About Me
A recognised performer and educator, having toured throughout the U.S, UK, Europe, Australia and Japan. Proficient on soprano, alto, tenor and baritone saxophones. Currently living in leeds and available for performances or private tuition. Jim is also now teaching saxophone at Leeds College of Music for the BA hons Jazz course.Live Television appearances include; Live Earth 2007-wembley stadium, Glastonbury 2008-the other stage (mark ronson), V Channel Ausralia-Live with Mark Ronson, Glastonbury2007-Jazz World Stage (corinne bailey rae), The Brit Awards 2007, MOBO awards 2007, Later with Jools Holland, Late Night with David Letterman, Oprah Winfrey show, Good Morning America, Live From Abbey Road, The Jonathan Ross Show, Austin City Limits-Texas USA, Top of the Pops, Album Chart show, T4 Popworld, CD-UK, The Ellen Show, BBC In Session, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, Taratata(FranceF4), The Wogan Show, The Paul O Grady Show, Songs of Praise and many more.Performers worked and toured with include; Jamiroqui, Mark Ronson, Corinne Bailey Rae, Jay- Z, Lilly Allen, Duran Duran, Daniel Merriweather, Roy Wood, John Legend, Carleen Anderson, The Haggis Horns, The New Mastersounds, Micheal Roach, Bourbon y Tequila, Capri and Jacuzzi 500.Other performance experiences include; Glastonbury2008/ 2007/2002, Wireless festival hyde park 2008, North Sea Jazz Festival 2008, Montreaux Jazz Festival 2008, Wakestock festival 2008, Rock Werchter festval belgium 2008, V Festival 2007/2006, Rock in Rio Portugal, T in the park, Radio 1 Big Weekend, Oxygen Festival, Rock am Ring Germany, Cork international jazz festival. Manchester/Birmingham/Scarborough/Marsden jazz festivals. The Ken Bruce show on BBC Radio 2 and the craig charles funk show new years eve special on BBC radio 2 both live from Maida vale studios london.Performed at venues including; Madison Square Gardens, Wembley stadium, Miles Davis Hall Montreaux, The House of Blues Chicago, La Cigale Paris, Liverpool pops, Hammersmith Apollo, Shepards Bush Empire, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Sommerset House, Maryweather Pavillion US, Tippitinas(NewOrleans), The Jazz Cafe London and most other jazz venues in the north of england and accross the UK.
Jims current jazz projects include; The Jim Corry Quartet and A Tribute to Atlantic Jazz.
