he began learning the cello, then four years later started playing double bass. [1] He heard Scottish jazz musicians at workshops taught by his father on Saturday mornings. [1] He moved from Glasgow to Dunfermline, participating in the Fife Youth Jazz Orchestra and the Strathclyde Youth Jazz Orchestra. [1] He played in a youth band led by Tommy Smith until 2004 when he traveled to London to attend the Royal Academy of Music. [1] At the school he met three people who would become bandmates: Trish Clowes, Kit Downes, and Freddie Gavita. [1] Gourlay has taught at the Royal Academy and Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance [2]
With Kit Downes
With Tommy Smith and the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra
With others
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